How to make a natural Christmas wreath?

Since the Romans, the Christmas wreath has been the star of the end of the year. Placed in the center of the table or hung on the door, with or without candles, make your own wreath with materials recovered from the garden to invite nature to the door of your house. Here are some recommended plants for making a plant crown.

With decorative branches

When you decorate your fir, cut a few branches to make the base of your Christmas wreath. Spruce or Nordmann, only the rendering of the thorns will change. For an original crown, dare the stems of ivy, branches ofeucalyptus fresh with pretty gray leaves or holly, spicy and shiny. With raffia or a hemp thread, assemble them all around the structure to form a very green crown.

Daring fruits and berries

Dare the vitamin crown with dried slices ofcitrus that you will place all around. Take the berries of cotoneaster, red or orange; white snowflakes; rose hips, small decorative apples on the trees, tassels or chestnuts to adorn your crown. Don’t forget nuts like nuts, Hazelnut Where almonds to personalize your crown. Fixed with a glue gun, let your imagination run wild!

Add colorful flowers

If you want to add some colors, punctuate the wreath with a few poinsettias in shades of red and pink, echinops with dried blue flowers orhydrangeas dry. For a wreath placed inside, choose dried flowers such as the spikes of wheat, roses, lagurus, baby’s breath, statices and many others.

Some decorative elements 100% natural

The star of the wreaths is undoubtedly the picked and dried pine cones. Play with the different sizes and different cash for the decorative side. Add some scents by placing a few sticks of cinnamon tied with raffia.