But if you ca n’t get to a course of instruction , here ’s what I have learned over the years :
1 : break up a Theme . Maybe you like snowmen or Santas or have a peculiar affinity for angels , the northwoods or succulents . Keep the factor in the lei or holiday hatful coherent . If you are looking for something rude , go with muted colors . Or design like a diva and go for big , bold colour and kind .
2 : Pile on the greens . In a holiday sight , start with something marvellous in the centre or just to the back of your pot — then throng on the greens . Choose thing with a variety of textures and colours . For a holiday wad , you need a minimum of three to five types of greenery . For a wreath , start with your basic chaplet and then add additional Green — arborvitae , blue spruce — whatever add contrast and interest .
Bold and colorful, this wreath is decorated in a fun, festive way.
3 : Do n’t Make it harmonious . You do not involve to perfectly balance elements . On a wreath that was put together for Gov. Mark Dayton ’s home a few age ago , the designer loaded one side with three over - sized imitation pears , a few pinecone clusters , as well as ferns and cranberry . The other side had only pinecones and cranberry . The asymmetry gave the wreath a raw look .
4 : expend Odd Numbers . Like planting in your yard , queer numbers seem to work better on holiday plenty and lei . Go with threes , fives , VII of each point or , if it is a bountiful focal head , just one .
5 : Mix Fake and Real . No one take to know the Malus pumila on your wreath are imitation or that the
Sometimes greens and a few natural elements are all that are needed for a pretty holiday display.
6 : Wire it Down!24 - bore floral telegram is neat for flog ornamental pieces to the wreaths . A hot glue gun can guarantee everything from decorative balls to cranberry sprays .
7 : select Containers cautiously . foot containers that enhance any holiday arrangements . If your container is schematic , keep the arrangement in the same tone . For a low-down container , go all out in color and whimsical elements .
8 : utilise Potting Soil . Holiday containers should be satiate with some kind of medium to keep branch and cosmetic items regular . The most economical choice is potting stain from a summer or downslope container . The soil is n’t providing any nutrient , so it does not weigh that it is spent .
A mixture of real and artificial elements give this wreath pizzazz.
9 : Water Containers . You want to irrigate in holiday container showing — but just once ! The weewee will give the plants some wet to keep them looking well longer . commonly , the container will freeze and once it is frozen in blank space , it should abide there .
10 : Know When to hold back . vacation containers and wreaths are so much fun to embellish , but do n’t over do it . When you bestow an constituent ( yield , holiday ball , playful Santa ) and it seems to detract from what else is there , then it ’s time to contain .
— Mary Lahr Schier
