Make your own living wreath
Deck the halls—or at least your front door—with this gorgeous circle of greenery. Enjoy the scent of fresh Eucalyptus throughout the festive season with a fresh living wreath. We paired up with London Mothers Club and Noelle from Flower Creations to walk us through this fun project!
What you will need:
- A wreath frame: 12 to 14 inches in diameter
- A wreath wrap or plastic refuse sack cut into 1.5-inch strips
- Reel wire or stub wire
- 20 stems of Eucalyptus cinerea
- 3 stems of Brunia albiflora
- A bag of moss
- Crab apples, lemons or clementines
How to make it:
- Start by teasing out the damp moss with your fingers.
- Tie the wire to the outer ring of the wreath frame.
- Compress the moss around the frame. You can hold this in place by binding the wire around it as you go. Leave approximately 1 inch between each binding loop.
- Tuck the end of the wire back into the moss.
- Next, add a loop of wire to hang the wreath. Do this by threading a strong bit of wire through the frame and moss. Overlap the ends of the wire and twist them together to make a loop.
- Spray moss to moisten.
- Cut eucalyptus into about 6-inch lengths and remove the lower leaves. Gather 2 or 3 pieces and create a fan shape using the wire and push into the moss at an angle. Go round the wreath anti-clockwise layering the eucalyptus and covering the moss.
- Cut the Brunia into approximate 6-inch lengths and layer the wreath where needed in the same way as the above step. Spray foliage.
- Wire crab apples by pushing through a wire that is strong enough to support the fruit. Bring the ends together and twist to form a mount to push into the moss.
- Form a bow from wired ribbon (or weatherproof ribbon if placing outside). Mount the bow onto a wire and push into the moss to secure.
