Wreath Making

Flowers and Herbs

Early in the morning , take along your large basket for gathering (I use a large bowl) and your sharpest clippers and start looking for inspiration. Look for plants that will make good filler material like Powis Castle Artemisia, flowering Culinary Oreganos, Greek Bay and Grey Santolina.

Keep an eye out for plants that will be useful for adding colorful and unusual accents, like Lavender, Bee Balm, Baby's Breath, German Statice, Ornamental Oreganos, Vitex and Butterfly Bush.

Be sure to cut some special focus pieces like clusters of miniature Roses or Lamb's Ears leaves and heads of Gold Yarrow or Dark Colored Statice.

Cut an eight inch or longer piece of a sturdy wire such as Stem Wire and bend it into a U. Insert this in the back at the top for a hanger (below left). Hanging on the wall the wires are poking out the front (below right). Use your pliers to curl the ends back into front of the base. Tie a piece of ribbon or raffia to the hanger so it will be easy to find when you are through

The bright green Culinary Oregano is used for filler, and the airy Ornamental Oreganos are used as accents. They include Woolly Oregano, Kent Beauty Oregano, Showy Pink Oregano, Flowering Italian Oregano and Powis Castle Artemisia.

A special accent of a Lamb's Ear Cluster is formed to the inside of the ring with accent pieces like Lamb's Ears and Red Miniature Roses should be added randomly.