How to make your own holiday wreath forms from plants in your garden!
Make your own holiday wreaths forms this year for free! Rather than purchase wire or wicker wreath forms, you can make your own in just a few minutes. At the farm we make our wreath and swag frames all season long whenever we trim slender sift stemmed plants such as: Salix Hakuro Nishiki, privet, lilac, Red Twig Dogwood, Yellow Twig Dogwood, grape vines, or
wisteria. If you are making wreaths forms in the fall, try using Red or Yellow Twig Dogwood branches. First find a form to shape your wreath frame around. To make a form you can use just about anything round, being a nursery we typically use a 3 or 5 gallon empty container as a form. Trim and gather branches and stems to be used. When trimming branches, cut a long enough stem to wrap at least 1 ½ times the inner diameter of your wreath form. For shorter pieces bind the ends together with No. 20 wire before wrapping around the form. Continue
to wrap around your form periodically binding the branches together with strong
twine or No. 24 
binding wire.
Once
you have intertwined enough branches to form a wreath secure enough to hold the
weight of the greens you will attach to it, hang in your barn or on a fence to
dry. Note: A 10-15 inch diameter frame will make an average sized wreath. Before
any branches are bound to the frame, attach binding wire to the frame at even
intervals.
For more information about making your own holiday wreaths and swags, read our article at Farm Fresh Living.
Posted by Farm Fresh Living at 11/11/2008 10:29 AM 
Categories: Gardening, Crafts and Projects, Organic
Categories: Gardening, Crafts and Projects, Organic
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