Gardening: Holiday Wreath
Photos by Hilary Roberts Photography TERRI JACKSON Winter brings so many wonderful ways to enjoy the outdoors in the South. Cooler temperatures and less mosquitoes make this a great time to get outside and prepare garden beds for the winter and those pesky freezes. Additionally, any clean-up of your beds now only helps you kick start your gardening in the spring. As I clean up my flower beds, I like to trim back some bushes to help with covering for freezes. It is a great opportunity to use those clippings along with bunches of fresh greenery from your florist to make a wreath you can enjoy throughout the winter. For my wreath I am using rosemary, magnolia leaves, and lavender from my garden, along with seeded eucalyptus, olive branches, bay laurel, and red hypericum berries from my flower supplier. At the time of writing this article, evergreen trees are not available yet, so I am using my magnolia leaves as a base. Most places that sell fresh Christmas trees will gladly give you the clippings that are left over from where they bundle them. Those branches are perfect for wreath making. LOVE OF DIXIE MAGAZINE
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WINTER 2018-2019
