Making your own holiday decorations saves money and is a joy in itself: fresh conifer, pine cones, dried oranges and candles create a festive mood better than shop-bought ornaments. Here is how to make a conifer wreath, decorate windowsills and the table, and which natural materials to use.
Ready-made festive arrangements are available among our flower baskets and flower boxes.
Hang the wreath on the front door or a wall, or lay it on the table as the base for a candle arrangement. On a table, put candles in glass holders or use LEDs: dry conifer catches fire easily.
Slice oranges 5–7 mm thick, blot them and dry in the oven at 70–90 °C for 2–4 hours, turning them over. Use them in wreaths, garlands, gift wrapping and on the tree — they smell of citrus and keep for months.
3–4 weeks in a cool place with regular misting; fir lasts longer than spruce.
Fir, pine, thuja or juniper — they shed less than spruce.
With florist wire, a glue gun (for cones and dried items) or wooden picks.
Author: Maria Svitlovir
Graduated from Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Institute of Biology and Medicine (2001). BSc in Biology, MSc in Horticulture. Writes about plants, works at a garden centre selecting and repotting plants, and contributes to plant reference guides.
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