A warm WELCOME

Greet guests with a Christmas wreath of fresh flowers hung on your front door

- Esme Clemo

YOU WILL NEED

• Buckets

• Oasis wreath ring (31cm)

• Craft knife

• Green florist’s wire

• Wire cutters

• Spruce and pine

• Eucalyptus parvifolia

• Myrtle or pistache foliage

• Ivy or holly or ruscus

• Florist’s scissors

• Five large red roses

• Spray roses

• Red berries, large and small

• Mini gold baubles

• Cut-flower food (optional)

MAKING THE WREATH

Tip

If you can’t find the foliage we’ve used, have a hunt in your garden. Privet hedge cuttings work well as a filler, or why not use some clippings from the back of your

1 Fill a large bucket with water and place the Oasis ring on top, allowing it to soak up the water for two minutes. Remove from the water and, using a craft knife, cut away the edge of the inner and outer ring. This will help soften the arrangement. If hanging the wreath, knot florist’s wire in a loop at the top.