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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 16, 2007 12:50:22 GMT 1
Here is our effort - bit tatty I know but never mind! It's all from the garden though - periwinkle for the winter sky, honesty seeds for the moon, conifer and laurel for the winter colours still there, hop flowers for good cheer, rose buds and viburnum tinus flowers for life continuing and some gold tinsel for the Sun ;D  |
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Post by emseypop on Dec 16, 2007 13:57:56 GMT 1
That really lovely 4p! It looks great! Your lucky to have so much colour in your garden.
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 16, 2007 15:31:35 GMT 1
Thank you Emsey although it looks better in the photo than on the wall ;D There isn't all that much colour in my garden ...I just looked out of the window and realised that where my sister's horse has been in the orchard the grass is completely yellow and brown....I hope it grows back...  |
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Post by Sweetleaf on Dec 16, 2007 16:03:34 GMT 1
Here is our effort - bit tatty I know but never mind! It's all from the garden though - periwinkle for the winter sky, honesty seeds for the moon, conifer and laurel for the winter colours still there, hop flowers for good cheer, rose buds and viburnum tinus flowers for life continuing and some gold tinsel for the Sun ;D Its very nice! If I get time Ill have a go myself, dont think it will be as good as yours though.  |
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Post by blacky on Dec 16, 2007 16:13:08 GMT 1
i'm so glad i found time to log in today and see your wreath it is beautiful very beautiful
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 16, 2007 17:44:18 GMT 1
Why, thank you Blacky, but it's EVER so easy! It's just some hazel twigs twisted into an approximate circle and everything else poked through and secured with string - all bio degradable and really simple.... And, Sweetie, I'm perfectly certain you can make something MUCH better.. : |
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Post by madonplants on Dec 16, 2007 23:05:23 GMT 1
Why, thank you Blacky, but it's EVER so easy! It's just some hazel twigs twisted into an approximate circle and everything else poked through and secured with string - all bio degradable and really simple.... And, Sweetie, I'm perfectly certain you can make something MUCH better.. : Stop bringing yourself down, it looks great, 4P! Keith |
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 16, 2007 23:18:26 GMT 1
Why, thank you Blacky, but it's EVER so easy! It's just some hazel twigs twisted into an approximate circle and everything else poked through and secured with string - all bio degradable and really simple.... And, Sweetie, I'm perfectly certain you can make something MUCH better.. : Stop bringing yourself down, it looks great, 4P! Keith Thanks Keith but it is easy.... ;D |
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Post by roan on Dec 16, 2007 23:19:46 GMT 1
Stop bringing yourself down, it looks great, 4P! Keith Thanks Keith but it is easy.... ;D Personally 4P, I think it's clever and all natural too! Wish we had one for our front door except that we have two front doors, so we would need two! |
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 16, 2007 23:24:19 GMT 1
Ooh, Roan just think of all the bright flowers you could put in it! A colourful and scented Summer Solstice wreath......very nice....
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Post by roan on Dec 16, 2007 23:30:02 GMT 1
Ooh, Roan just think of all the bright flowers you could put in it! A colourful and scented Summer Solstice wreath......very nice.... Strange isn't it, every one I have seen on neighbour's doors is plastic! Real ones with herbs and flowers would be so neat! We are going away on Saturday though, so don't think we will do anything this year, but will keep it in mind for next year! |
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Post by bogmyrtle on Dec 17, 2007 11:15:17 GMT 1
Here is our effort - bit tatty I know but never mind! It's all from the garden though - periwinkle for the winter sky, honesty seeds for the moon, conifer and laurel for the winter colours still there, hop flowers for good cheer, rose buds and viburnum tinus flowers for life continuing and some gold tinsel for the Sun ;D 4pygmies, That is wonderful. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 17, 2007 18:42:18 GMT 1
oooh you are SO clever 4P!
It's really lovely. I'm going to have a bash at a few hand made decs for the solstice party...Dad has a huge holly tree...I've got a little bay tree and some berries on the skimmia...I ent got no periwinkle but I'll find something....
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Post by debbiem on Dec 20, 2007 11:38:13 GMT 1
Here is our effort - bit tatty I know but never mind! It's all from the garden though - periwinkle for the winter sky, honesty seeds for the moon, conifer and laurel for the winter colours still there, hop flowers for good cheer, rose buds and viburnum tinus flowers for life continuing and some gold tinsel for the Sun ;D 4pygmies, That is wonderful. Hear, hear! It's lovely, with all the plants from your own garden denoting the winter sky, the moon etc. Really special. |
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Post by goth on Feb 7, 2008 15:59:03 GMT 1
Here is our effort - bit tatty I know but never mind! It's all from the garden though - periwinkle for the winter sky, honesty seeds for the moon, conifer and laurel for the winter colours still there, hop flowers for good cheer, rose buds and viburnum tinus flowers for life continuing and some gold tinsel for the Sun ;D Beautiful! A true representation of the Winter Solstice festival  ;D |
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 1, 2008 8:29:23 GMT 1
Well, I'll be definitely be making another wreath - I dunno about lovely, The witch! I'd much rather celebrate the Winter Solstice than the dreaded C..... I was hoping to make some at Eco Club but I think there are too many children - I shall have to cut half my Hazels down to make the wreaths....  I ent doing that...I love my Hazels.....  |
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Post by emseypop on Nov 2, 2008 18:18:11 GMT 1
You could ask them to bring thier own frames 4p  Surely there's something available from a florist, or some wire, or flexible wood from thier own gardens? I've just realized I've had no honesty this year, and there was none in the rear access at the back of the house, last year the rear access was over-run with it. |
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 4, 2008 18:21:58 GMT 1
My Dad's giving me a small hazel tree 4P  it's an offset from his one. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 4, 2008 18:51:08 GMT 1
Um...there is no such thing as a small Hazel tree....they take a few years to get going but they are ENOOOORMOUS then....be very careful..........I have several and I have to prune them VASTLY these days......I get 12 ft long poles off them these days..coo! Luvverley trees though.......
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Nov 4, 2008 19:56:09 GMT 1
Might have to put it where the echium is when that's over next June (unless it fails to survive the winter)
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Post by debbiem on Nov 5, 2008 7:51:17 GMT 1
Um...there is no such thing as a small Hazel tree....they take a few years to get going but they are ENOOOORMOUS then....be very careful..........I have several and I have to prune them VASTLY these days......I get 12 ft long poles off them these days..coo! Luvverley trees though....... Whoops! I have a young one, right next to a Yew, next to an Aralia, and you know how huge my garden is - it's all very civilized out there atm, I'll get pruning when needs must! I love my woodlandy area though- and there's a bamboo not too far away, and a Beech and a conifer, all babies though. I'm hoping that they'll all 'meld' nicely eventually. : If not I'll just have to knock the house down then to make room. ;D |
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 5, 2008 8:12:26 GMT 1
Prue gardens for an elderly couple who have a 'woodland' garden in the small back garden of their bungalow.....she is battling to deal with the multitude of trees they crammed into a very small space twenty years ago - they want bulbs & herbaceous plants in there too - she says it's a nightmare as she can barely move about in some bits and is trying to persuade them to let her cut some of it down - literally 15 large shrubs/trees competing against each in a space the size of a large table in some areas! Just thought I'd mention it! |
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Post by debbiem on Nov 5, 2008 10:23:40 GMT 1
It all sounds scarily familar.................. I can identify with the 'not being able to move' bit too.................even with the paths winding through the undergrowth there'll still be some serious swashbuckling to get through it in a few years' time! I'll review the situation, while the paths are still mud - let's just say, it's just as well we go to a display on bonfire night as there's not enough garden left to stand a firework on!  But I love them all................. Sorry 4P, I'm hijacking - there must be some kind of alternative to the hazel for the wreaths? |
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Post by blacky on Nov 26, 2008 19:21:28 GMT 1
will you be making a lovely wreath again 4P, i would like to try if i can find suitible material
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Post by 4pygmies on Nov 26, 2008 22:34:02 GMT 1
I make one every year, Blacky and it's very easy and quick (and cheap!). I go around my garden and cut some thin bendy twigs, I use Willow and Hazel but anything shrubby like Dogwood would do, and bend and tie with string into a rough circle. I use several twigs as these are then used to hold the decorations. Then I cut sprigs and flowers from my garden - Conifers, Honesty, Rosebuds, Ivy, dried flowers like Hydrangea, Achillea, even dried up old fruits sometimes like apples and berries, even dead leaves can look beautiful etc etc. These are simply poked in around the circle until I like the look of it and then tied with twine or ribbons. I like to add one piece of tinsel to make it Christmassy and that's it! There are loads of variations - little Robins or tiny parcels, Angels, Christmas tree baubles. you could add a string of tiny Christmas lights....anything you fancy......dirt cheap, very pretty and home made....  |
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