It's December, and the garden still has some beautiful herbs not ruined by frost or cold. I took my granddaughter out to cut fragrant rosemary and thyme and remembered that years ago, I made wreaths from everything I could find. You can make your own winter greenery decorations that will fill your house with delicious and relaxing scents and brighten your rooms. Every year, I make bouquets of cut herbs and stems arranged in pretty cut glass vases. This year, I made a wreath base from thyme stalks and (my favorite) Russian sage stalks. The Russian sage still has some gray dried flowers, as well. When I had my dried flower business, I made all my wreaths with a base of artimesia stalks. I don't grow artimesia now, but Russian sage works just as well. And it only just occurred to me that this plant would be so useful!
The best time to bend it into the wreath shape is right after cutting while it's still more pliable. After a few days of drying, it may break from the stress of too much bending to form the circle. After achieving the round wreath shape, you can decorate by pushing in other leafy herb branches, such as, thyme, rosemary, sage florets, lavender. Other decorations to add can be ribbons, twine, bows, fruit, berries, or flowers. Use your imagination. The herbs will envetually dry and fade in color, but still be beautiful. It's a satisfying way to make your garden joys last long through the winter months.
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