Thursday, November 15, 2012

Winter Container Arrangements from your Garden

The tender annuals are nearly done for the year. Time to raid the garden and woods for materials to fill the flower pots until spring.

Here's today's project.


1. An antique woodstove sits by my front door. The begonias gone, I started by arranging various greens (evergreens and Bay Laurel) and some hydrangeas.
The hydrangeas won't last too long. I will probably replace them by Christmas. 

 Silver Nettle grows out of the pitcher.




 2. The Heuchera coming out the top of the stove is getting leggy. I filled in with sprigs of Santolina -- jammed into the pot, they may even take root!












3.  Cottoneaster added to the pot to partially cover the rusty stovepipe. I discovered the stems were easy to bend into shape.













 4. Sword Ferns for a little drama. Almost done.








 5. (below) A few rose hips was just what it needed.











I put a plastic salad container in a wooden box to hold water for the next arrangement. Evergreens will last a long time in the cool temperatures even without water.



Step one, something big to help hold things together, then add some Santolina & Russian Sage...








Weeping spruce and red twigs, Variegated evergreen broadleaf.
This might take root also!




Finally, Cedar Berries and some Bay Laurel.
 Not bad for free.

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