Oh Christmas Wreath - Oh Christmas Wreath!

I spent a ridiculous amount of time today making this wreath for my door.

But… it’s okay  because I had fun with the process.

First I gathered from the garden:

• A few sprigs from plants that are bordering on (if not full blown) invasive.  I harvested Chinese photinia fruit that I did not want to go to seed and silver embossed elaeagnus that needed to be curtailed.
• Plants sporting red flowers or fruit like ‘Professor Sargent” Camellia and ‘Elizabeth Coleman’ holly.
• Some sentimental favorites like Eastern redcedar, the Christmas tree of my childhood
• Glossy foliage from ‘Miss Patricia’ holly and my favorite native shrub, Florida leucothoe.

I assembled all of the above with electric fence wire that I had on hand.  That makes it a redneck wreath!

Then I added a length of spiffy garland to finish it off.