Don't discard lower pruning offcuts when setting up your tree stand—twist them into welcoming front-door wreaths and fragrant dining table runners in 20 minutes.
When we trim the lowest skirt branches off a fresh tree so the trunk clears your stand rim neatly, those lush offcut sprigs smell far too good to throw straight in the green bin.
Materials Needed for an Easy Country Wreath
- 8–10 handfuls of trimmed green pine shoots around 15–20cm long
- A simple grapevine or wire circular ring and green florist paddle wire
- Secateurs, dried gum nuts, crimson ribbon, and whole cinnamon quills
Bundle four or five shoots tightly with wire, lay them shingled slightly overlapping the wire stem of the previous bunch, and continue seamlessly around the ring before finishing with an oversized velvet bow.
