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A home-grown welcome: Christmas wreath ideas

No December door is complete without a Christmas wreath, and making one using readily available materials from your own garden is easy and inexpensive

Get into the festive spirit by making your own home-grown Christmas wreath. There are many ways to make something beautiful with stems, leaves and flowerheads from the garden, or you can make a living wreath from succulents. Wreaths also make a great present for friends and neighbours.

How to make a living succulent wreath

Passionate indoor and outdoor gardener, Tony Le-Britton visited RHS Garden Wisley to deliver a wreath-making masterclass with a twist

Get creative with home-made wreaths

Go large with twigs, small branches and ivy for a dramatic display
A mixture of sedum and grasses contrasts effectively with conifer trimmings and berries
Use bought-in accessories such as cinnamon sticks and baubles to brighten homegrown foliage
Leathery-leaved evergreens such as fatsias and eucalyptus last well outdoors
Succulents such as echeverias can be used to make a striking ‘living’ wreath

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Useful plants for winter wreaths

Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' (f)
holly 'J.C. van Tol'
  • 4–8 metres
  • 2.5–4 metres
<em>Ilex</em> <em>aquifolium</em> 'J.C. van Tol' (f)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
Colorado spruce 'Hoopsii'
  • 2.5–4 metres
  • 1–1.5 metres
<em>Picea</em> <em>pungens</em> (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian'
laurustinus 'Gwenllian'
  • 1.5–2.5 metres
  • 1.5–2.5 metres
<em>Viburnum</em> <em>tinus</em> 'Gwenllian'
Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' (f)
holly 'J.C. van Tol'
  • 4–8 metres
  • 2.5–4 metres
<em>Ilex</em> <em>aquifolium</em> 'J.C. van Tol' (f)
Picea pungens (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
Colorado spruce 'Hoopsii'
  • 2.5–4 metres
  • 1–1.5 metres
<em>Picea</em> <em>pungens</em> (Glauca Group) 'Hoopsii'
Viburnum tinus 'Gwenllian'
laurustinus 'Gwenllian'
  • 1.5–2.5 metres
  • 1.5–2.5 metres
<em>Viburnum</em> <em>tinus</em> 'Gwenllian'
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