Craft the perfect Christmas
Deck your walls, table and gifts with sprigs of foliage from your garden – or a local florist – for a festive look that is natural and easy to achieve
How to make simple, nature-inspired decorations using seasonal greenery
1 Snow globes
Clear baubles filled with greenery offer a fresh take on seasonal decoration. Look for ‘fillable’ glass globes (there’s a good selection on Amazon; amazon.co.uk).
2 Brown paper packages
Create your own giftwrap with packing paper (try your local post office; postofficeshop.co.uk), string and a few sprigs of greenery. Natural linen (available from John Lewis; johnlewis.com) adorned with gold stickers works well, too.
3 Glass act
Recycle clear glass wine bottles to create candleholders. Fill the bottles (Lakeland sells sets of six; lakeland.co.uk) with water, add greenery and place a tapered candle in the top.
4 Window dressing
Bend coat hangers into circles and wrap foliage around the bottom half: we used asparagus fern and eucalyptus leaves to dress these minimalist wreaths.
5 Star attraction
Gather a selection of large ivy leaves and cut out star shapes from them using a cookie cutter. Tape the stars to garden twine and display as a welcoming garland on your doorway.