HIPPEASTRUM WREATH

YOU WILL NEED:

Oasis wreath

Skewers

Staples

Binding wire

15 elongated pine cones

Sphagnum moss

7 stems of dried Hydrangea macrophylla (mophead and lacecap) flowers

7 stems of dried Hydrangea

paniculata flowers

7 pine sprigs

7 branches of ivy with berries

7 branches with ornamental apples – we used Malus x robusta ‘Red Sentinel’

5 branches with rose hips

5 branches of buddleja

10 birch twigs

10 stems of different colours of

Hippeastrum (amaryllis) – we used ‘Naranja’, ‘Hercules’ and ‘Nagano’ METHOD: 1. First make sure that the oasis wreath is completely saturated with water.

2. Cover the sides of the oasis wreath with moss and secure in place by staples or wire.

3. Insert a stick diagonally in the oasis to create holes where you can insert the hippeastrum.

4. Insert a thick skewer into each stem of the hippeastrum, making sure it is slightly longer than the stem, then insert and secure it in the oasis wreath using the holes created.

5. Cover the oasis completely with the hydrangea flowers, ivy and pine sprigs

6. Wind wire around the pine cones and secure to the wreath. Then insert the rose hips, ornamental apples and the flowers of the buddleja loosely through these, nicely distributed and protruding out a little more from the wreath.

7. Finally, insert the birch twigs with the thickest side into the oasis. Secure the end in the oasis with a staple, or tie it to another branch with a winding wire.