Greens at my garden center cost $12 for a bundle of 4 branches. Prices def have skyrocketed over the years and it’s too expensive to buy for diy wreaths and for planters . It’s cheaper to buy a misshapen Xmas tree and chop off the branches . And when I went to a tree farm to find one , they gave me all their discarded tree clippings !!

@ritasicari7518

8 ай бұрын

I used to get all my greens for free by asking for the tree clippings-not any more.

@summergirl15

8 ай бұрын

Yes! Same here in VA. $10-$12 a bundle. I too drive all around to garden ctrs and gather free clippings from Christmas trees that were purchased but I still have to buy other greens ($!) My sweet hairdresser does let me cut some other evergreens from shop property, which is so nice... tomshow appreciation, I always make her a winter pot for her shop's entrance. Then... there's the $20/ bottle of wilt proof that you need to spray all my finished projects. It's a lot work but so rewarding as I make winter pots, garlands for the elderly, family & neighbors.

@lorik1646

8 ай бұрын

Bunches of greens are $20-$30 here in Alberta! I bought a 4-5 ft tree for $26 to clip branches

@SueMenges1024

8 ай бұрын

Can we meet your brother Laura 😊

@prescotthenry

8 ай бұрын

I work at Home Depot and we trim and bag trees for Christmas. We have a discard area with many branches that have been trimmed at the customer's request.

I’ve watched about a dozen wreath-making videos and, while each video basically showed the same process, Laura, your instructions are the most simple, straightforward, easy to follow ones by far! You’re a natural teacher. 🎄 P.S. Love the inclusion of family moments at the end. ❤️

@summergirl15

7 ай бұрын

I second that! 💚🎄💐

@susanwoywood6334

7 ай бұрын

@@summergirl15 I agree 100%!!

@wingedinfinity6715

7 ай бұрын

She IS !!! And it's like I'm standing right there with her.... she's such a natural and I just find her so authentic. Nothing beats that !

Good and blessed evening everyone!

@camicri4263

8 ай бұрын

Thank you, same to you!

What a beautiful life. Thanks for sharing a bit of it with us, Laura. I never tire of the wreath making videos and seeing your family together in the greenhouse at the end of the video was heartwarming. ❤💚💛

I am from the Philippines a widow and a mother of 2. Thank you for sharing your talent/ skills in gardening, practical crafts, and home/garden decor. You are a genius when it comes to gardening. You are also an artist. I survived the COVID-19 pandemic, and you are one of the reasons. Thank you for sharing part of your life. You are great at growing plants and growing kids. I also love your house, I'm praying that God will provide for me and my 2 girls a new house as we are facing eviction. God Bless Ms. Laura. I love your family.

@SexMusicPlants

7 ай бұрын

I am from Manila. Wishing you so much luck.

@summergirl15

7 ай бұрын

God bless you & your children! Praying that God will provide for all of you. Take care.✝️🙏❤️

“Are you going to hang out with me? “Yeah,… oh Hi Cheddar.” My favorite part of the video. 🎄😘♥️

Thanks Laura, for always being a constant inspiration for creating out of the garden. From your organization to your tips and tricks, its much appreciated. Seasons Greetings to your team at home, we love seeing you all interacting together and making life's moments more precious for your audience, as well. Salud!

@summergirl15

7 ай бұрын

Yes, I agree, so appreciated

"Oh, hi Cheddar!" Melt my heart, how sweet are your kids!!! The wreath and garland were gorgeous as always. Each year your wreaths are just a little bit different, but always beautiful.

@jgwood10

7 ай бұрын

That’s Russell!

I can almost smell the branches and the rain 🌧️ in the background, what a lovely day.

The thing that I love the most about your videos when it’s a demonstration of something, is that you make it look very easy, and your instructions are very simple and self-explanatory. Absolutely beautiful.

Cherish moments like this with your family. I enjoyed everyone came together for this activity.

Hi, Laura. I made my very first wreath & garland this year after watching you do so many. Fresh pine, cypress, and fir - I even added some pinecones from my own garden. They turned out really beautiful & I get a lot of compliments on them. Thank you for this detailed tutorial & refresher. I was confident I could do it myself following your advice. At 57 years old, I am grateful to watch you do amazing things & have success myself. Thank you.

Good morning everyone! Have a blessed day or night where ever you are!❤🤗❤️ It turned out beautifully, Laura! Thank you for the tutorial and the festive touches! Great to see your family again! You all will have such beautiful and dear memories 💕 Blessings 💕🙏

Such beautiful wreaths and garlands. I was not aware of how easy it was to make a garland, absolutely gorgeous!!!! Thank you for sharing this video.

The garland is GORGEOUS! Tall plain candleholders - real tapers or frameless battery operated, just classic for Christmas through winter, and the sound of that rain, give me a pillow I’m done

During Advent our Church only requires greenery , no flowers till Christmas ! Foraging greens are wonderful especially on a windy day !

Once again, you saved the day. A couple of human issues really popped my Christmas bubbles. Ambiance restored. Thanks!!

'So pretty!!' I even have my husband saying 'so pretty' at everything Christmas around the house. 😂❤💚 Thanks for the beautiful inspiration and for sharing your sweet family with all of us.

The garland on a farm table would look so amazing.

Beautiful work Laura. And thank you for sharing footage of your family get together. Couldn’t help but notice a lot of “hands in pockets” by the gentlemen! 😄 while the women toil away. 😄

@CrownTown10

7 ай бұрын

“Hands in pockets” are a sure sign of a well-developed sense of survival! 🤣😂😉

GORGEOUS Garland!! Thanks for sharing your process!!

Thank you for such a festive and creative tutorial. It brings a feeling of joy to any household that is preparing for the winter season🎄🌟💖

So peaceful watching this video… the greens (we can almost smell that fragrance!), the music, preparing for and enjoying family time. Thank you for sharing that time, especially for those us who don’t have the opportunity to do the same. 🎄

I can’t seem to get enough of watching you all. You bless me daily with your videos even though I am not a good at gardening but I am learning through you and hopefully I will become better. Love you and your beautiful family always stay true to yourself no matter what. And all the Gardening Answer fans say” God Bless You “

Sweet family time at the end ♥️ And the garland is especially gorgeous to me!

Oh how I wish I was there making wreaths with you guys. Looked like such a fun time. Benjamin and Samantha playing the piano 🎹 was the highlight ❤❤

Would love to see more family get togethers! So much fun.

I just love watching you, Laura. You make me smile! Thanks!

Hi Laura and Aaron! The instructions were done very well and the wreath and garland turned out really pretty. Nice seeing the family at the end. Thank you so much for sharing!

I’m always so appreciative of your knowledge and your ability to share it with us! I know the time spent with your family, working on things together, brings joy to your heart and memories to cherish for a lifetime! Thank you for your willingness to share it all with us! Merry Christmas to you all! ❤

What a family fun night!❤

I always make my own wreaths, mostly boxwood with green sometimes mixed in. Its my thing. This year I made a wreath on a 24 inch wreath form for our winners of our Holiday House raffle, was the biggest wreath I have ever made, and was STUNNING. I have been to wreath making classes and have given them for family and friends. Its such fun, and no matter the skill level there is always a masterpiece at the end. Happy family memories made that night!

Anybody who skipped ahead missed out on the great tip for getting sap off your hands! ;) Thanks for that tip, Laura. As always, thank you for sharing your amazing knowledge. Happy holidays!

You make this look so simple-- practice makes perfect! The 3 colors play off each other so well. Obviously for most of us, finding the greenery is the hardest! Artifical trees don't work very well!!!

I can watch this year after year after year....💝

You’re so welcome incredibly talented, Laura! Those are so beautiful!

Wonderful step by step instructions for garland and wreath making. I can gather items from our property. I'll be making some for sure. Your's are beautiful. Thank you for all your inspiration. I sure need it now. Going through some rough times with my daughter. Praying for family togetherness. You always lift me up.❤❤❤❤

Can’t believe it’s so simple. My husband I got cuttings from a local Xmas tree lot. We had a lot of fun trying our hand at making wreaths. Really for the missed real tree smell. We made it much harder than it needed to be. Next year we are going to try following your instructions. Great video. We enjoyed it.

I am so thankful I discovered your channel. I watched your DIY foraged greens garland and have been making them every since. Your instructions are so straightforward and they work fantastic!!! Thank you!

So fun! Now I want to gather branches from my evergreens! Love the simple mantle with the garland and candles. And I especially love everyone together at the end making wreaths while the sweet kids play in their sandboxes. So special!

Simple and absolutely beautiful. I wasn’t sure if I was gonna like the wreath and then all of a sudden I was like 😮 oh it’s beautiful! 😂

These videos are relaxing to watch, in addition to learning tips.

Watching all the work that a wreath takes I now realize why they are so expensive. So worth it.

Wow you make it seem so easy! Love your videos so much. What a beautiful soul you seem to be and your love for what you do truly inspires me! I think I can do it…or at least try it. Thank you for sharing your time and your family. Can’t wait to see your Dad in the video. Love your furry friends too

You seem to be a florist too Laura! It’s all so so beautiful

Wreath and garland turned out gorgeous 🎄

Thank you- I’ve never seen a garland done before- I’d love to make some of these for friends. Thank you Laura

Those Christmas lights in the greenhouse look great, and did a good job! You should leave them up as just lighting. 😊

Your daughter looks a lot like your mom. So cute

What a great gift too share, Thank U easily with your teaching!! My Sister's came over they thought I was nuts at first 😊 Ur Awesome directions we had a great time creating Thank U and Joy's too Ur Families next fun times, truly truly Enjoyable God Bless ❤😊

Good Morning! 🎄 I harvested from the trees in my yard to create my Christmas decor! I remember watching earlier videos, I paid attention to each step & then created my own with success!! Ever since I have created my own wreaths & swags!! After I cut my pine branches, I spray them with Wilt Stop so my creations last through the season! I love your wreath & the garland! 🥰😃🎄🎅✂️❤️💚

Great trick with the glue gun to eliminate the little glue strands. I never thought to spin it off like that!

Dear Laura, will you treat us to a Christmas piece on the piano? It would be so lovely to watch you play : )

Beautiful job; you're a magician!!!

This is so Amazing, I'm always bragging about the Amazing things You've been teaching me❣️❣️❣️❣️

The instructions for the garland is so helpful. Too late for this year but I think next year I'm upping my game from simple boughs on my garage to garland/swags

Garland came out Beautiful!!!!🎄🎄🌸🌸🎄🎄

Beautiful garland!!❤reminds me of yrs ago when my mom, cousin and sil who were all florists would get together in our barn and make wreaths and flock christmas trees! Such fond memories!

You have a wonderful life and are so very smart.

Reminds me of my Mom. She use to make her boughs from her yard. She used wreaths every year. Made Christmas time beautiful. Thanks, Laura

I just found out my sister watches yr channel for decor and she s watching from India.she made a beautiful wreath for the front door. Thank you, Laura. Merry Christmas .

I really like how each of the 3 types of evergreen adds to the whole, with their different texture. I think you are right not to decorate this with anything else....it does not need it! Having said that, when you chose to add the spruce cones to the garland, it was also just letting nature be as beautiful as it is. You can't go wrong when you do that.

Perfect ending

oh! that ending was real sweet!

I love watching your videos. Their very helpful. I love the one where you and your sister helped her get ready for fall. It was beautiful. Your outside home was Amazing. So need to get flowerbeds someday.

Love the wreath and the garland.

Laura thank you so much for teaching us how to make this beautiful decorations!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you Laura! They both turned out so beautifully and your instructions were great. Can't wait to try one!

Absolutely beautiful, I just love the simplicity of them both is perfect ...the pinecone are perfect

Making mine with you as we go here! Thanks again Laura!

Absolutely gorgeous!

The cedar really is the finishing touch....just beautiful

Beautiful job on that wreath! I love the way the yellow in it pops! You're so inspirational, Laura! Thank you for sharing. I also often wondered about the foraging. I'm in Colorado. I'll have to start asking around.

On a slightly different note my sister-in-law and I still travel to our local cemeteries and put greens out. The prices of wreaths and blanket wreaths have gotten so high it is impractical to purchase. Your table center piece could easily be made in place of one and secured down with wire hangers that we get from the dry cleaners and cut in U shapes. Thank you for your sharing your given talent and now to get started, I have 11 to make just for me. Again, thank you so much for sharing. 🥰🙏🎄❄️

Thanks for sharing! I really enjoy learning things by watching you!

This was a wonderful step by step guide to the process! Thank you!! 🙏🏾

Laura, I love your craft sessions. You are an inspiration and an energetic teacher. Thank you! I have a suggestion for next year. It might be fun to do a small projects with seniors in an HOA community or a senior center. ❤

Beautiful wreath and garland!

Thank you Laura for this tutorial. I’ve always felt wreath making was sort of awkward. They turned out OK, but I’m sure after following your method my next ones will be so much better. Thanks again!

Sooooooo BEAUTIFUL 😍😍😍 That's the prettiest wreath ever. You have an eye for symmetry and contrast, a true artist in my eyes. I forget what plant that is that has the seed heads but WOW, IT'S PERFECT for gentle accents in different places. 👏💥 Thank you so much !!!! 🥰 You're family is so lovely. 💕💕💕

They are absolutely gorgeous looking ❤

What a wonderful video today!!! I love seeing you make the wreath and the garland. I think I can do it now 😃 And your family...what a wonderful time together for all of you 🥰

Good morning!🌻🐝

Oh my! Laura you are so talented ❤

As a previous floral designer my favorite christmas green to use was Noble Fir, I would have loved to have grown one.I used to order cases of pine cones some large and painted gold were my favorite. Love how your wreath and swag came out great job.

The natural greens, in different varieties and textures, are so beautiful, understated and classy. I love that look. You really don't need much more...or anything. I love the wreath and garland. Natures beauty. 🎄♥

Laura, the garland and wreath are absolutely beautiful!

Good 🌄 from 🌨 Maryland.

Good morning all have a safe and blessed day ❤️ 🎄

For the sap removal, rubbing alcohol takes it right off! Hands, counters, floor etc ☺️🎄

What a beautiful life

They are gorgeous!

I love the candles in the garland it all looks so traditional. I bet it all smells so much like Christmas. Hmmm, what a warm and cozy feeling. Merry Christmas

Who would ever think of skipping forward 😂 muy watch the whole video!

They are beautiful!

Beautiful mantel. Love the children on the piano.

Just Beautiful !

Oh, your beautiful hair!

They are so beautiful, I love them.❤

This is beautiful but so EXPENSIVE to make here in Southern California