Live Christmas Wreaths

The spirit of Christmas of giving and sharing is an occasion for buying and distributing gifts to loved ones, decorating the house and undertaking fundraising programs for charitable purposes. The Christmas season highlights love, harmony and beauty. Even though wreaths are made of various natural and artificial materials like flowers, firs, twigs; polyesters, mylar films, silk etc. and incorporate pinecones, berries, eucalyptus, feathers, preserved fruits, chili peppers, herbs, garlic, birdseed, cinnamon sticks, wheat, corn etc., live and fresh wreaths made of firs / cedars are preferred over all of them for the Christmas season. The holiday mood of the season is adored with live Christmas wreaths. The live Christmas wreath reflects the happy mood of the season. The scent of a real live fresh-cut balsam fir from places like North woods, Maine etc. cannot be matched. The artificial materials are not very desirable; they lower the value and quality considerably and are not environment friendly.

The live Christmas wreaths form perfect Christmas accessories. They even serve as beautiful centerpieces. Fresh fir and decorative flowers are used to produce live Christmas wreaths. Along with custom pieces of round or square shape, heart and star shaped wreaths are also available. They are often constructed on sturdy wire frames. Seasonal flowers are often used up for decorating live Christmas wreaths. Florists who make live Christmas wreaths use flowers that last for a longer period of time. Many of the wreaths are adorned with the striking and vibrant contrast of true blue Juniper Berries, accented by bright red faux berries, with a large Ponderosa Pine Cone nested on a Cedar Spray.

The fresh boughs used in making wreaths are harvested from overgrown Christmas tree plantations, and normally cutting down of trees is avoided. The sizes of these wreaths vary from 22 to 36 inches in outer diameter, 6 to 10 inches thick and weigh around 4 to 6 pounds.

Live Christmas wreath can be chosen online from various web sites that offer one many options to select from the wide variety of Christmas wreaths available. Live Christmas wreaths to last for a longer period need some special care to be taken. Wreaths made from live succulents can have extended life if proper watering and pruning is done to them everyday. They should be placed away from direct sunlight. If properly looked after the live Christmas wreaths may even last for a year. They would remind one of the happy days of Christmas and bear with them the fresh memories of the season.

The wreaths are often decorated with bows and ribbons. The bows are handmade and the holiday ribbons are often made of gold foiled Velvets. Most of the holiday ribbon has wired edges that allow the bows to hold up not only in shipping but also on the front door for the entire holiday season. They are also often decorated with Juniper berries, Incense cedar, variegated holly, salal and Ponderosa pine cones. A wide variety of Christmas decorations are available depending on one’s taste.

For placing the wreaths over the door, metal wreath hangers can be used which avoid nail holes.