Saturday 7 December 2013

Advent Diary, day 7 - Christmas Tub



In summer this large pot holds colourful annuals.
When they’ve finished flowering, they go on the compost heap,
but I leave the spent soil in the pot.
During Advent I stuff it with any colourful evergreens I can find in 
garden or hedgerow. 
Simply snip twigs and branches off shrubs, 
add a few dry flowerheads, 
push them into the soil,
and you have a pretty arrangement for the front of the house.
Free and easy.


33 comments:

  1. Do that over here and they will take off into new life in a trice...never known such a place for growing things!
    I like the idea - and your arrangement - very much.

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  2. its nice to see the color in winter...i think it pretty and inviting...and a great way to repurpose for the season

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  3. What an absolutely delightful idea. Thank you.

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  4. I do that, too! It's always so pretty to have the greens out there -- and something to stick them into!

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  5. That's absolutely brilliant! The colours and your creativity.

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  6. That's a great idea! I've got an empty pot on my porch, with soil in it, so I'll do just the same thing. Clever! :-)

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  7. especcially like free and easy. my kind of women....

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  8. I've done that. I can assure you my efforts look nothing like yours. Mine look rather dead. :-)

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  9. ...and very beautiful! :-)

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  10. Yes, and very lovely!
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  11. What a beautiful Advent bouquet! It looks very festive. I'm still not in the real "Adventsstimmung".

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  12. That's a fabulous idea! it looks lovely.

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  13. That looks amazing ... but sadly, if I tried it down here in OZ the clippings would die of heat exhaustion WAAAAAY before Xmas!

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  14. I like it, it looks a lot better than many of the Advent-themed arrangements on offer at the shops!

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  15. Hi Friko - what a fun way of doing things - so sensible and live twig cuttings do last so well in soil, rather than water ... we live in the right country for this type of decoration .... wonderful to see - thank you .. HIlary

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  16. That is how I decorate the gate by the fence and back yard. I go to the forest behind me, pick or cut what I need and wire/wrap it together and hang it. Lovely photo and very well done "Christmas Tub" Friko :)

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  17. Quite a creative idea Friko. I love it!

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  18. Clever idea, and I like the way you pushed the dry sedum into the arrangement. Dianne

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  19. Friko, your Christmas tub's arrangement is so naturally beautiful. What a fine mix you've gathered together to create this seasonal greeting at your front door!

    The trendy floral shops around New York do not have anything quite so lovely.

    xo

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  20. I usually do something similar in my front pot, but not nearly as lovely as yours. You've inspired me - I'll have to get out and clamber around in our woods and shrubs.

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  21. They would get covered over with ice and snow here. I love your advent pot! Very cheerful. :)

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  22. mooier als eenvoud kan gewoon niet.

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  23. What a brilliant idea - As soon as I can I am off for a forage. Blessings from Dalamory. www.freda.org.uk

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  24. It's lovely , such wonderful colurs !
    Don't think the local Park Keeper would be too keen on my making one the same , though . He's still quite twitchy after that big storm .

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  25. That looks super - very festive. Now where did I leave that pot....?

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  26. I do something similar -- and will get to it as soon as it stops raining... A nice way to do a little winter pruning and the arrangements last a long time.

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  27. That is a lovely arrangement, something I might actually accomplish!

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  28. I have done something similar, but not yet this year. I have clipped cedar from the hedge to use along the mantel. Smells wonderfully fresh.

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  29. Lovely flower arrangement of the assorted greens and flower heads! You’re so resourceful, Friko. Have a nice week.

    Yoko

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