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.
Do that over here and they will take off into new life in a trice...never known such a place for growing things!
ReplyDeleteI like the idea - and your arrangement - very much.
its nice to see the color in winter...i think it pretty and inviting...and a great way to repurpose for the season
ReplyDeleteWhat an absolutely delightful idea. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLooks nice and Christmassy
ReplyDeleteI do that, too! It's always so pretty to have the greens out there -- and something to stick them into!
ReplyDeleteThat's absolutely brilliant! The colours and your creativity.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful, love!
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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! :-)
ReplyDeleteespeccially like free and easy. my kind of women....
ReplyDeleteI've done that. I can assure you my efforts look nothing like yours. Mine look rather dead. :-)
ReplyDelete...and very beautiful! :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, and very lovely!
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What a beautiful Advent bouquet! It looks very festive. I'm still not in the real "Adventsstimmung".
ReplyDeleteThat's a fabulous idea! it looks lovely.
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing ... but sadly, if I tried it down here in OZ the clippings would die of heat exhaustion WAAAAAY before Xmas!
ReplyDeleteI like it, it looks a lot better than many of the Advent-themed arrangements on offer at the shops!
ReplyDeleteHi 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
ReplyDeleteThat 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 :)
ReplyDeleteQuite a creative idea Friko. I love it!
ReplyDeleteClever idea, and I like the way you pushed the dry sedum into the arrangement. Dianne
ReplyDeleteFriko, 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!
ReplyDeleteThe trendy floral shops around New York do not have anything quite so lovely.
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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.
ReplyDeleteThey would get covered over with ice and snow here. I love your advent pot! Very cheerful. :)
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful
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a new idea.
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What a brilliant idea - As soon as I can I am off for a forage. Blessings from Dalamory. www.freda.org.uk
ReplyDeleteIt's lovely , such wonderful colurs !
ReplyDeleteDon'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 .
That looks super - very festive. Now where did I leave that pot....?
ReplyDeleteI 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.
ReplyDeleteThat is a lovely arrangement, something I might actually accomplish!
ReplyDeleteI have done something similar, but not yet this year. I have clipped cedar from the hedge to use along the mantel. Smells wonderfully fresh.
ReplyDeleteLovely flower arrangement of the assorted greens and flower heads! You’re so resourceful, Friko. Have a nice week.
ReplyDeleteYoko
Very lovely and creative.
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