Greens, Classes and Uses
We have to have our greens, and if a lot of people that don’t want to have the Christmas tree or do the live Christmas tree, but still want that smell, a lot of times what I do is just bring in a couple fresh snippets of greenery. Cedar and Frazier that kind of stuff.
We do want to mention we’re doing the greens class on December 3rd, Wednesday at 11 a.m.
We’d like you to call in so we can make sure we have enough product for everybody, but if you ever wanted to learn how to do some of the planters that the girls go out to houses and do, I mean they’re gorgeous when they’re done with them.
They’re gonna take you and show, you can bring your own pot, you can purchase a pot from us, we’ve got all the product and materials that you would need to do the job. We’re doing that class on Wednesday the 3rd at 11 a.m.
We’re also doing the wreath class the following Wednesday the 10th at 11 a.m. So if you’ve ever wanted to learn how to do some of this stuff for yourself, the girls are great teachers.
And the greens are something, they always look good together. I mean it’s not as overwhelming as in the springtime, when you’ve got all these flowers and things to choose from, and you’re like, I don’t know what to do, but all of these greens look good together. It’s just a matter of showing you how to arrange them and what we do, and then you kind of do your own thing.
The winterberry just makes it pop. It’s a type of holly, it’s a deciduous holly though so it loses its leaves and it’s got these neon red berries all up and down the stem. Very vibrant. They last a long time outside, they’ll last well into the new year. There’s been times I’ve taken my greens out in March and they’ve still been somewhat green.
We talk about Wilt-proof for the plants and how it’s important for azaleas, rhododendrons, boxwood and these other leafy plants that are evergreen. We spray that on there, it helps protect them. We usually want to put that on after Thanksgiving but before Christmas. We want to be above freezing for a couple hours just so it dries on the leaves.
Another purpose for Wilt-proof is to seal all the greens that go in these pots. It seals them and prevents them from giving off that moisture when we’re above freezing, and that can actually get them to go every bit into February or March all right, so it makes those pots look good until you’re almost ready to replant them.
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