Christmas…a wonderful time of the year. I like decorating for Christmas and one thing I like to create is Christmas planters. A friend has property out of town and she invites me to go with her to cut evergreen branches off the trees so we can work with nice, fresh greenery.
Then we go back to the garage and we both start decorating. She has a wooden box planter and an old milk can on her front porch, which we fill with greens, and other miscellaneous branches, then add a finishing touch, a Christmas bow.
We also have an old antique milk can, off my husband’s family farm, that I fill with different types of evergreen branches.
Then I make a Christmas planter for our front porch. It’s amazing to me how much a splash of red color stands out. We always add something red. I was told Carl Larsson, the famous Swedish painter, added a touch of red to all his paintings, although a quick Internet search didn’t lead me to any evidence but in all the paintings I’ve seen of his the color red is in them.
I also put greens in my flowerboxes on our deck. I add lights to make for a cheery scene all winter long, right outside our patio door.
It’s nice to be decorating for the holidays…whoever thought the pandemic would last this long…
Beautiful, Valerie. You definitely have a talent for creating lovely holiday green art. I need to get motivated to do the same.
Thank you Audrey.
Do the woods behind you have evergreens?
So pretty. Nice to have a source for fresh greens. All of our decorations are artificial but look nice from a distance!!! We will be decorating inside the house for the next week. I’m too old to do it all in one day. Ha.
It can be a lot of work, that’s for sure. I simplified some this year…but I always like to decorate the outside too…perhaps more important this year.
Beautiful! And we need all the cheer we can get…
Thanks! And I agree…more cheer!
Very nice, Valerie.
I, too, enjoy the outside decorations as well as the inside.
Hopefully, people feel the joy in the drive byes – and that it warms
the hearts of others as much as it warms my heart.
It’s nice to think of decorating outside for the joy of others.
Valerie, your Christmas touches are beautiful, and so good for the heart!
Thank you Diane.
Such a day brightener to see your creativity at work to make these
outdoor Christmas arrangements. Makes me anxious to go out and
make my own. I save a white birch stick or two and add some red plant branches to mine -and will add another touch of red ribbon ( I love that idea and love Carl Larrson paintings!)
Thank you Shirley.
Have fun making your own Christmas planter, with a touch of red!
Lovely, Val. Thank you for the inspiration and ideas. You have such a nice touch to your creations. We are heading to cut a tree from the White Mountain National Forest and there should have a good variety of greens to choose from. I’m excited to try a few planters for our porch.
“More Cheer” from here too!
Thanks Sue. Have fun cutting your tree and gathering greens.
We have put up our “real” tree and have the lights on it and a few icicles.
All other decorations will be put on by the grandkids.
Oh, Valerie, your creations are lovely. The wonderful thing about these winter pots is that they last all winter long. My family always does what we call a “winter pot day” every November, and we create our decorative winter pots for the season. I made two this year, and they cheer up the front of the house and bring a bit of the festive to our home. I am thrilled that you make yours, too!