Thursday, December 20, 2012

Rosemary Wreath


We have a fantastically healthy rosemary shrub in our backyard. Did you know it's an evergreen? We brought some in for Thanksgiving and it filled the house with such a wintery aroma I wanted to use it again. I picked up some wreath forms at the dollar store, clipped a quarter of the bush, and started putting the wreath together. It ended up looking like this: 
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I tried tying a bow around it to hang it in the kitchen, but I really preferred the simplicity of no bow so instead I created two buddies for it and hung them all up. Yes, they smell wonderful and I love how they look in here. If they age well, I'll keep them up all winter.
I also learned that rosemary is a great plant for topiaries. So I am toying with the idea of starting some new plants from cuttings to test that out.

2 comments:

Laura said...

I LOOOVE these! You are oh-so clever!

ruth burton said...

This is such a great idea; mmmm ... I can imagine the aroma. Nice thinking, cute girl.