Greenery Around the House
Yesterday I posted this picture of a bunch of evergreen branches on Instagram.
I’d like to tell you that I went on a hike and found all these live greens along the way, but the truth is I stumbled across them at Home Depot while looking for an evergreen shrub.
They were being sold in bunches, and what I really loved about them is that each bunch included an assortment of different types of evergreens. I bought two bunches.
When I got them home I separated the stems according to type and began tucking them around the house, both indoors and out. This wicker tray on the patio table got some of the bushier branches.
I also put some around the potted boxwood shrubs on my front porch, which were looking a little small and sad.
This statue of a little girl on our family room hearth got a sprig.
And I used the boxwood that was in the bundles to fill out the garland on our living room mantel, like I did last year.
The Cypress Evergreen branches lay especially flat, making them great for this tray with a Santa Claus on the dining room table.
And Grant has requested a real tree for our family room this year. We could head back to Home Depot or to a Christmas tree farm, but I love Christmas in the city, so I’d like to find a festive city lot with strings of lights, etc. If you know any good ones in Kansas City, let me know!
This post is part of Feathered Nest Friday, Tablescape Thursday, Metamorphosis Monday and The Scoop.
So creative! Love all of it. Our grocery store was selling bunches of evergreen this week also. Do you leave your patio furniture out all year? Here in Buffalo, we bring whatever fits inside, and cover the rest. So my deck is pretty bare. Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Sherri, we don’t have storage for most of it so it will stay out. We have chair covers for all the chairs. I need to buy table covers for the tables as they are both new this year. I hate to cover up the table you see in the photos though because it’s just outside the kitchen window over my sink, which is why I like having the Christmas decor there; I see it multiple times every day. 🙂 Hope your Thanksgiving was memorable too.
Your Christmas decorating is lovely…the scent of evergreen must be wonderful, too!
I can’t smell these too much, but I’m sure once we have our tree up I’ll be able to smell that I’m sure.. Until then I burn an evergreen candle, which I love!
Julie, everything looks lovely! For the past several years I’ve found Home Depot to be a great source for fresh greens. They also have piles of greens from tree trimmings…all you want and no charge. There’s nothing like the smell of a real tree and fresh greens!
Thanks for the tips, Jillian!
Well, I’ll have to head to Home Depot, thanks for the tip! It all looks very warm and homey. I can’t do anything until this next weekend.
Hi Julie,
Love what you have done with the bunches of greenery from Home Depot. I was at Lowes the other day and found nothing like that.
As for a tree lot with lights and ambience in the city, you might want to try the lot on Wornall in Brookside. (Going north, it’s on the right side before you reach Meyer Blvd.) I believe it’s run by the Boy Scouts. They have a large inventory of trees and the stings of white lights on at night. An added bonus is you can stop by the Rosterie for a cup of coffee or hot cocoa to stay warm.
Hope this helps,
Vanessa
Perfect, Vanessa. Thanks for the tip!
Sprigs of greenery are such a simple and effective way of decorating to say nothing about the fragrance with which they fill the air. Your special touches are delightful.
Beautiful…love all the touches of green. Your outdoor sphere is wonderful!
Gorgeous…love what you did with all the greens!