Wreaths for the Season

'Tis the season, the wreaths are up...

This year I was lucky to be part of a small group of folks who gathered at Rancho Cistus (the home of Sean Hogan and Preston Pew) to make wreaths with cuttings from the Cistus Nursery display gardens. Folks, it just doesn't get any better than that.

The front door wreath is made up of Cupressus arizonica var. glabra 'Blue Ice' with Cryptomeria bits and Rose hips.

The fragrance is faint, but lovely.

And the mix of colors is perfection, to my eye.

Inside there's a small wreath hanging at the edge of the mantle, it's made of Cryptomeria japonica 'Elegans Compacta'...

With berries from Berberis thunbergii, probably 'Royal Cloak'...

Andrew declared this one his favorite.

The final creation, hanging above the mantle, has a base of Eucalyptus...

With variegated holly accents...
Bits of Berberis verruculosa for added spikiness and the wonderful white undersides of the leaves.

And of course a SPIKY purple Dyckia just for fun.

The wreaths were the first to go up, and the rest of the holiday decor soon followed.

More on that next week...

Weather Diary, Dec 9: Hi 42, Low 37/ Precip .52"

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