Welcome your holiday visitors by “sprucing” up your home’s entrance with natural items. A beautifully decorated front porch creates a warm first impression, brings seasonal charm to your home and offers months of enjoyment throughout the winter.
Fresh wreaths remain a timeless favorite, adding natural beauty and fragrance to your front door. Whether you prefer a classic and elegant style or rustic and festive, you can customize a wreath made from fresh evergreen branches with pinecones, berries, magnolia leaves, ribbon, ornaments or even coastal accents to complement your home’s personality.
You can also use your porch pots to highlight seasonal decoration. Instead of leaving empty flower containers until spring, transform them into stunning seasonal displays using evergreen boughs, cedar, pine, spruce, holly, winterberry, nandina (heavenly bamboo), magnolia leaves and colorful bows. For a natural, rustic version, place fresh evergreen sprigs in the pots and insert taller natural or spray-painted sticks from your yard throughout the center. White, silver or gold stand out against the greenery and will look appropriate for all holidays and throughout the colder months. For a living version, plant small evergreens and surround the base with a fresh wreath or garland, or plant an evergreen interspersed with string lights and ringed by pansies — just remember to water regularly.
Window boxes and landscape containers also deserve attention during the winter months. Adding fresh greenery and natural elements helps maintain color and texture throughout the season when many plants have gone dormant. Battery-operated fairy lights woven into arrangements create a magical evening display and extend the festive feeling beyond the holidays.
Those hanging baskets you usually retire to the shed for the winter can get in on the action with the use of fresh evergreen boughs or wreaths. Add some battery-operated string lights and get a full year’s worth of use from those baskets.
For homeowners who enjoy entertaining, consider decorating your outdoor living spaces as well. Garland draped along railings, entryways, mailboxes, fences and outdoor fireplaces help create an inviting atmosphere for holiday gatherings and winter evenings spent with family and friends.
Once the holidays have passed, many fresh greens will continue providing beauty throughout the winter. Remove the bows, ornaments, or holiday decorations to enjoy a more natural winter look that transitions seamlessly into the new year.
Fresh greenery also makes thoughtful gifts for neighbors, friends, teachers and loved ones. A handcrafted wreath or handmade porch pot provides a meaningful way to share the spirit of the season.
At London Bridge Greenhouses & Nursery, our team can assist customers with ideas to create welcoming holiday displays that reflect their unique style. Whether you’re looking for a traditional wreath, porch pot filler, garland or inspiration for decorating your landscape, we will help make your home festive, beautiful and inviting all season long.
This holiday season, let London Bridge Greenhouses & Nursery help you create a warm welcome for family, friends and neighbors. Visit us to explore our fresh wreaths, garlands, seasonal plants and seasonal décor. We wish you a joyful holiday season and a beautiful New Year!
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