Eden Project

Finding Christmas plants for decorations

There is a long tradition of bringing plants in to decorate the home at Christmas. There are various traditions associated with the Christmas tree and, of course, people often decorate their homes with holly, ivy and mistletoe.

We’d like to show you there are so many other Christmas plants that will look great in your house in the winter, so we asked Emma Gunn, the person who makes the wonderful plant-based decorations for the Eden site, to show you some alternatives in the video below.

She gathers bright berries, evergreen foliage and textural ingredients, which can either be displayed on their own or combined to make fantastic wreaths and other Christmas decorations.

Things to remember when gathering Christmas plants

• Some leaves and berries can be poisonous, so make sure you wash your hands when you’ve finished handling the plants.
• If you’re collecting greenery from the hedgerows, use a sharp pair of secateurs to make a clean cut – and take only a little from each plant.

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