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How To Keep Your Holiday Wreath Fresh!

November 18, 2019 By Kari Leave a Comment

Here are a few helpful tips on how to keep your holiday wreath fresh for the whole season! 

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Is it just me or did the holiday prep start even earlier this year? People are on it! 🙂 We’re decorating the tree this week, the lights outside are up, and cookie-baking is going down this weekend.

I love having a wreath made of bundles of fresh greenery hanging on our front door. The visual is stunning and the aroma with you walk up the front steps is heavenly. This year we went with this gorgeous Copper Farmer Wreath from Flowers By Willows. (It’s been up since November 12 and I’m hoping to make last until the end of the year). Owner and Floral Designer Rachelle Willows has some tips on how to keep your holiday wreath fresh this season!

Rachelle Willows

Meet Rachelle Willows

Tell us the Flowers By Willows story. How did it start?

Flowers By Willows started 7 years ago when I was at a stage where I was burnt out from my job as an EMT on a busy inner city Ambulance Service. I was tired of working with people on the worst days of their lives and needed a change. So I started to work at my Mom and Sister’s shop the Purple Daisy Flower Shop in Sherwood Park and from there I just never looked back!

I started up my own company “Flowers By Willows” 5 years ago and am primarily a wedding florist, so I always say I made the biggest change of working with people on the worst and sometimes last day of their lives, to working with them on the best day of their lives, their wedding day! I have since expanded the services I offer to include custom Christmas Wreaths and Whooville Trees, as well as offering custom workshops.

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Holiday Wreaths

What should we keep in mind when building a wreath or purchasing one already designed?

When building your wreath the most important thing is to use fresh greenery as this will ensure your wreath will last the longest, and stay a deep green all through the Christmas season. Using at least 4-5 different varieties while building your wreath will also provide for an interesting amount of texture and color which is pleasing to the eye.

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How long can we expect it to last?

If your holiday wreath is fresh it should last well over a month or two as long as we have weather that stays below 0 degrees celsius.

See more Flowers By Willows holiday design here.Copper Farmer's Wreath

How To Keep Your Holiday Wreath Fresh

The best way to make sure your wreath looks its best is to make sure you hang it outside in the cold. Bonus points if it is kept out of direct sunlight as this can cause your greenery to fade prematurely. As mentioned before the best temperature for a fresh wreath is below zero and the colder the better, however if we do get a chinook blow in, the best thing to do is to mist your wreath liberally daily with water to help it retain its moisture. This is not necessary if it is cold, but it is a must if we warm up to temperatures above zero.

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Get Your Wreath!

Flowers By Willows has several wreath and Whoville tree workshops coming up! See the full schedule and get your tickets here. Rachelle and her team will also be at Cloud Nine Pajamas in Windermere for a pop-up on December 1. More on that here. 

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Photos (excluding photo of Rachelle): Dallas Curow Photography

Pin this to your Christmas Decor and Outdoor Christmas Design boards and follow me on Pinterest here. 

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Actually listened to the lyrics while Miss. Rachel was on.🙈 Side note- i love her.

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#motherhoodjourney #wheelsonthebus #1950scalled
Feel this? ⬆️ Share if you do. ❤️ You kno Feel this? ⬆️ Share if you do. ❤️

You know what drains a kid's emotional cup - being overscheduled. We've lived it and I'm here to say it's SO MUCH BETTER on the other side.

📍Last year, our goal was to give our oldest (now 8) every opportunity to try things to figure out what he loved. His schedule was packed with activities (I realize this is a privileged point). We were running - sometimes literally - from school to activity every night of the week and on weekends.

📍Fast-forward to this year - he has so much more time to just be a kid and we're all happier! He's picked a couple of things he's passionate about, but we've cut so much out and now most of our after-school time is open. Maybe we'll run an errand, maybe we'll come home and hang out, maybe we'll play at the park with friends and get ice cream. 

✨️ If one day he decides he wants to pour more time into one of his passions - we support that, but for now this is it and it's awesome! 

➡️ Have you lived this? How do you balance wanting to expose your kid to different activities so they find what they love with wanting your kids to just be a kid? Share below.

this video ⬆️ is from @fairmontjpl's Lac Beauvert. On every summer visit, Wyatt and I have a tradition of renting a kayak from The Boathouse and cruising the lake. 

❤️ Follow @kariskelton for more motherhood moments and helpful Reels to make your journey a little easier and even more enjoyable. Send me a DM to say hi. 

#parentingjourney #overshedulingkids #letkidsbekids
This ⬆️ make you want to be a better parent? M This ⬆️ make you want to be a better parent? Makes me want to be a better human. ✨️✨️

Words by @wordsof_emmaheaphy 

📍Save this to come back to and share with your friends in motherhood. Be sure to check out my Reel two back on 'Glimmers' - that one has helped me with the tough days.❤️❤️

➡️ Follow @kariskelton for more motherhood moments and helpful Reels to make your journey a little easier and even more enjoyable. Send me a DM to say hi. 👋

#motherhoodjourney #momquote #parentingquotes
🚨Two Laundry Hacks!🚨 Share this with a frien 🚨Two Laundry Hacks!🚨 Share this with a friend who could use some laundry help. 🤗

➡️ Do you hate laundry? Love it? I love washing and hanging. My husband is definitely better at folding. ❤️

Tip 1️⃣ has been a game-changer. Fresh laundry and no stinky clothes that have been sitting too long. I schedule mine to end when our baby naps so I can get to it right away. 

Tip 2️⃣ if you want wrinkle-free clothes that don't wear down as quickly - take your clothes from the wash and throw in the dryer for 5-8 mins only and then hang to dry. I do this for everything but stuff that is workout pant or bathing suit material (that goes straight on the rack).

The little time on the dryer is just enough to take the wrinkles out without shrinking or compromising the longevity of your items.

Towels, blankets, and sheets do go in the dryer for a full round. 

Did this help? 

❤️ Follow @kariskelton for more motherhood moments and helpful Reels to make your journey a little easier and even more enjoyable. Send me a DM to say hi! 👋

#laundryhack #laundry101 #momtips #laundrytips
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