How to Make a Living Indoor Plant Wreath
This living wreath is a spectacular way to display a small collection of indoor plants. Use both foliage and blooming plants to create this centerpiece. Add a candle to the center of the wreath and you have a magnificent display fit for any elegant party.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
Things You'll Need
- Wire Wreath Frame
- Flowers
- Garden Hoses
- Garden Shears
- Liquid Fertilizers
- Plants
- Slow-release Fertilizer
- Sphagnum Moss
- Buckets
- Paddle Wire
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Attach the tag end of No. 24 paddle wire to a wire wreath frame.
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Soak sphagnum moss in a bucket until it is moist. Half a bale of sphagnum will make one 8-inch living wreath.
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Cover the wreath frame with the sphagnum moss. The brown side of the moss should be facing up and the sides should overlap by at least two inches on both sides of the frame.
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Select indoor plants in 2- to 4-inch containers. Some suggestions are orchids, ferns, African violets, gloxinia, ivy, polka-dot plant or pothos. Use any of these plants in combination.
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Remove one of the indoor plants from the container and flatten the root ball by pressing it gently between your palms.
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Lay the prepared plant onto the moss-covered frame near where the wire is attached. The plant should be lying on its side.
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Cover the root ball with a new piece of damp moss. Wrap the moss overlapped on the side up and over the new sheet to cover the entire root ball.
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Wrap twice with the paddle wire. Be very careful to wrap the wire over the root ball and not the crown (the area where the foliage meets the roots) of the plant.
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Place the next plant so that the foliage covers the root ball of the previous plant.
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Continue adding the indoor plants, covering with moss and wrapping with wire until you come to the end. Cut the wire and tie off to the back of the frame.
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Soak the finished wreath in a bucket of water or spray with a hose to settle plants in place.
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Tips & Warnings
Fertilize every two weeks with a complete liquid fertilizer, or use a slow release fertilizer at planting time.
Water when the bottom of the wreath feels as dry as a wrung-out sponge.
Place the wreath on a large saucer to prevent it from staining wood surfaces.
