This pretty hydrangea wreath uses the beautiful big blooms of a mop head hydrangea bush for a door decoration.
My hydrangea bush flowered late this year and gave some lovely color to an otherwise fairly bare garden bed. Did you know that you can make a holiday hydrangea wreath from hydrangea flowers that are done their cycle?
Hydrangeas come in many colors and some even change color during the season. It can be tricky knowing when to prune them since this depends on whether they set blooms on old or new wood.
This hydrangea color change is something that always surprises gardeners and there are a few ways to get that color to change to one you prefer. Today, we’ll learn how to prolong the beautiful blooms by turning them into a wreath for your front door.
Finished Flowers Get a Second Wind in this Pretty Hydrangea Wreath.
Making the wreath really is very simple. These are the only things you will need:
- some hydrangea blossoms that are past their best
- some floral pins
- a straw wreath form.
The trick on the flowers is to make sure to get the timing right. Pick them when the temps start to get cooler and the blossoms change colors but before the first hard frost which will kill them.
The key is to not use those that have too much living growth. Just cut the stems off so they are about an inch long and pin them to the wreath and add a fancy floral bow. That is all there is to it!
See a step by step photo tutorial for making hydrangea wreaths here.
Do you a particular type of wreath that you like on your front door this time of the year? Please share your thoughts in the comment section below. Have you ever used spent flowers to make a wreath?
The flowers on the wreath will slowly dry. If you want, you can collect seeds from them. Read more about this in my guide to propagating hydrangeas, which shows photos of cuttings, tip rooting, air layering and division of hydrangeas.