HAMPSHIRE: Winter foliage foraging and wreath making

Join Bex for an extra special Wildish Walk and work shop.  The walk will be through the lanes and footpaths around East Meon, where you will forage for Winter Foliage to use in your Christmas Wreath.  The walk will skirt the downlands of Butser Hill and pass through Greenways Lanes, we can collect a variety of items from the hedgerows including the moss you will need for the base of your wreath, Holly, Ivy, Old Mans Beard, Rosehips, Phillyrea and other greenery.  The walk will be a gentle amble on varied terrain but mostly flat.

After the walk you will join Bex at her home where she will talk you through and show you how to make your very own Christmas Wreath.  Home made mince pies, mulled wine and hot chocolate will be in abundance!!

Bex will provide you with moss and the base foliage for your wreath, show you to build it and decorate with your foraged goodies.  If you wish to bring along items to add to your decoration such as feathers, pine cones, painted or glittery twigs, cinnamon sticks, dried lemons, oranges, etc please do, please also bring a wide, wire edged ribbon of your choice to finish off your wreath.

You will need to bring along your own sturdy scissors and a good pair of hand held secateurs.  You may want to bring some gloves that you don’t mind getting a little mucky as you will be digging out some extra moss to pad out the wreath.

Each wreath will be built around a frame and require floristry wire to secure the foliage, for a small cost to be paid on the day in cash (£7-£10 Depending on wreath frame size), Bex can arrange this for you, all you will need to do is advise in advance what size wreath frame you would like, alternatively details of what to buy can be sent in advance.

What to bring:

A bag for life to put your foliage in

Secateurs

Scissors

Any decorative items you want to add

A wide wire edged ribbon

If bringing your own a wire wreath frame, floristry wire stick and oasis green wire strips

Warm clothes and weather appropriate clothes.

Please note we will be under cover when we make the wreaths we will be outside so please bring plenty of layers.