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Adding fresh winter decorations is a beautiful way to adorn your home for the season. And while flower shops and garden centres are fabulous places to find these items, making your very own creation with your garden clippings or purchased greens is the most gratifying — and, even better, it will save you a few dollars. Summon your fa-la-la and get started with these three easy projects.

WILD & WONDERFUL

Start creating your wreath by collecting an assortment of boughs of greenery and clipping them into 15 to 20 cm (6 to 8 inch) long pieces. Here, we used a combination of spruce, dark green B.C. cedar and lighter green emerald

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