Nature crafts such as this fresh DIY boxwood wreath is my favorite type of crafting. Being able to use natural materials from the great outdoors to make something pretty and useful really provides a sense of fulfillment.
Making a Boxwood Door Wreath
My mom who is the ultimate gardener with the greenest thumb imaginable has a good amount of boxwood bushes on her property.
A few weeks a go, we grabbed our gardening shears and a small barrel to collect boxwood clippings to make a simple wreath for my front door. And even though it’s the middle of winter here in South Western Ontario, the leaves are still healthy and green, albeit a little snow covered!
Although you could definitely use artificial boxwood to make a faux boxwood wreath, we prefer to use the real boxwood sprigs since we have them on hand.
And if you’re wondering how long does a boxwood wreath last? Well it’s been close to 4 weeks since I made this wreath and it’s in the same condition as the first day.
To make your fresh wreaths last longer, hang them a cool space, out of direct sunlight. I have my own wreath hanging outside in the cold, fresh air (as opposed to indoors).
Materials Needed:
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- Boxwood branches, fresh or artificial
- Gardening or pruning shears
- Grapevine wreath form (buy or make your own), 12” or larger
- Floral wire and wire cutters
How to Make a Boxwood Wreath
We’re happy to share this video tutorial. If you prefer the written version, read on!
Using gardening shears, trim clippings of a boxwood bush in 6-8” lengths. Clip enough pieces of boxwood to cover one grapevine wreath.
Cut a few 4” long pieces of floral wire to have ready for assembling.
Gather about 5 clippings of boxwood or one fuller bunch and hold it against the grapevine wreath. Secure them to the wreath about ⅓ of the way from the bottom of the boxwood with floral wire.
Next, take another bunch and layer it over top of the first bunch covering the cut ends. Secure with floral wire.
Continue working all the way around the wreath until grapevine wreath is fully covered.
Once done, fill in any gaps with extra boxwood cuttings.
Hang the wreath to trim any uneven ends and make the wreath symmetrical. I’m showing the wreath hung indoors but I moved it to my front porch soon after.
We hope you’ve enjoyed this easy way to make your own boxwood wreath for the holiday season.
Use these same steps with a larger form to make a large wreath. You can even use a wire wreath form or foam wreath if you don’t have a grapevine one.
More Nature-Inspired Wreaths
We’ve shared plenty of DIY wreath ideas on the blog over the years so here are just a few of them to check out:
Evergreen Wreath 
Mulberry Vines Wreath 
Pumpkin Wreath 
Driftwood Wreath
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How to Make a Boxwood Wreath
Materials
- Boxwood Leaves real or artificial
- Gardening shears
- 12" or larger Grapevine wreath buy or make your own
- Floral wire
Instructions
- Using gardening shears, trim clippings of a boxwood bush in 6-8” lengths.
- Cut a few 4” long pieces of floral wire to have ready for assembling.
- Gather about 5 clippings of boxwood or one fuller bunch and hold it against the grapevine wreath. Secure them to the wreath about ⅓ of the way from the bottom of the boxwood with floral wire.
- Next, take another bunch and layer it over top of the first bunch covering the cut ends. Secure with floral wire.
- Continue working all the way around the wreath until grapevine wreath is fully covered.
- Once done, fill in any gaps with extra clippings of boxwood.
- Hang the wreath to trim any uneven ends and make the wreath symmetrical.
jenni
Saturday 26th of October 2024
Going to harvest some boxwood from my yard-wondering approximately how many bunches you needed to cover the wreath?
Cindy
Thursday 10th of February 2022
Boxwood is my favorite. We have them in our front garden.
Pinned!