How You Can Use A Flower Wreath

By Katina Brady


You may have seen different kinds of decorations at various types of celebrations to mark a major life event or milestone. A flower wreath is a decorative piece that you often see at any kind of event, like a festival or religious time of year. You would also have seen wreaths at funerals, as they are a common feature during times of mourning.

There are a number of festivals and celebrations around the world to welcome spring. At such festivals, such as May Day and the maypole, wreaths are often used as headpieces made with specific flora. In European celebrations, the garland actually become a prize that is placed on top a pole during the event and young men are then picked to have a race. Whoever climbs up and retrieves the garland first is the winner and gets to wear the crown.

Religious holidays or times of year is when this piece could be used as decoration, usually hanging on the front door to welcome visitors. No matter what the occasion, is there is a place for some type of wreath. At Easter time, wreaths don't have to be made of flowers, but could be made using objects such as plastic eggs to symbolize the occasion.

However to signify spring, flora of the season is best. Traditional spring time flowers include tulips, daffodils and also daisies. Towards the end of spring, flowers like pansies and violets appear. The beautiful, bright colours of all of these will make for a beautiful piece during this time.

You would undoubtedly have seen poinsettias around Christmas time, and these flowers are now being made into wreaths to hang on the door or in the home in celebration during December. You can use one completely made of flowers for a real impact of red colour. Alternatively, you may choose to mix the poinsettias with some greenery for a fuller effect. You could also just use the poinsettia flower as an accent on a wreath that is all green.

Wreaths are commonly seen at funerals and the flowers that decorate these pieces are often those that have a natural association with the end of life. There are different reasons or symbols associated with different flowers, but white is often the colour of choice. White, which is known to symbolize purity, is also a sign of eternal life. The carnation and the lily are two widely used funeral flowers.

Some flora is chosen by scent and not by visual aesthetic when it comes to funerals. This is because long ago, dead bodies emitted a bad odour after a while and this smell needed to be masked as much as possible. These days, methods have been developed to preserve a body's condition until it is buried.

A garland like this can easily be bought at any flower shop, or ordered online. Alternatively, it can also be made using a few simple materials and little bit of patience and skill. Live flowers could be used, or they could be left to dry and then used to decorate. This is a good idea at a time like autumn. For a long lasting piece that could be used over and over, fake flowers are an excellent choice.




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