This weekend Christmas is going up at my house. Yes, you heard me correctly, I am getting out the boxes of Christmas decorations and giving it to the madness! If you’re one of those people who think touching, buying or even thinking about Christmas is sacrilegious, then stop reading now. But, if you’re like me and just want to have Christmas around for as long as possible, then keep reading because you’re going to want to how to keep greenery fresh during the holidays so your fresh Christmas wreath will last the entire season!
I’ve always been afraid to have “live” greenery in my home. Plants seem to die once they enter my home. I can vegetable garden with the best of them but give me a houseplant and we’re sure to have a little horticulture funeral in a few days. But with these great tips from P. Allen Smith, I think even I can keep my greenery fresh this Christmas.
How To Keep Greenery Fresh
- Recut the stems and soak the greenery overnight. You can do this with stems, wreaths, boughs, etc. You could stick them in your bathtub (make sure its clean and chemical free) or a large galvanized tub.
- If you arrangement is already in the water, recut the stems and add glycerin to the water. Use one part glycerin to one part water.
- Spray the greenery with an anti-transpirant, which can be found at your local garden center. It will hold he moisture in, making your greenery look fresher, longer.
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Sarah is a healthcare administrator, mother of one spunky 6-year old daughter and a travel blogger living in Wichita, Kansas. Join her as she tackles life in the midwest one to-do list at a time.
One of our traditions is to let my daughter open one gift on Christmas Eve, which was always a new pair of pajamas to wear for Christmas morning.
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These are great tips! We don’t usually have a lot of live greenery because of maintenance but I think you’ve inspired me to try! I love the smell!
we love to watch football on thanksgiving day after eating a whole lot of food all day!!
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One of my favorite holiday tradition is going to the movies on Christmas eve. As a child that day seemed to last FOREVER! Going to the movies made it go by so much faster.
I’m so very tempted to follow your lead and put Christmas up at my house too. What I love the most about fresh greenery is the smell. There is nothing more Christmas-y than that!
What a lovely giveaway. I LOVE Fresh Greenery during the holidays. Their is just something magical about walking into a home that smells of pine. YUM
These are awesome tips, thank you for sharing!
We go to church and read the Christmas story BEFORE opening presents
Great tips. We eat a big meal and pray for the good things we have!
Each year I buy the grand kids new PJs for Christmas Eve.
Everyone in our family gets new Pajamas so we look festive on Christmas morning.
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we decorate for Christmas the day after Thanksgiving.
We make a birthday cake & celebrate Jesus’ birthday.
One of my favorite traditions is going to look at Christmas lights, coming home and enjoying hot coca while we bake/decorate cookies.
Making Christmas cookies with my kids is one tradition that I really enjoy every year!
Baking something for Santa on Christmas Eve. We choose somethng different to bake him every year. The girls and I go all out decorating whatever it is and we have a blast doing it. Thank you!
sending christmas eve with my sisters and stay home with my kids (even though there grown now) christmas day
watching christmas movies while we do an indoor campout in the living room. we bring the mattresses in the living room, make popcorn and watch favorite holiday movies
all the family being together
I have the whole family over for Christmas dinner.
I PUT MY TREE UP THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING
Having daughter find green pickle ornament in Christmas tree.
Our holiday tradition is to put up a Christmas tree the day fter Halloween.
I like to hide a few special ornaments on the tree and let the grandchildren find them for a prize.
On Christmas eve, we ride around and look at all the pretty lights.
We always go to a local farm that has a hayride with Christmas lights and music.
Around thanksgiving, an Elf appears in our house and the kids have to find it. they love it.
We take a family picture in front of the tree each year and then put it on the wall. I love to see how the kid’s have changed from year to year. Thanks!
My twin sister and I have actually started a new tradition a couple of years ago- we buy matching pj sets for the two of us and open them up on Christmas Eve!
We string popcorn on the tree Christmas eve
The decorations go up the day after Thanksgiving, and come down on New Year’s Eve!
cookies candy and all kinds of christmas goodies
We always go to a candlelight service on Christmas Eve
One of our holiday traditions is driving around to look at all the beautiful Chrismas lights, and some pretty wacky displays too.
We always get names off the Angel Tree and buy gifts and clothes for the some boys
and girl. We love doing it every year.
We make and decorate cookies every year.
ice skating on christmas afternoon
It’s our tradition to have an “orphan’s Christmas eve” celebration at our place.
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One of our favorite traditions is going to the local tree farm to get our Christmas tree.
our tradition is to go to my dads house on Christmas day. thanks
One of our traditions is to open our presents on Christmas Eve so our kids can go to thier boyfriends houses on Christmas morning.
Our Christmas Tradition is food , family and fun and the calender date does not have to be Dec. 25th. When everyone can get together it is our Christmas. I worked in the health Care field for years and working Christmas or Christmas Eve occurred every other year. now with our family grown and our son out of state , we have christmas when we are together.
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When my daughter was a toddler, several family members started coming over on Christmas morning to watch her unwrap her gifts. She is 21 years old now and this tradition still continues!
Aww, how sweet!
Leading up to Christmas we attend all the Church Craft fairs and buy gifts from local vendors and artisans as we can. We also take photos with Santa at Van Wyck Museum for only 5.00 and they come out great as Santa is outside on his Sleigh. We send out. this photo on Christmas cards.
we drink cocoa and watch A Christmas Story when putting up our tree
I love having both sides of the family come over and bake cookies.
We go out to look at the lights on Christmas eve, and Santa makes a super special extra pitstop and leaves off pjs, slippers, blanket or what have you, a family movie, a game and a yummy snack type spread (sausage, cheese, crackers etc).
Every year we have a sleep over on Christmas eve, and the person who host the sleepover also cooks dinner on Christmas day. This year it is my turn to host the sleepover and cook, I am so excited
Making Fudge each year.
Every year my children and their cousins all go to grandma’s house before Christmas to bake and decorate Christmas cookies.
The first weekend of December, my family decorates the Christmas tree together while listening to Christmas music and eating cookies.
i let the kids open one present each day during christmas vacation.. leaving the biggest present for last.. that way they have something to play with each day and they are overwhelmed on christmas day!
One of our holiday traditions is to have a neighborhood cookie baking party.
we bake cookies and give them to the neighbors it is fun and makes them smile
We string popcorn and put it on our tree outside for the birds
we have a big meal with family on xmas eve and exchange gifts
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One of our traditions is that my mom buys us all a new Christmas ornaments each year.
this is our 2nd christmas at the gulf coast so sunset walks on the beach are our daily tradition, life is good.
our tradition is to bake goody baskets for family and friends christmas eve
gathering all of the children in the family to decorate the tree at grandma’s house
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The family always know to show up at my house for Christmas
Baking gifts for our neighbors.
We always put up our Christmas tree right after our Thanksgiving dinner.
Our tradition is lots of family, gifts, and smiles!
Caroling around the neighborhood
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