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8 1/2 X 8 1/2 In, 128 Pp, 60 Full-Color < Photographs, 25 Line Drawings < "Teddy Colbert's Living Wreaths Are < Symbols of Great Gardening, Great < Innovative Creativity, and Great < Imagination. . . Enjoy The Glories of The < Garden In A New and Unusual Way. "-- < Martha Stewart. Imagine Snipping Fresh < Salad and Cooking Herbs From Your < Kitchen Wreath. Delight Your Senses < and Indulge Your Gardening/Entertaining < Fantasies To Create Your Own Magnificent < Miniature Garden In The Round. With < Teddy Colbert's Simple Directions, Your < Gift Giving Can Become A Living Tribute < To You Ingenuity and Artful Taste In < Succulents Or Flowereing and < Fruit-Bearing Plants.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #621466 in Books
• Published on: 1996-06-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

From the Inside Flap
Creating wreaths that last for months or years is the astonishing premise behind Teddy's living-wreath concept, perfected over many years of experimentation. One of the wreaths featured in this book is over twelve years old.

Making your first succulent wreath the "mother" of numerous wreath offspring is a how-to accomplishment explained in simple directions and step-by-step-photos. From diminutive to awesome, wreath scale can range from just inches to six feet in diameter from a plant list limited only by your imagination.

Snip fresh salad and cooking herbs from a wreath in your kitchen or take a cue from Teddy's charming garden alfresco picnic featured in the book. The long table's centerpieces are living salad wreaths, and the cutlery includes wee scissors at each guests' place setting for a memorable "create your own" dining experience. After the picnic, the lettuce plants grow new leaves, just as they would in the garden bed.

Create Teddy's living wreaths as fun family projects and community-group gift-making activities. The symbol of the wreath is the circle that brings us together in cooperative celebrations of our relationships, nowhere more eloquently expressed than with Teddy-inspired living wreaths for holidays, marriages and anniversaries, birthdays, sweet sixteens, and religious events on a simple to a grand scale.

Indulge in the new gardening hobby you've been waiting for, and share it with your friends!

From the Back Cover
Imagine snipping fresh salad and cooking herbs from your kitchen wreath. Delight your senses and indulge your gardening/entertaining fantasies to create your own magnificent miniature garden in the round. With Teddy Colbert's simple directions, your gift giving can become a living tribute to your ingenuity and artful taste in succulents or flowering and fruit-bearing plants, whether you create your own or order one of hers.

About the Author
Principal Photographer for The Living Wreath.

Teddy colbert has been a contributing garden writer to the Los Angeles Times since 1976. Magazine articles on her living wreaths have been featured in Los Angeles Times Magazine, Marth Stewart's Living, Better Homes and Garden, Home, Women's Day, Horticulture, House Beautiful, Harrowsmith, Brooklyn Woman, Sunset and Country Living. Terry is a trained horticulturist and journalist, tendering years of botanical experimentation in perfecting her living-wreath concept. She and her husband Ed live in Somis, California.

Customer Reviews

Great project for the "crafty gardener"!
Nothing makes a garden project book better than glossy photos and clear step-by-step instructions. The Living Wreath has both! This Martha (Stewart, that is) approved activity developed by Teddy Colbert, is an exciting way to look at "container" planting. Although the book sometimes seems to be a vehicle for promoting Teddy's living wreath products, including tools, materials and completed wreaths, her products are not necessary to create your own living wreath. Teddy's technique was created with succulent plant materials and the majority of the "how-to" section focuses on creating a succulent living wreath however, there are also inspirational examples of adaptions that include such creative ideas as a fresh herb "clock" for the kitchen, a living strawberry wreath, a fresh spring greens wreath (put it in the center of your dining table and let everyone "pick" their own salad!) plus several flowering wreaths with petunias and impatiens or a beautiful mix of flowering annuals. 50 wreaths are pictured in all. A great book for the "crafter" in ever gardener.

50 Unique Wreath Designs
No two wreaths are alike, yet they are all beautiful. Each reflects the character and ability of an individual - romantic, vivacious, formal, or gentle - and conveys the refreshing uniqueness inherent in each of us. ~Teddy Colbert

I was amazed when I first notice a real-life succulent wreath. I had no idea you could grow plants in a wreath shape. This book shows you how to make living wreaths and how to care for them. There are horizontal and vertical styles. You might want to make one as a table wreath or even hand one like a chandelier with candles.

The chapter on "Making It From Scratch" shows you exactly what you need to make the wreath, from soil quantities to how much copper wire and moss you will need.

While reading this fascinating little book you will also find lore and decorating ideas. Once you have read about how to make the wreaths, you can adapt the basic design with other plant materials. The Culinary Herbs section shows a wreath made with Italian parsley, summer savory, cilantro and basil. The most interesting wreath is the one where you grow strawberries.

~The Rebecca Review