Heart-Shaped & Espaliered Rosemary & Pink Lavender Sprig Wreaths (Holiday Gifts)

White wire hangers, clipped and formed into heart-shapes, with centers latticed or in an espaliered pear tree pattern can be used for holiday gifts. Get a good wire clipper for it.

Use organic, dried, extra-long rosemary sprigs for visual texture. 75% rosemary sprigs and 25% dried pink lavender, organic for the herbal wreaths. Tuck in dried, organic lemon thyme and Thanksgiving turkey-stuffing herbs like organic sage leaves into lattice.

Another good gift for cooks or gardeners would be growing organic, bonsai-sized, espaliered pear trees in large, rectangular metal pots, painted bright white. This would go well with bonsai-sized, concord grapes, formed into an arch-structure in front of the espaliered bonsai pear trees too. An old Victorian-style newborn baby bassinet made from white spray-painted wrought iron could be a planter with trellis support. Use antique ivory lace for the giant ribbon, as a gift.

Little Victorian doll prams/strollers are another good plant holder for potted pink lavenders bushes, organic. There are many things at antique shops that can go in the garden with a clear sealant spray. Some people place copper sheeting behind old, round, repainted window frames and then echo the shape and color in a giant, copper bird-gazing ball. Or they use a giant, urn-shaped pot (5ft high), to half-bury, tipped over, and plant a bed of spring flowers (e.g. varying heights of white tulips). That way it looks like it's spilling out of the urn, in waves of colors and heights. Picking one to three neutral colors (e.g. whites and greens or pastel pinks) would be visually harmonious also.

This would also look creative with a more neutral all-green-foliaged kitchen herb garden next to the new, baby-sized zucchini and summer squash plant bed. The elevated plant beds could be made from wrought iron Victorian infant crib bed frames, all spray painted a dark bronze color.

A heart-shaped, reclaimed brick plant bed can be arranged to hold an elevated collection of giant allium bulbs, which are drought-wise and require little amendment to the soil.  Removing weedy front lawns and putting this in can be a time-saver. An arrangement of old wine barrels as backyard planter pots for mini Evergreen topiary trees is also appealing. Old wine barrels can also be cut in half, lengthwise, and planted with spring annuals. Check Habitat for Humanity shops for landscaping materials too.