How to Make an Advent Wreath

Now, cut some evergreen boughs to weave into the wire frame. It doesn't really matter what kind of evergreen you use, although branches of yew, fir, and laurel are most traditional (and tend to last the longest without drying out). If you already have your Christmas tree, you can use small branches trimmed from it.

The evergreens in the photo above are yew bushes in front of our house, and, after we trim them in the spring, we let some branches grow long every year so that we use them for the Advent wreath. Younger branches are easier to work with.