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DIY Winter Porch Arrangement

After the summer plants are gone, the water fountain drained and put away, all the colorful decor tucked safely away for the foreboding winter snows soon to be upon us, the porch doesn’t need to just be barren, (or in this case… the courtyard patio). It’s still nice to have something pretty out on the courtyard to look at til the promise of Spring arrives next year. Here’s the easy DIY winter porch arrangement I put together this week. And I’ll give you a great tip on where you can find some free greenery!

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The courtyard at our 100 year old house was a forgotten little spot and looked to be used as a dumping ground in our backyard when we first bought this house a couple years ago. But once we put the large patio door in the breakfast room, what could be hidden away previously, now was the main southern view from inside. (you can read more about the courtyard transformation here)

Since it is a main view from inside, it’s nice to have something to ‘view’, right?

Here’s what I did this year:

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As I don’t want to have to change it after Christmas, I created this DIY winter porch arrangement so that it will last the winter through.

I already had everything to make this, all I needed to do was gather it together, repurposing it for this creation, and then add some fresh greenery.

Here’s the tip for getting fresh greenery… (a friend of mine shared it with me, so I’ll pass it on to you)

Check out your local compost site. In our town, we have a place the ‘city folks’ can take their yard waste, like leaves, branches and even trees. It’s a great place to get lots of mixed greenery and twigs… but you need to go before they run it through the ‘chipper’! I went with my yard gloves and pruners and snipped here and there, and wound up with a wonderful selection of greenery, totally free.

SimpleDecoratingTips.com DIY Winter Porch Arrangement

White pine branches, red pine boughs with the pinecones still attached, blue spruce branches and even some lovely cedar boughs. (The red twigs came from a pruning job of my own)

I simply laid some mixed greens on the two tiers of the stand.

SimpleDecoratingTips.com DIY Winter Porch Arrangement

Then, with a pot that can take the freezing weather, and half filled with dirt, I started the DIY winter porch arrangement. Using the dirt to hold the pieces in, I shoved in the twigs and branches, then finished with some large pinecones that have wooden dowels glued on the bottom of them, along with 3 little birdhouses that have dowels on them too. (The dirt isn’t frozen yet, but when the temp drops it will freeze solid. That’s why this pot has to be able to withstand the cold without cracking.)

Oh and something else I spied at the compost when I was gathering greenery, was this branch covered with this moss. I thought it was so pretty it got placed in the center of the arrangement.

SimpleDecoratingTips.com DIY Winter Porch Arrangement

Here’s another tip:

Mix fresh and faux greenery. I have several faux greenery boughs in this pot. (I ordered some from Hobby Lobby a few years ago, and they still looks great!) You can’t tell by looking what’s real and what’s faux, but the faux does two things…

It holds it green color longer than the real, which will start to fade or turn yellowish by mid January, so the faux helps the arrangement look good longer.

The faux also is on stiff metal wire stakes, so it helps hold the arrangement together. Although this spot is pretty protected from the strong wind, being outside it still has to hold up to the elements.

SimpleDecoratingTips.com DIY Winter Porch Arrangement

Well, it’s going to happen…

The courtyard along with the rest of the yard is going to get blanketed with snow! But when it does, it’ll only look even prettier. (When you live in the Midwest, you have to have a good attitude about winter or you’ll be kind of depressed over the reality of it. I love it! It keeps the poisonous snakes, spiders and scorpions in the south!) 😉

Here are some more Christmas decorating ideas:

Christmas Table Re-Do
Vintage WWII Christmas Ornaments
Vintage Christmas on Display
Vintage Christmas Tree Reflectors sdtips.com
vintage candolier diorama
Kitchen Cabinet Door Wreaths
DIY Barnwood Porch Banner SimpleDecoratingTips.com
Vintage Clock Diorama
Christmas Collection 2019
Rustic Creche
Christmas 2018 nativity with house
Unique Christmas Tree Stand
DIY Swags... sort of
Deer Themed Christmas Decorating Ideas
How to Create Let it Snow Artwork
Quick and Easy DIY Alpine Garland
DIY Christmas Stockings
Make your own Natural Potpourri (1)
DIY a vintage basket lid Felt Nativity
DIY Hanging Lanterns Greenery
DIY Winter Porch Arrangement
Deer Themed Winter Wonderland
DIY Antler Candleholders
Displaying an Outdoor Nativity
Rustic Deer Themed Christmas Tree
Christmas Nativity Collection
Deer Antlers for Christmas
Christmas diarama
Christmas chalkboard 2014
Yikes Where do you put all those bins full of decorations after Christmas
How to Make a Florist Bow for a Merry Christmas Welcome Wreath
Hanging Christmas Lanterns
using pallet wood for outdoor nativity
Step-by-Step to build this centerpiece
Christmas-Cones-for-Chairs
christmas felt applique pillows
DIY Guilded Twig Ornament Tree

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