1. Start with a coat hanger and bend it into any shape–-a heart, a circle, a diamond--or use a crimped wire ring. You will also need green florist tape and 26-gauge green paddle wire. If using a coat hanger wrap it with the tape to keep the plant material you attach from slipping.
2. Gather herb stems and flowers into bunches and bind to ring with paddle wire. (Fresh plant material should be conditioned first by cutting and putting stems in water a few hours before making wreath.) Work around wreath, overlapping herb bunches so stem ends are hidden. If making a heart shaped wreath work down one side at a time. Mix colors and textures: grayish lavender with dark green basil, spikes of salvia blossoms with clusters of heliotrope.
3. As you work, hold wreath up from time to time. Any skimpy spots? Fill in with leafy, fluffy herbal branches such as artemisia. Herbs shrink slightly as they dry, so your wreath may become a bit smaller as time goes by.
