Make your own foraged tabletop Christmas tree using our sustainable coir pot

What you need:

1 x 13cm coir pot. They are natural, biodegradable, and environmentally friendly, and the perfect addition for that rustic look and feel 

• 1 x floral foam brick 
• 1 x stick that is about 60cm in length – a sturdy, dry stick is useful 
• 1 x length of green tinsel 
• Florist wire
• Cypress branches or other evergreen foliage. Most hedge cuttings would be suitable for this. You can also use Christmas tree branches etc
• Skimmia
• Dried beans
• Glue gun 

How to make: 

• Add some stones or pebbles to the bottom of the coir pot, so it weight down the base and prevents the tree from falling over 
• Cut some floral foam and fill the inside of the coir pot, a tight fit will help the stick stay in place 
• Take the study solid stick about 60cm in length
• Insert the stick into the centre of the foam – you might need to twist it gently until it reaches the bottom of the pot 
• Apply some glue for extra sturdiness, if needed
• Top with some fried beans to hide the green foam
• Wrap the top half of the stick with green tinsel
• Select around 40 branches, bind them in sets of 2, and secure them with florist wire
• You will have around 20 springs of hand-tied foliage 
• For the bottom layer of the tree, secure sprigs of foliage to the bottom half of the tinsel covered portion with florist wire, continuing all the way around 
• Repeat the process three times, moving a little further up the stick each time, until you reach the top, layering the sections to create a full realistic looking tree