7 winter containers 🌲From simple to wild

[@jacquelinegomez1529]

I think the drift wood look like a jackalope. But beautiful pots !!!

[@judyrhine234]

Everything looks beautiful. I like to decorate outside that serves as my Christmas tree. I have an old ceramic tree with lights I set on my coffee table..LOL I’m 80!

[@wendyjohnson8508]

Love the more simple pots with pinecone! So classy.

[@altheab.8907]

Nice containers, Erin. How about solar lights? Free electricity and black cords. Maybe rose hips in the window box? A bit of red…not as vivid,but red. Pity you can’t just cut some winterberry on the side of the road. It does get expensive if have to buy instead of foraging. 😊💕👍

[@jennifergreene8891]

Hi Erin 👋 I love all the pots! They are all beautiful. My favorite is the window box. 😍 Thank you for sharing 😊

[@annetennison]

Hi Erin I love your winter pots! I’ve done solar Christmas lights this year in my pots so no turning on or off! Love them. We went to dump leaves at our city dump and I grabbed lots of greenery there! lol then we pulled through the city recycle area and my husbands dumping ours while I found lots of one gallon water jugs for winter sowing! I’m a scavenger when it comes to gardening!

[@susanrieske4258]

Urban foraging at its best!

[@Blueand4evergreen]

Erin your planters are absolutely gorgeous, thank you for sharing such beauty with us. Your content is so inspiring ❤

[@Rustytoolgardener]

I think the garage pot IS stunning. Honestly it’s my favourite. lol

[@OrchardAbundance]

Thank you for the inspiration to experiment with different types of containers and planters for Holiday decor! I love using pinecones in festive centerpieces indoors this time of year, but am now feeling inspired to also stage them in outdoor/porch decor too.

[@beverlymartin179]

Love how you use all natural materials in you pots, etc. And NO bows which I use sparingly. Just lovely!

[@terrygreenlee3639]

Erin, you totally out did yourself on all of those containers. Wow!!! So gorgeous! I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and creativity. Merry Christmas to you and yours.

[@jack6964]

Everything looks so beautiful!! You just have an eye for creating so many wonderful arrangements!!

[@gardensglory1229]

Wow Erin! I love how sculptural the pot with grapevine turned out! Very creative! Deanna

[@jsimoneau4]

love the pinecones and cherry lights! thanks for the inspiration!

[@janiceshea1129]

I found each and everyone of your evergreen pots to be very beautiful. You do a great job I’m going to copy you on a couple of my front pots. I love the snow tour we use to live in Alaska and in a way I miss the winter land scape. Here in southern Oregon we have green yes from rain but we don’t have to shovel it. We are living in a happy place where I have something blooming all year. Merry Christmas and I’m looking forward to watching you in the New Year Cheers

[@susanrieske4258]

No need to be apologetic. All the containers are lovely. Like you said, just be creative and have fun.

[@bethdannunzio9461]

Hi Erin lol I think it looks like a rabbit with really long ears. And I have done many pots and baskets and watched many examples on internet and I have to say yours far better than most beautiful job Erin!

[@kasiacholewinska]

Hi Erin! Love your winter containers! Every year they’re a bit different, always fun to watch. Pine cone and real berries are pure winter gems, but can be quite expensive so I tend to forage for those in my own yard. Cones we usually gather with kids during our walks in the forests and for the red berries I go for cotoneaster, they keep quite well in the arrangements. I have unlimited supply of the red twig dogwood from my neighbor and all the greens from my own garden. Thanx for sharing! Happy gardening!

[@conniemcquaid8795]

Love it all but especially the grapevine container

[@carlas872]

I always love your winter containers. They look so beautiful and natural. I think the lighted grapevine in the large pot looks great and so creative. Thank you so much for sharing and Merry Christmas to you, Mr. Much More Patient, Dorothy, Magnus and the kitties!

[@juliehorney995]

Wonderful, wonderful! Love outdoor pots too and mixing in forage and bought elements. Thank you for the inspiration to finish over here.

[@ivyandroses25]

Erin, winter containers always make me think of you!! ❄️

[@bonniejackson7476]

I love the urn pot! Beautiful!😊

[@peggyrhoads-ro8us]

I think your planters look beautiful. 💗

[@karenbruns5869]

Love the “pathetic “ garland!!!!

[@barbkenas5663]

Love them all and yes, sometimes simple is better! I think my favorite is that urn!

[@carolynvenema2264]

Sometimes the neatest pots come from using "all those lil bits n pieces"

[@carolfield8803]

I too love pinecones. The texture is so striking with greens. You're ready. Let it snow! Ho ho ho

[@Goosesillyduckgardens]

I’m sensing a circle theme this year. I love it!❤

[@eileenhugelier4095]

If your pot soil is frozen, either use warm water or drill holes in the soil! Use a one inch drill and poke several stems in each hole. It really works!

[@brendahayes3365]

❤️your front window box, absolutely beautiful!

[@salimorton641]

Erin, I always love your Christmas outdoor pots! This year the vine pot is my favorite! It's very cool looking! 😎😊

[@angela-sanders]

these remind me of my mom. the neighborhood my parents lived in had a garden club and they had all kinds of events. one was Christmas and she would make the most amazing baskets and win all the time. my favorite was a Christmas tree she did with no lights or modern stuff. She took acorn tops and dripped wax in them and put little red candles. The then dripped more wax on stained wooden clothes pins and attached the acorn tops with the candles on them and them clipped them on the tree. then she would go out the cotton farms and get permission to gather up the cotton that was left after harvest. She would get the cotton burrs and bolls, take tweezers to pick them out and string them on the tree. she then finished with red berries that were native (i don't know what they were). the finished product was simple and beautiful.

[@observer4497]

I love them all.. Winter pots are my new favorite thing to do come winter time.. I’m in zone 6a and own a few acreage that I can forage from and last year was my first year making winter pots and I’m hooked, because They came out beautiful.. I am in the process of putting all of mine together too but the weather has forced me to do them randomly..Love your channel.❤

[@katedorman7042]

Really beautiful! I love the grapevine loops and don’t think they look messy at all. I say this year’s designs are a WIN (and no head injury this year, either!!) ❤🎄

[@litaapreston9605]

They are all just beautiful

[@betsymaltby6788]

In the Northeast, our containers are our winter interest. Over time I have collected enough fillers to offset the expense of purchasing the greens....including pine cones. I found Trader Joe's has the best deal for fresh greens. Re-using what I have left of the styrofoam, but will not be purchasing more. I have switched to inexpensive top soil to fill containers and hanging baskets...a great anchor. Think your front door container is kinda awesome, love the grape vine wreaths! The little pom pom ball things in the Urn look like little Truffula Trees. Dogwood branches last for years in my garage; I use them to stake my amaryllis. Less is more...every container looks beautiful.

[@user-wr7yl7xp8d]

Don’t know if you meant the Wicked reference but I’m here for it. Love your pots/boxes!

[@janereel1903]

I caught that too DEFYING GRAVITY 😄 And her containers are always fun.

[@tammyludwig341]

Your planters are beautiful! The garage planter branches look like a jackalope to me! Definitely see the antlers! I love it too! The window box is my favorite!

[@kimby81]

That’s the first thing that I thought also 😂

[@kellyferren2705]

I love those rings from the first time I saw u make them,so much that I have them year round in my big planters in front of my arbour .

[@roslynholcomb]

Your winter greens are so beautiful. Here in lovely 8a my Supertunias are still blooming despite lows in the 20s for a couple weeks now. We always want what we can’t have.

[@bigtomatoplantslover6205]

What a lovely plants 🪴 Like it My friend thank you for good sharing Have a great day

[@ellenmchale6103]

Erin, let's catch a plane to California, and I'll take you to the forest spots to collect Sugar & Jeffrey Pine cones!!! :) I adore them and I have giant tubs full of all kinds of cones. From teeny tiny 1.5" Red Fish Lake, Idaho pine to 18-20" Sugar Pine from the Sierras and everything in between. (You should see a Jack Pine cone from Northern Ca., dense very pokey - kinda the Charlie Brown of evergreen cones.) Your containers make me SMILE!

[@cherylt6888]

Beautiful so natural and simple….Love them all❤️😊

[@cindybunker4918]

Erin, the pots are beautiful! I live an hour north of you. A neighbor uses solar lights for her decor. Leaves it up year round, and it is so beautiful! Maybe an option for you, too?

[@krismatson2137]

Winter containers are some of my favorite things to create. Yours are amazing and I love that you use mainly all natural items without bows and ornaments, etc. I don't have any containers the size of yours but I can dream!

[@gardenextra7415]

I think it's always worth doing, They're beautiful.❤ Mine I only see during the day But I do love the lights.

[@SteveL2012]

I look forward to the globe obelisk and urn winter container every year! I also really loved how the grape vine structure looks at night. A bit behind here due to business travel, but this turned out to be perfect viewing for Christmas Eve morning! Merry Christmas Erin!

[@msv3402]

All of your decorations look amazing 😊

[@KarenHogan-k4m]

I love the lights on the grapevine wreaths and how you’ve made it a vertical sculpture. Very creative!

[@jamacolegrove5181]

Totally looks like deer antlers. Yay for you!

[@patsyden6276]

Very beautiful Christmas pots. Thank you for sharing. Hope you are having a wonderful day.

[@rhondaschenk5727]

They all look great, Erin! Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas!

[@pammounce7001]

Love your winter pots! Beautiful!!

[@terrivance8750]

So festive & lovely!!! ❤❤❤

[@JRP58]

Simple and gorgeous!

[@belindam3797]

How annoying Erin- not only are you a wonderful and knowledgable gardner - you’re also incredibly creative as well! 😂 The pots all look fantastic! Also have you considered actually trying your hand at sculpture? I could see some kind of welded metal art somewhere in the garden, in the same form as the loops in your big pot 😊

[@rosemarybushea3447]

Love the containers and it's always inspiring. Much rain for two days here in NC, so no garden work. Gearing up for Christmas, have been decorating a bit using natural foraged materials.

[@SharonOtto-e7c]

Georgous containers!!

[@lisag6796]

Love your pots!! I purchase what I can't get for free from tree lots. Even then, it's potluck (no pun intended!).

[@LisaBeaver-r4e]

You’re looking so good , I believe you’ve lost weight. Love your channel !

[@davidrojas3982]

I think the drift wood looks like bunny ears😂

[@vickijackson9115]

Love the containers. I would leave the beautiful Hoop and other structures all the time to add interest to your pots. 🤗🎄

[@annhoffman2913]

Love your casual approach to free flowing christmas decorating. Not to be political but many have pointed out to me that if we need to replenish lights we need to buy them this year(after Xmas sale) because the $$$ will go up next year.

[@beckyscheller9358]

Love all of the pots. I have been shopping my yard and byways, for mine this year. Such fun

[@SusanStapes]

The winter pots are beautiful.

[@joannlyons9639]

Everything looks so festive! Always love the lighted ring! Merry Christmas!🎄🎁

[@kathleenpalmer845]

Love the window box display !

[@NancyBrewster]

Love all your containers and window box. Have a hard time picking a favorite. Would love to have any of them at my house.

[@pamelacallaway3922]

The pots look great, especially the grapevine container.

[@EmilysGarden902]

I think the windowbox and the urn are my favorites - beautiful! Will have to try some winter containers next year. I have lots of evergreens, but I'm scared to cut too much!

[@GrettaVanMaanen-pj8ql]

Merry Christmas! Love your videos.❤️

[@lm8006]

Love them all! I was in a blue foliage/yellow twig dogwood & pinecones mood for my porch pots this year too. I just finished mine Monday which is a bit late for me. I blame 2024’s late thanksgiving 😉

[@christinenagel8300]

Beautiful arrangements!!! Thank you for sharing 👏👏👏!!

[@maureenlarkin3495]

Beautiful!

[@stephenlaw1782]

Excellent use of materials for colour and interest

[@bethjohnson8234]

Very pretty

[@franbernhards7844]

Absolutely gorgeous!

[@KathieRobinson-f3p]

Love your yellow twig willow(?). I have some red twig dogwood which looks nice in Christmas pots as well.

[@janicegrogg9710]

Containers are beautiful🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️👍

[@denisedelgado3350]

I like your piece of driftwood! 😄

[@faithkandler7092]

Love the pots! I never thought of using solar lights. I’ll have to give that a try. Just a question…why didn’t you run an extension cord out of the garage for the rope/garland?

[@martinlugus5499]

Creative, interesting, beautiful, Erin. Merry Christmas. Great year, great content.

[@Jessica.VanWagenen]

Gosh great ideas!! Thank you!

[@debschnarr5091]

I love your containers!

[@racheljeremiah9941]

Hi Erin, never thought to use cut greenery and cones for outside. Always plant a few pots with bulbs and violas. Think I’ll give it a go next year cos I’d have to buy foliage. Love your pots they look great. Merry Christmas ❤️

[@scallywags12]

The tree branch looks more like an African gazelle horn. Still effective!😀

[@قناةطبخالمغربيالاصيل]

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[@terrypauloregon]

I love those grape vine loops. I’ve never done them. Because I don’t have grapes. I’d love to know what time of year you cut them and how long you have to make the loops before they harden off?

[@LS-um3zq]

So much to look at!

[@barbaraperkovic1996]

I’m seeing rabbit with huge ears. Love you.

[@junewrogg6137]

Beautiful

[@Linda-4335]

I watched an episode where you mentioned a plant planner worksheet you offered. I didn't make note of where to find it to download. Can you please reply or mention again. Love your garden and informal style and presentation. Linda G.

[@stephaniesharkey3538]

Very nice🎄

[@lisaborkowski1483]

They all look beautiful Erin!! I haven’t had a lot of time to watch my favorite u-tubers but glad I caught this one. You look great by the way. Did you lose weight?

[@OrlandoAppraiser]

Great ideas. But where do we get the ginormous pine cones?

[@TheImpatientGardener]

@@OrlandoAppraiser I have found them at garden centers around the holidays but there seems to be a lot of online places that sell them as well. I have had horrible luck with anything purchased through Amazon though.

[@SunnyBlueSkyDay]

Looking good! Unfortunately I waited too long to do window boxes...the week before they were blooming still and then the temps dropped and the soil froze up🥺

[@NancyJackson]

What happened to the huge metal ring you put in the large pot last year?

[@kathleensabourin556]

It's in the first planter she shows!

[@kelleyarnold679]

Erin, love your channel, would you be willing to share where you source your outdoor picks? I also do outdoor containers and gave struggled to find berries made of polyurethane vs foam, that the birds peck and destroy.

[@TheImpatientGardener]

@@kelleyarnold679 Good ones are hard to find! I’ve been picking them up at garden centers over the years mostly. Still searching for a great source for them myself.

[@michelearmstrong4060]

I have started using light weight pots now. I was worried about them cracking in the winter so i put them in the shed. What material of pot won't crack and yet be light?

[@dglemmer1]

Hey Erin - totally off the subject of winter containers….but you often feature the Wild Magic Basil in your garden. Do you buy that as seeds or a plant? I’ve searched everywhere and can’t find it. Help!

[@TheImpatientGardener]

@@dglemmer1 ‘Wild Magic’ is sterile and patented so unfortunately the only way to get it is by buying plants. Annie’s Annuals typically has it but with the sale of the business I’m not sure what will happen with that.

[@dglemmer1]

@ thank you so much for your reply!