First, before I go off on yet another tangent — my favorite tangent, actually — you should know that this column is about making some very cool free-form wreaths out of garden clippings. OK, enough of ...

This time of year, traditional evergreen wreaths with red ribbons are sold at every bodega, corner store, and gardening center—really anyplace with a cash register. And for good reason. They’re ...

“It’s a simple decoration,” he says. “You can make them out of anything.” By Black Friday, the wooden market stand owned by the Waltons down the road from the schoolhouse is filled with holiday greens ...