After a confined Christmas 2020 which made it a little difficult for Santa Claus to arrive in houses and apartments, many of us are wondering about this Christmas 2021: will Santa Claus have to present a pass? -sanitary before starting his tour in each district? The doubt persists to this day, and in the meantime, prepare the ground for it!
Rainy December, muddy garden…
Who knows what the weather will be in December? It is not uncommon that, depending on the region, the cold has not yet arrived and that the rain with mild temperatures turns your exterior into a Wales rugby pitch in the fall. So, start by preventing mud from forming and dirtying your guests’ dress shoes on New Year’s Eve, as well as Santa’s boots because, to be discreet from house to house, there is no question of leaving muddy traces. on his way !
If you lack the time or the means between now and Christmas to develop the surroundings of a new house, under renovation or whose garden must be worked by a landscaper in 2022, a temporary solution can be put in place. After having stabilized and leveled the ground as much as possible, collect a few wooden pallets that you will put together one behind the other to create a stable path. Lay scrap boards on the pallets to make a full and smooth surface. You can attach them to the pallets with screws or large nails and adorn the sides of large pots lined with winter pots or evergreen shrubs. Nothing prevents you from supplementing with solar beacons, solar lanterns or a garland of LEDs to reinforce the delimitation of the path!
On a balcony, the pallets can be replaced by wooden gratings which combine aesthetics and insulation against stagnant puddles of water.
…Happy Christmas!
Whatever the weather, Christmas will most certainly be happy! It seems that since November 15, children can already send their letter to Santa Claus without even affixing a stamp, but without forgetting to give him their address, otherwise none of the 50 elves making up his secretariat will be able to reply!
Prepare Christmas decorations, with your children or not, from natural elements collected on walks, install a Christmas tree grown in France or make a tree out of pallet wood…
As for Christmas gifts for loved ones who love gardening, there are plenty of temptations in stores, sometimes a little eccentric or useless. It’s up to everyone to see according to their desires, their budget, their environmental concerns, but think of the gardener’s diaries, the homemade birdhouse, the DIY insect hotel, the planting labels made by yourself, packets of original seeds unearthed from organic merchants, good tools purchased from recycling centers or Emmaüs, plants offered by local nurseries, etc.
Happy December and Merry Christmas!
Written by Nathalie on 25/11/2021