Woven with Love: Making a Sustainable Funeral Wreath
- Sep 19
- 1 min read
Woven wreaths can be created from a number of different types of plant material. Willow is the most obvious candidate, but you can also use cornus (dogwood), birch, poplar and ash, each with a meaning which makes them not inappropriate for funerals:
Salix (Weeping Willow) - Mourning
Ash - Grandeur
Betula (Silver Birch) - Meekness
Aspen (Poplar) - Lamentation
Cornus (Dogwood) - Durability
Cedar - Strength
Floral tributes created this way are absolutely in tune with the drive to make floristry more sustainable and are ideal for woodland burials. The big disadvantage is that moss doesn’t have the lasting qualities of foam, but for funeral work this shouldn’t be a problem as long as the customer understands this.
Su Whale is a florist and freelance writer with over thirty years' experience in the floristry industry. She is the author and publisher of three best-selling books: Cut Flowers, 4th edition (2020) Cut Foliage, 2nd Edition, (2021) and Houseplants (2019), all bookshelf essentials for the professional florist.
