By Sharon Cohoon, Sunset senior garden writer

When it's time to prune your shrubs, are you ever amazed by how much material one little garden can generate?  Well, then imagine what happens at a public garden.  That's why when they offer a holiday wreath-making class you're provided with so much material to work with it makes you almost giddy with delight.  And why they don't have to charge a fortune.

The Arboretum of Los Angeles, for instance, one of whose wreath-making classes is shown below, charges only $30 for their class (frame, wire, and all wreath materials included).  But sign up quickly.  As you can imagine, it's popular.

Tuesday, December 9, 10 am to Noon.  Instructors: Marla Carter and Esme Gibson.

Call 626/821-4624 or email Jill.Berry@arboretum.org to make reservations.

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