Easy Christmas Rosemary Tree Centerpiece

This Christmas, wow friends and family with a stunning centerpiece they'll think you broke the bank on. A rosemary tree centerpiece can grace your table for under $20 and ten minutes.

First, purchase a small rosemary tree, about a foot high, from a local garden store. Rosemary is a fragrant herb used for poultry and vegetables, especially in French cooking. The herb grows in small pine-like needles on thicker wooden branches and easily resembles a miniature Christmas tree.

Place the rosemary tree in a clear, glass trifle bowl. Center the herb tree in the center. Surround the tree with bright Christmas decorations to suit the theme of your home or Christmas dinner table. Small, glass Christmas ornaments easily fit between the potted herb tree and the glass dish. A nest of colorful, shiny tinsel will also decorate the centerpiece, or you can tape fun, decorated wrapping paper around the inside of the trifle bowl.

For a foodie-themed Christmas centerpiece, fill the trifle bowl with small, sugar Christmas cookies or brightly colored hard candies. Foil-wrapped truffles mixed with peppermints offers a variety of textures and colors.

The rosemary tree's branches will be too delicate to hang normal ornaments, but you can tie small pieces of Christmas ribbon at eat branch tip. Tiny stars cut from colored foil will also be light enough to decorate the holiday centerpiece.

Place the trifle bowl on its glass pedestal in the center of your Christmas buffet line or dinner table. The strong, piney scent of the rosemary tree will be fragrant even when the food is gone. This holiday centerpiece works well for simple cocktail parties too.

Since the rosemary tree stays potted and requires little water, you can assemble this Christmas centerpiece almost anywhere with only a few supplies. You can also easily disassemble it and move it from party to office to home with no stress.

After the holidays, continue caring for the rosemary tree. Break off a few branches, spear some chicken breasts, and grill up a fragrant, healthy, delicious break from all that turkey and dressing.