Like an eccentric uncle, the holidays often sneak up on people and leave tinsel wherever they go. Deck the halls with today's Groupon: for $20, you get a wreath-making workshop, with all supplies included, at Toms Creek Nursery and Landscaping in Denton (a $40 value).

Wreath-workshop attendees fashion festive circles of holiday greenery, brightening doorways just as the staff at Toms Creek Nursery and Landscaping has greenified lawns with vibrant shrubs, trees, and flowering plants since 1930. Staff members arm guests with the materials, know-how, and distilled holiday spirit necessary to create floral ornaments, which are crafted by wreath wranglers who pin the nursery's expertly grown greenery to circular frames. Finishing adornments complete wreathes, from ribbons and red berries to pinecones and the bones of a snowman. The workshop is open from Friday, November 25 through Saturday, December 17 at the following times: Monday–Friday 9 a.m.–5 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Attendees can drop by at any time, but should give themselves about two hours to complete holiday rounds.