Creating a Pumpkin Centerpiece Bouquet
You can bring your garden indoors with a small pumpkin and create a
festive splash of fall color in your home. Designing your own table bouquet
can be rewarding and fun. This project is easy and perfect for a special
party, to give as a gift to a friend or neighbor and makes the perfect
host or hostess gift. The best part is that the greenery clippings you
will need are only a short walk into your garden. This Pumpkin Centerpiece
Bouquet is perfect for any fall occasion that could use "the Mar touch".
Let's begin with what you will need for this project:
- A small pumpkin about 6-8 inches wide.
- One cube of oasis - available at your local garden center or craft store
- Flowers of choice
- Garden clippings (if available)
- Two toothpicks
- A soup spoon
- A paring knife
With the paring knife, carefully cut out the top of your pumpkin as if you
were carving it for Halloween. Place the top with stem in tack to the side.
Remove the pulp by scraping along the sides with the spoon just enough to
remove the seeds and stringy part.
Cut a piece of oasis that fits the opening of your pumpkin exactly.
If your pumpkin is large, place the oasis on its longer, horizontal side.
It should fit snuggly inside with no movement. Don't worry if it doesn't
look neat, no one will see this.
Now you're ready to add the clippings and greenery.
Here are some items that I use from my garden:
- Holly, Hemlock and Boxwood clippings
- Sedum, Hydrangeas and Cat Tails from grasses
- Ivy, Fern leaves, Mums and Phlox
- Montauk Daisies, Butterfly Bush flowers and my very favorite for this project—Astilbe
Lastly, break off about ¼ inch of the toothpicks. Stick the toothpicks into the
pumpkin at an angle about an inch from the opening and about an inch apart. Then,
attach the pumpkin top to the side of the pumpkin at a slight angle.
This pumpkin bouquet is easy and beautiful. Keep in mind that practice makes perfect.
Make sure to plan ahead and allow sufficient time to work on your arrangement. Don't
rush it and remember to enjoy the process.
And there you have it.
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