Recently I put together this pumpkin arrangement for a women's craft night demo. First I held a vase up to the top of the pumpkin and drew a line around the edge with a marker. Then I cut a hole in the top to fit the vase inside. After filling the vase with water, I began adding foliage and flowers from my fall garden.
I draped several clusters of honeysuckle vines around the edges, then filled the center with lavender 'Farmington' asters. The forked branches of the asters created a matrix to hold the rest of the stems in place.
I really wish I would have had some 'Totally Tangerine' geum flowers blooming to echo the orange of the pumpkin, but there weren't any to find at this time of year. However long spikes of violet 'Victoria' salvia contrasted well with the pumpkin color below.
Finally I finished it off with yellow umbels from my fennel plants. I planted fennel in hopes of luring swallowtail butterflies to lay their eggs, but none of them complied. I quite liked using the fennel flowers in arrangements, though.
This arrangement could be easily made with a mixed bouquet of flowers in fall colors from the grocery store. Happy Halloween!
Posted as part of the 'In a Vase on Monday' meme from the 'Rambling in the Garden' blog.
This is so lovely....I adore the pumpkin vase and will have to give it a try....love the flowers you chose.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous - the colours, the shape, the idea - thank you for such a brilliant tutorial. I'm going to have a go at making my own version soon.
ReplyDeleteI love it! I would have chosen yellows and oranges, but exactly that contrast of the pinks and lilacs to the orange pumpkin is what makes this stand out!
ReplyDeleteIt is just gorgeous!
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