Thanksgiving is coming up at the end of the month and I wanted to share some floral inspiration with you. Just because Halloween is over doesn't mean we have to put away the pumpkins yet. As far as I am concerned decorative gourd season is still going strong.
For some of you who may not know, I am Canadian and grew up near Vancouver BC. Now I live in Washington State (only about 10 minutes from the Canadian border, so I really didn't go too far).
Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving in October. We celeb ate it on what Americans call Columbus Day (although I have to say I'm in favor of ditching Columbus Day for Indigenous Peoples Day).
1. First, carve the top of your pumpkin off and place a bowl or something waterproof inside. I used an old sour cream container and filled it with water. Then I took some clear tape and made an X over the top of the opening. This will help support the flowers so they don't sag or droop all over the place.
2. Next, add some filler to support the flowers and add some greenery. Normally I would use ferns but since I didn't have any I used cedar branches because I had a ton of those instead. Clip them and place them into the water like I did above.
3. Now you can begin to add your flowers. Trim off leaves from the bottom of the stems and start placing them in each of the 4 quadrants that you marked off with the tape..
3. I used all white flowers like mums, hydrangea, snap dragons and a bunch of other stuff I don't know the name of (sorry, that is completely unhelpful to you, I know).
4. Finally, try to add a variety of textures and heights. Fill in any empty spaces with leaves, greenery or more flowers. Rotate your arrangement and view it from all sides to make sure that it looks balanced.