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Bountiful Fall Bouquets
by Kris Law
Autumn gardens are filled with the makings
for bouquets and arrangements that can be placed outside or, when it turns
cooler and the holidays approach, brought inside for a centerpiece. Try an
arrangement with the following late-blooming flowers, vegetables, berries,
fruits, and leaves:
Flowers
Sunflowers, asters, dahlias, zinnias, hydrangeas, September flower, sage,
autumn bugbane
Vegetables and herbs
Pumpkins, winter squash, gourds, peppers, winter wheat, dill, sage
Berries and fruits
Cranberries, beautyberries, nandina, baneberries, porcelain berries, crabapples,
blue cohosh berries, apples, pomegranates, mandarin oranges
Leaves
Colorful leaves from trees such as maple, oak, and magnolia; bushes such
as viburnum and burning bush; or vines such as grape leaves and porcelain
vine
Hollow out the pumpkins, gourds, apples, peppers, or squash to create a natural
vase for the other items, or cradle the goods in a basket or bowl. You can
create a more formal arrangement by using only one type of flower, or combine
different flowers, berries, and leaves to create a mixed bouquet in the spirit
of the bountiful fall season.
October Holiday Idea
By Stefani Leto, Windowbox.com
Pity the average Jack o'Lantern. Carved up, lit from the inside, and bald.
That's right, no hair on top. Without resorting to celebrity-endorsed hair
restoration products, you can grow a gorgeous head of hair for your personal
pumpkin.
Following the usual procedure, after opening the top, remove the inside "goop"
and scrape the sides. Now, poke some generous holes in the bottom - at least
as big around as a pencil.
Depending on how long you want your Jack to last, you can either use an ordinary
grocery plastic bag to line it or not. If you want to carve a face all the
way through, just realize the holes will show brown, not light.
Put potting soil inside the pumpkin and moisten it. Into the top, arrange
some nicely rooted long ivy cuttings. If you do this two weeks before the
end of the month, tresses will greet trick-or-treaters.
More You Might Like:
Salt Dough Pumpkin Patch
Mummy Pots
Ghost Luminaries
More Halloween Features
About the Author:
Provided by Windowbox.com, a complete
resource for growing flowers, vegetables, and herbs in containers, as well
as decorating and enjoying your harvest.
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