Decorating
How to Create a Harvest-style Centerpiece
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Dec 4, 2005, 00:38

(ARA) - If you are looking for a unique way to impress your family and friends this season, try carving a butternut squash into a bewitching harvest-style centerpiece. It makes a great addition to any autumn table.
Here’s how it’s done according to Julie McCann Mulligan, author of “A Year Full of Flowers” and floral expert for 1-800-FLOWERS.COM:

You’ll need flowers such as Asiatic lilies, seeded eucalyptus, hypericum, celosia, and if available, solidago. Select any size butternut squash that stands up nice and straight and cut off the squash about an inch from the top. Scoop out pulp, seeds, and flesh of the squash, leaving 1-inch thickness of flesh next to squash skin.

Next, stuff water-soaked floral foam, available from most craft stores, into the squash cavity. Cut and insert a lily in the foam for a focal point. Cut and insert the other lilies. Cut all flowers into sprigs and insert into foam to fill gaps. Before you cut the flowers, hold them near the squash to determine the height and be sure to give each stem a fresh cut on an angle. It’s a truly one of a kind arrangement. Courtesy of ARA Content

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