I love this idea to use the summertime flower garden window planters for fall harvest bounty. It would also be great to put these items in a basket or wooden bowl on tables for centerpieces!
Harvest Planter
From Martha Stewart:
When cold weather arrives, gourds, winter squash, Indian corn, and small pumpkins can fill the planters that once overflowed with flowering annuals.
Autumn is such a gorgeous and magical time. It has always been my favorite time of year with the crisp air, the smell of woodstoves, the crunch of leaves under my feet and the smell of harvest enveloping me like a soft blanket.
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From: Martha Stewart Weddings
A table arrangement of grains celebrates the bounty of fall. In addition to wheat, which symbolizes a fruitful life, this textured display includes other dried grasses (available at crafts stores), so it can be made weeks ahead. The final flourish? A luxurious satin bow.
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Centerpiece How-To
To make each centerpiece, you’ll need about a hundred stalks (six bunches) of dried grass and wheat.
1. Bundle 15 or so stems together at a time (they’re easiest to handle if you secure bundles with floral tape about 4 inches below grain pods).
2. Hold between thumb and forefinger at an angle. Add bundles, in a spiral as shown, until all are used.
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3. Wrap with floral tape (choose a color that matches your ribbon). Trim ends with floral pruner (cut center tips shorter for a stable base). Tie a wide ribbon over tape.
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Tool for the Task: Colored Floral Tape
This handy tape, which becomes sticky only when you stretch it, and then adheres only to itself, is now widely available in a variety of shades. That means it blends beautifully into boutonnieres, bouquets, and centerpieces such as this one.