With entertaining season on the horizon, we're looking for fun alternatives to the standard floral display centerpiece. Here are a few smile-worthy ideas straight made from one of our favorite produce aisle staples — asparagus!
Inspiration Gallery: Asparagus Centerpeices
With entertaining season on the horizon, we're looking for fun alternatives to the standard floral display centerpiece. Here are a few smile-worthy ideas straight made from one of our favorite produce aisle staples — asparagus!
Our local grocery store has been selling big bunches of elegant asparagus for stalks for under two dollars a pop which got our wheels turning...
•1. The slender stalks add a lovely element of interest when affixed the outside of a cylindrical vase. To achieve the look, slide a rubber band over the outside of a vase, slip a single layer of asparagus stalks between the vase and rubber band, and then tie a ribbon over top the rubber band to hide it.
•2. Asparagus topiaries make sweet whimsical centerpieces, especially when arranged in groups. See Rachel Ray's full instructions here.
• 3., 4. Pair asparagus with their artichoke friends, add some candles, and you've got one fresh table arrangement to celebrate the harvest. For a detailed how-to, visit Harvest's instructions here.
• 5. Or you can embrace simplicity and arrange them as you would flowers in a clear case with stems unadorned.
(Images: 1: via Paris Hotel Boutique, 2: Antonis Achilleos for Rachel Ray Magazine, 3: Better Homes and Gardens, 4: Harvest.org, 5: via Hello Designers)
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view joeshack's profile
someone finally found a use for out of season asparagus... awesome.
view matt in kc's profile
Yeah, these ideas are well-intentioned, but very out-of-season.
view brittanykate's profile
Oh, these kinda bum me out. All I can think of is all the delicious asparagus potential not fulfilled.
view sflo's profile
I'd rather eat the real asparagus and use a majolica asparagus vase.
view mirandabee's profile
I think they're great!
view openhouse richmond's profile
Using edibles as throw-away decoration will not happen in our house; we don't throw away leftovers!
view wally3's profile
very pretty, but please, keep it for spring! the beauty of asparagus is its fleeting availability; don't encourage stores to carry tasteless, expensive stalks shipped from Argentina!
view hurricanelea's profile
Thumbs up to the idea of using majolica pottery instead of edible foods as decor. Seems so very wasteful to me.
view verily's profile
The third image was actually my inspiration picture for my thanksgiving centerpieces last year. We had 50 guests over and I did various versions with our round and rectangle tables.
We purchased our produce from Trader Joe's and it was relatively inexpensive.
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What is the SEO racket?
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