Very pretty. My fave are pears, which are my fave fruit to eat too!

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I like to display Granny Smith apples in an old colander on my coffee table (which is an old wooden bench).

the apples in the wood bowl are golden delicious. my favorites.

Fruits really do serve a double purpose. Not only are they fabulous to display - they can actually be used as food when the eye grows tired of them.

You can also pile a bunch of green apples in a top-down pyramidal shape. No need to make a square form. You can start with a rectangular base of 7 to 10 apples long repeated for 3 to 4 rows look amazing. I saw an example at the spa in Sonoma; it was gorgeous.

I learned the hard way not to allow lemons to sit out too long...when I found a moldy one. But I do love the way they look.

Had the same experience DC Christine. I used to display a stack of lemons in a black bowl.

I went though a Granny Smith phase. My current favorite apples are Galas.