Beach-Inspired Pumpkin Centerpiece

Each year with the arrival of fall, I can’t help but notice a more diverse selection of gourds and pumpkins available at pumpkin patches and local garden centers. This living centerpiece evokes memories of a bonfire on the beach while surrounded by water, sand and sea grasses dancing in the dunes. The blue pumpkin represents the sea, and a variety of air plants (tillandsia) mimic waving sea grass. The entire project takes less than 30 minutes to complete and makes a lovely centerpiece indoors or out.