Blooming Watermelon Vase Table Centerpiece
8 Materials
$15
1 Hour
Easy
For National Flag Week and with Independence Day on the horizon, I created a blooming watermelon centerpiece that you can enjoy as a centerpiece for the 4th of July or your summer entertaining. . . a perfect way to use the rind after you’ve enjoyed the juicy watermelon and fruits of your labor ~pun intended! ;)
To create a blooming watermelon centerpiece, choose a watermelon that has a flat side so it sits level. If it doesn’t have a flat side, trim the bottom of the rind with kitchen knife to make it level. Scoop out your watermelon and set aside to enjoy the delicious fruit.
I fit a plastic container inside the watermelon to serve as a vase and to hold water for the flowers. Use a large spoon to scoop out the melon as needed to fit your container. (Using a container inside the watermelon will help the watermelon and arrangement last longer as opposed to adding water and flowers directly inside the melon.)
To support the flower stems, I used a piece of chicken wire which makes arranging flowers quick and easy, is reusable, and ideal for supporting heavier stems like sunflowers. You can find chicken wire at the craft store or hardware store.
For the flowers for the blooming watermelon centerpiece, I cut some garden foliage from the shrubs and Endless Summer Hydrangeas that are blooming.
You can see in the photo above that the lip of the container sits above the cut edge of watermelon, so I placed the hydrangeas to drape over the sides of the container to conceal it. Sunflowers ($4) and $9 Freedom Roses that were standing at attention at the grocery store. . .perfect for a patriotic flower arrangement for Flag Week and Independence Day!
For the white in the arrangement, I snipped the flowering hosta stalks for some spikes of white blooms.
Tips to help your flower arrangement last:
Cut your flowers at a 45 degree angle for maximum water uptake. If you’re using garden flowers, cut them in the morning when they’re fully hydrated and not water-stressed from the heat.
Remove any leaves below the water line that will cause bacteria to grow.
To keep cut hydrangeas from wilting in your arrangement, use the alum-dipping method.
Use the floral preservative packets that come with your flowers from the grocery store to add to your vase water to prolong the life of your flower arrangement. If you don’t have any floral preservative, you can make you own with this easy formula.
Change you vase water every two days if possible and check on your water level to top it off. Hydrangeas are heavy drinkers.
Keep your flower arrangement out of direct sunlight (if possible and you’re not outdoors) to help your blooms last longer.
Depending on the freshness and condition of your flowers, your watermelon centerpiece should last 4-5 days, if kept it indoors where it's cool and out of the summer heat.
You can see the centerpiece at our patriotic table and find the table sources at the blog link below!
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