Making a fall centerpiece with Bellingrath Gardens

MOBILE, Ala. ( WKRG ) — Fall is a time when many people decorate their homes and yards for Halloween and the season in general.

WKRG News 5’s Shamonee Baker spoke to Barbara Smith with Bellingrath Gardens to learn how to make a fall centerpiece.

Here are the steps Smith said to make a fall centerpiece that will last:

• Start with a basket for harvest season
• Use oasis flower arranging foam and a drip pan. Smith noted that it is important to know where you want the flowers to go since the foam compacts down.
• Hamelia (Firebush) as a filler due to the beautiful fall colors
• Acalypha wilkesiana (Copper plant). Smith said it is a tropical plant but has fall colors.

For more information on how to make a fall centerpiece, watch the full segment in the video player above.

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