Flea Market centerpieces for outdoor tables

Make a centerpiece for all seasons…

When seasons change, my mind goes to the centerpiece on my patio table.  I love to switch it up and decorate and plant flowers to add a bright spot just out my back patio door. Do you all do this?

I start with my sturdy metal patio table and an oblong, rectangular terracotta planter.  In Spring,…the mini daffodil bulbs pop up in a cheery way.

 

Have you ever planted up ornamental cabbage?  It fun, colorful and edible!  I tried it with some matching blue violas.

 

Three objects on a table work well design-wise.  Choose a container that matches the shape of your table,…oblong for a rectangle table, round for a round table.  Then add some rusticity like I did here with a flower-filled bait bucket,…or use a whimsical animal figure for interest.  Finally, add a tall element like tall flowers or a tall vase.

 

For a garden workshop on ‘flea market’ containers, I planted this centerpiece for the workshop table.  Plants included were White sedum, Blue Spruce sedum and Wire vine. Isn’t it surprising to see that mainstream hardware and home stores are stocking ‘old’ and vintage looking garden containers.  We’ve been ahead of this trend, for sure!

 

Three ivy geraniums is a standby for my summer planter.  I love to add a bit of blue Lobelia and some American flags for the 4th of July.

 

This ‘patch’ of thyme in the center of this centerpiece planter adds fragrance and serene green to the table.  For a BBQ with friends, you can always reach over and snip a few stems for your chicken or fish on the grill!

 

For rainy days in Summer and Fall, glowing lights with a bit of sparkle is a cheery sight.  Don’t you love teal?

 

 

One Fall, I carved and hollowed out some decorative squash and planted them with some snips of succulents I had around.  Fun project and decor for my table and after the squash became soft,…I dug a shallow hole and ‘planted’ the whole thing! Now there are succulents growing in a front garden bed.

 

Uncut squash and pumpkins last for about a week and a half on an indoor table.  Check them often for any moisture if they sit on fine wood surfaces.  pretty with cobalt colored glass objects.

 

At Thanksgiving and Christmas, children love to poke holes in oranges and insert whole cloves for pomander balls.

 

Pinecones and evergreen foliage decorate a vintage Pepsi bottle crate, studded with glowing candles for the center of the table, indoors or out.

 

How many times has this idea been followed on our Facebook page.  Simply, three tall pinecones, in this case Sugarpine cones, set in gravel-filled terracotta pots.  They look like pine trees themselves, all dusted with snow!

 

Red geraniums still bloom with rusty five gallon cans filled with tiny Alberta Spruce trees that hardware stores and nurseries sell at Holiday season.  Red bows unify them all for a festive tablescape.