Above: Laura Eubanks of Design for Serenity demonstrates her succulent-topped pumpkin method. It's also a featured project in my book, Succulents Simplified.
Follow Laura's simple DIY and your succulent pumpkin will last months. It'll rot sooner if pierced or cut, so avoid doing that. At any time, you can remove the succulents and plant them in a pot or the ground.
Laura pioneered the concept in 2011. It caught on immediately, becoming as popular for fall decor as wreaths are for the holidays. After several years of making pumpkins for sale, Laura went on to specialize in succulent landscapes.
Laura Eubanks during our photo shoot for Country Gardens magazine
Pumpkin How-To
Pumpkin how-to from Succulents Simplified
So simple! Basically, Laura coats the top of the pumpkin with spray glue, adds dry moss, then hot-glues succulent cuttings and seed pods to the moss. Incredibly, hot glue doesn't harm the succulents, which eventually root through the dried glue into the moss. Design possibilities are endless.
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Pumpkins to inspire you
Use these examples to help you create your own "pumpculents." Have fun!
The first nine are by Laura Eubanks. Which is your favorite?
This may be my favorite, despite not including succulents!
More by other talented designers:
I'll post more pumpkin photos as I run across interesting, eye-catching and innovative ones. Be sure to check back! -- Debra
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