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Schwanke, AAF, AIFD, PFCI, host of the PBS series “J Schwanke’s Life in Bloom,” has a similar affection for playing with pumpkins. Over the years, he’s given dozens of tutorials, ranging from whimsical ideas, such as sticking votive candles in miniature pumpkins and attaching pipe cleaner “spider legs” to more contemporary styles, such as using the base for a festive succulent garden. For a recent “Life in Bloom” episode, he started with a green Cinderella heirloom pumpkin. He covered it with scabiosa pods, millet, leucadendron, artichokes, and Australian umbrella ferns. The result? A design full of texture and visual interest — and in a palette that would fit in practically any household. The possibilities for pumpkin


designs are endless, both Kesler and Schwanke insist. Here are a few products to inspire your creativity for some “boo-tiful” designs this coming fall.


CINDERELLA PUMPKIN DESIGN J Schwanke’s ‘Life in Bloom’


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Katie Vincent is the senior contributing editor of Floral Management.


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