decorating with Encore Azaleas

5 DIY Ideas for Thanksgiving

Invite Encore Azaleas to your Thanksgiving dinner table with these 5 easy ideas.
Encore Azaleas are still in bloom and can be a beautiful addition to your Thanksgiving table or party. Bring life to your table by creating these warm and welcoming autumnal decorations straight out of your yard. 1. Pretty Pies and Casseroles While Encore® Azaleas are not edible treats, they sure can decorate them! Place fresh clipped flowers around casseroles and pies or place some on top. Brighten things up with Autumn Chiffon (Rhododendron ‘Robled’ PP#15862) atop sweet potato casserole and pumpkin pie to make them look even better than they taste. A table with flowers and apples on it. 2. The Simple Centerpiece Collect blooming Encore® Azaleas along with different colored leaves and ornamental grasses and place them in assorted vases along the center of the table or buffet. Choose Autumn Coral (Rhododendron ‘Conled’ PP#10568) to go with other warm colors or mix things up with complementary cool and warm using Autumn Lilac (Rhododendron 'Robles' PP#22762). A group of pumpkins and flowers on a porch. 3. The Pumpkin Vase or Basket Show your modern style by hollowing out a pumpkin and either carving it into a vase or basket with a handle. Make it more elegant or fun by painting the outside of the pumpkin in fall designs or glam it up with glitter and gems. Just add water, clipped Encore® Azaleas, and other fall foliage, and voila! Medium pink Autumn Cheer (Rhododendron ‘Conlef’ PP#10579) is beautiful with pumpkin orange. Flowers in a vase on a table. 4. The Decorated Hurricane Lamp or Vase Who says hurricane lamps and vases are for candles only? On Thanksgiving morning, clip fresh Encore® Azaleas and fall foliage and arrange them inside the hurricane lamp or vase. Fill the lamp or vase to the top (perfect for little ones running around) or place Encore® Azaleas around the bottom and leave room for a tall candle in the middle. Semi-double bloom Autumn Sunset (Rhododendron ‘Roblen’ PP#16248) provides a focal point while leaving room for other foliage and/or candlelight. 5. Floating Foliage Fill a shallow, wide-opened bowl or vase with water and add a few Encore® Azaleas and colored leaves rather than floating candles. Try bright yellow and orange leaves with deep orange-red Autumn Embers (Rhododendron ‘Conleb’ PP#10581). For more garden ideas, click here. To browse the full Encore Azalea collection, click here. Encore Azalea is the best azalea you'll ever plant. Encore Azaleas are the world's best-selling re-blooming azalea with rich, colorful blooms in spring, summer and fall. Encore Azaleas have 29 varieties of bloom colors and sizes to choose from and thrive equally well in high filtered shade or sunny locations - unlike any other azalea in the world. Find a retailer near you at www.encoreazalea.com.
"Encore Azalea is one of my favorite shrubs in landscape design. I love that it is hardy, low maintenance and above all, you can have a multitude of colors to choose from. My clients love them too. You won’t be disappointed."

Augustine Wong, PLA (NC, SC), Principal, CMW Design Strategies, LLC

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