How to Create a Cabbage Vase for a Spring Flower Centerpiece

Are you looking for new and creative ways to bring your spring table to life this year? I’ll show you how the winning combination of flowers and a cabbage vase can create the most charming spring or Easter floral centerpiece.

Believe it or not, cabbage is an excellent addition to your Easter or spring floral arrangement. This common vegetable can be a unique and beautiful vase for your next spring centerpiece.

Cabbage is the perfect eye-catching alternative to a standard vase and creates a gorgeous table. Follow along for a simple tutorial on creating a cabbage vase flower centerpiece.

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Easter Tablescape Ideas

Creating a beautiful Easter tablescape each year with fabulous spring flowers is so much fun for me.

A bouquet of fresh flowers, including fresh tulips, daffodils, and ranunculus flower stems, is an excellent addition to any Easter celebration.

My theme for last year was an Easter garden party where I focused on potted flowering plants and spring bulbs for my centerpiece. The Easter table settings were created with a color palette of yellow and green.

I replaced the yellow with pink flowers this year and loved this color palette.

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Why Should You Use Cabbage for Your Spring Flower Arrangement?

Here are just a few reasons why using cabbage as a vase for your flowers in the center of your table for Easter and the entire spring season is a fabulous idea:

How Do You Make a Cabbage Vase Arrangement?

Creating a cabbage vase for your flowers as an Easter centerpiece is easier than you might think. Here are the easy steps to make this beautiful centerpiece for a spring Easter gathering.

Step 1: Choose Your Cabbage and Flowers

Pick Your Flowers First

After determining your color scheme, pick the flowers you want for your cabbage arrangement.

My floral collection for this Easter tablescape included bunches of flowers from the local grocery store, which were surprisingly fresh and beautiful. Hydrangeas, stock, and pink baby roses were my blooms of choice.

Choose Cabbage That Will Compliment Your Flowers

Pick the type of cabbage that will complement your flower selection. I chose red cabbage (purple) and savoy, which have a more distinct texture.

A large head of cabbage is the best choice for your floral centerpiece. The bigger the cabbage heads, the better.

Step 2: Prepare the Cabbage

First, ensure the cabbage head is clean and ready to use as a vase.

Remove the outer loose layers of your cabbage and save any that aren’t wilted. You’ll use them later to reattach with floral pins after you hollow out your cabbage and add spring florals.

Step 3: Cut the Center of the Cabbage Open and Hollow it Out

Trace around your glass jar and cut around the center of your cabbage with a serrated or paring knife.

Hollow out the cabbage enough to place a glass or small mason jar inside as a vase to hold your flowers.

After cutting through the top of the cabbage, flip the cabbage over and cut through the bottom of the cabbage to meet in the middle.

You can leave the bottom of your cabbage intact but level it out so it sits flat.

Step 4: Add and Arrange the Flowers

Fill a mason jar or glass with water and a floral preservative and set it into the hollowed cabbage.

Add your blooms to create a beautiful flower vase.

Step 5: Clean Up the Look

Use the outer loose leaves you saved initially and reattach them with floral pins to hide the vase and the gap between the cabbage and flowers. 

The Completed Tablescape With Spring Decor

My three green vintage spritzer bottles add even more bright spring color to my pretty table. I finished the centerpiece with Easter decor, such as a beloved bunny or two, and decorative eggs.

I bought some new spring dishes from Williams Sonoma for my Easter table setting, but they arrived a few days late due to weather issues. They would have looked amazing with my DIY cabbage vase.

So, I decided to keep the place settings simple and let the centerpiece be the real star of the show. This is what I used:

I love how my Spring Easter table DIY centerpiece looks. It’s amazing how a simple thing like adding cabbage as a vase for my flower arrangement can be such a conversation starter during Easter brunch.

If you have any questions or additional suggestions, feel free to share them in the comments below. And be sure to share this blog post link with anyone who may enjoy this blog post idea.

Until next time,

Happy Easter!

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