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A vase made of asparagus with pink roses inside and tied with a ribbon

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Make an Asparagus Flower Vase

July 17, 2023 By Lucy Mercer

Show off your garden’s bounty with a flower vase made of asparagus. The fresh green stems are the perfect way to display your beautiful blooms.

This simple hack turns an asparagus bunch into a memorable bouquet. Read on to see how it’s done.

How to Make an Asparagus Vase

A glass jar, bundle of asparagus and pruning snips
Begin your bouquet with a glass jar and a bunch of asparagus. Snips make cutting asparagus and flowers easier. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
  1. Begin with a standard bunch of asparagus from your favorite market. If you’re harvesting from your garden, you’ll need about a dozen stems. You’ll need two rubber bands. The bands from the asparagus bunch work well for this project.
  2. You’ll also need a glass jar and a pair of pruners. A paring knife (not shown here) may come in handy, as well. Tip: a wide-mouth pint Mason jar works well, but use whatever you have. Depending on the size of the jar, you may need more asparagus stems.
Asparagus stalks around a jar secured with a rubber band
To make the asparagus vase, line up asparagus stalks around a glass jar and secure with a rubber band. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

3. Line up asparagus stalks around the glass jar and secure with a rubber band. Use a knife to trim the stems as you go.

Asparagus stems tied to a glass jar
Use a knife to trim the asparagus stems to even lengths. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
A ribbon crossed over the rubber band on the asparagus bundle
Tie a pretty ribbon around the bunch to conceal the rubber bands. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

4. Choose a beautiful ribbon that will coordinate with your blooms. Wired ribbon is easy to work with.

Asparagus stems on a base tied with a ribbon. Roses are nearby for the bouquet
Asparagus vase with roses from my garden. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books
Roses in an asparagus vase
Roses, hellebores and sprigs of thyme in an asparagus vase. Photo by Lucy Mercer/A Cook and Her Books

5. Arrange your blooms in the vase and fill partway with water. Display your arrangement and enjoy!

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