Festive St. Patrick's Day Centerpieces

Clovers in all shapes and sizes can add a lively touch to a St. Patrick's Day tabletop.

• Most backyards have clovers growing in the grass and while a 4-leaf clover is the brass ring of St. Pat's stems, any clover will do.
• For this arrangement, check your local nursery for a clover plant and then transplant it into a festive container such as the plastic top hat pictured.
• You could also pick clover stems and put them into fun containers of water such as a green glass bottle, beer mug, or stemmed glass in keeping with the spirit of this holiday.

Instead of searching for a rainbow's end and a lucky jackpot, create your own holiday payday pot for St. Patrick's Day.

• This centerpiece is simple: gold coins in a green pot.
• Find a green pot at a party store or spray-paint a black cauldron green with paint specifically for plastic or your pot's material; allow to dry.
• Create a "false bottom" by placing dry floral foam or crunched newspaper in the bottom part of the pot so you don't have to buy umpteen bags of coins.
• Fill the pot with plastic gold coins or foil-covered chocolate coins and place it on your St. Paddy's Day table.

This centerpiece idea is for those who want a simple arrangement with a touch of the Irish for St. Patrick's Day.

• Look for a wheatgrass flat in healthfood stores.
• Find an appropriate container for the wheatgrass, such as a zinc pail like the one pictured.
• Tear off a section of the wheatgrass flat to fit inside your container.
• Add a shamrock stir stick or similar St. Patrick's Day accent.

The Beer Mug of Bloom from 1-800-Flowers.com couldn't be more perfect for St. Patrick's Day!

• There's something about this kitsch arrangement that feels so festive. Perhaps it's the golden chunks inside the glass that resemble beer which make it ideal for the libatious St. Pat's Day.
• You can also find many traditional flower arrangements in various shades of green for your St. Patrick's Day table at 1-800-Flowers.com.