10. Black Urns with White Pumpkins

Two tall black urn planters flanking a front door filled with white pumpkins, mini evergreens and trailing ivy

For a more modern take on fall, skip the orange and go monochrome. Tall black urns filled with white and pale-green pumpkins, mini evergreens, and trailing ivy look elegant and expensive — and they carry beautifully into the holidays.

The dark-urn, pale-pumpkin contrast is what makes this look work, so don’t be shy about the size of the planters. Symmetry flanks the door best here: one urn on each side, styled as mirror images.

What You’ll Need

  • 2 tall black urn planters
  • 6-8 white and pale-green mini pumpkins
  • 2 mini evergreen shrubs
  • 2 trailing ivy plants

How to Make

  1. Fill each urn with soil and plant one mini evergreen in the center.
  2. Tuck ivy around the edges so it trails over the sides.
  3. Nest white pumpkins among the greenery.
  4. Style both urns as mirror images.