How Do You Cover A Patio Umbrella With Palm Tree Leaves?
You can create an island effect in your own backyard by covering a patio umbrella with palm tree leaves. You can use fresh green leaves that will dry out and turn brown or dried leaves to give you that typical tiki bar look. Climb the ladder and cut several palm fronds from a tree, or purchase a large bunch of dried fronds from a store. Sort the fronds into two piles: a short pile and a long pile. The fronds in the short pile should be approximately the same length as each other. The fronds in the long pile should be about the same length as each other. Cut the stems to make them the same lengths. Wrap a piece of twine around the circumference of the umbrella, approximately midway up on the umbrella. Add another 12 inches or so of twine to the measurement, and cut the piece of twine off. Lay the twine on the ground in a straight line. Lay the long fronds on top of the twine so the stem end (where they were cut from the tree) is just covering the twine and the fronds are slightly overla
