Welcome Welcome New Neighbors with a Gourmet Fruit Basket

Our new neighbors have finally arrived next door. We're excited to get to know them. They appear to be about our age and our kids are looking forward to playing with theirs. Close relationships develop quickly on our street so we're sure that our new neighbors will be good friends. Can you think of a better way to greet these new neighbors than with a lovely fruit bouquet?

Fruit gift baskets are the ideal memorable gift to give for his. They communicate friendliness and well-being. There are many variations of containers from which to choose and the choice of different beautiful fruits can be as creative as your imagination permits.

A simple fruit basket idea would be to have a few red apples, a couple of green pears, and a bright orange or two presented on a wooden cutting board. Add a bunch of red grapes and this lovely combination of color speaks for itself. Wrap pastel-colored cellophane around it and tie a bow to the handle of the board to complete the package.

A bigger fruit basket could consist of a sturdy box, which can be used for other items later, filled with individually wrapped selections of ripe fruit. Just visualize juicy oranges, sweet nectarines, fragrant raspberries, and tangy grapefruit. The delicious selection of these fruits whet any appetite.

Using a wicker basket is another means of packaging the fruit you wish to give. Choose a white or natural-colored basket. Healthy fruits of fragrant pineapple and distinctive coconut are surrounded by exotic kiwi. Add citrus selections of oranges, lemons and limes with aromatic bananas carefully positioned among them. This makes a fun, tropical fruit basket choice that is appetizing, healthy, and very attractive. Top it with a lime-green ribbon tied in a large bow, attached to the handle to finish the package.

Gift baskets can be personalized, depending on your preferences. We happened to see a beautiful, wooden wine rack being moved into their new house, so a bottle of wine could be added to the selections of fruit. In order to incorporate the fruit theme, a citrus peeler or a paring knife could be added, too. Hard tack or chocolate candies, shortbread cookies, or even nut selections of almonds and pecans would add an extra special touch to the fruit basket gift, as well.

Fruit gift baskets are given in a variety of containers filled with every kind of delicious fruit imaginable. No matter which container you select to hold the fruit and no matter which fruits you choose to fill the container, it is a lovely, delicious, and healthy gift choice. What a wonderful "Welcome to the Neighborhood" gift fruit baskets are!







Weaver also suggests the gift of a gourmet fruit basket as a perfect housewarming gift for older friends, as well.