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Tips For Arranging Fall Flowers

Add Autumnal Flavor to Your Flower Arrangements

September 20, 2010 by Home

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Add Autumnal Flavor to Your Flower Arrangements

While Summer's floral bounty is rather astounding, there's something even more special about Autumn blooms. Perhaps it's the end of the flower-growing season that makes picking and arranging these bouquets so sweet. Or, it could be that cozy Fall homes look just that much better when they're dotted with Autumn-appropriate, flower-filled vases. Check out my tips for making the most of Fall flowers.

Display blooms in gourd-shaped vases that mimic the vegetal bounty of the season.

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Choose dusty-hued roses that are evocative of Autumn. To keep roses lasting longer, immerse their stems in warm water immediately after recutting the stems at an angle. Use a pruner instead of scissors for a sharper cut. Source

An unexpected arrangement will blend in if you pair it with furniture and accents dressed in Fall colors, such as these mulberry walls and orange lampshade and rug. Source

Dahlias, a quintessential Fall flower, are a perfect choice for this season. Source

Forget blossoming Spring branches: Celebrate the season of Demeter with spare Fall branches. Source

Create a fab Fall vignette by arranging simple bottles, a berry branch, and a gourd on a plate. Set on a richly colored tablerunner. Source

Who says Fall flowers have to be relegated to . . . flowers? Try cutting succulents and displaying them on a mantel in several small vases. Source

Explore your county's byways for beautiful wildflowers this month. Keep the arrangement as wild as the flowers that comprise it. Use grasses, leaves, and other foliage as well as blossoms.

Don't underestimate the power of a single blossom. If you don't have a bud vase, use a cup instead. These tarnished silver vessels have an antiqued, nostalgic feel to them that's perfect for Autumn. Source

Get thematic with your vases by using an Octoberfest-appropriate beer stein for your bouquet.

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