Celebrating Harvest Festivals With Stunning Floral Arrangements

October 03, 2024

With the coming of the fall season comes a plethora of colors, such as golden yellow, maroon, crimson, bright orange, and russet brown. These colors can be reflected in the changing leaves, pumpkins, gourds, and florals of the season. Even if you are not a florist, you can create beautiful centerpieces to use as decorations for your harvest festival celebrations.

Planning Your Autumn Centerpiece

Before creating your centerpiece, consider what flowers you would like to use. Consider what colors you feel would look best together. You may like bold color contrasts or want several hues of the same color. Either way, you have the freedom to use as many colors as you want.

To begin your centerpiece, choose something in which you will place the floral arrangement. This can either be a traditional vase or something different, such as a galvanized bucket, a basket, a cornucopia, or even a hollowed-out pumpkin. You will then want to add any greenery that you wish to include. This can be eucalyptus, an autumn cypress bush, ferns, willow branch bush, or stalks of wheat or berry stems.

Adding Flowers to Your Centerpiece

Next, consider what florals you want to include. Pops of color from a sunflower or two can add a bold statement. Dried hydrangeas can add a classy and elegant look. Dahlias can be found in multiple colors and are so unique in their appearance. They are perfect cut flowers to use in arrangements. Other great autumn florals to use are zinnias, marigolds, chrysanthemums, goldenrods, cosmos, or roses.

After you have decided what flowers you want to include, start spacing them amongst the greenery. You can use foam or chicken wire to hold the flowers in place. Keep in mind that the flowers don’t have to be perfectly aligned. In fact, it will look more natural if you allow different stem lengths and random spacing between flowers.

Once you have the flowers arranged how you like, you can fill in any gaps you see with smaller flowers, such as the baby’s breath. Or, you can add more greenery or flowers that fit into the spaces. You can keep adding to the arrangement until you feel like it is done. If you wish, you can add other items to the arrangement that make it feel more like fall.

This can include adding apples, small pumpkins or gourds, or stalks of wheat, or stems of berries. You can even purchase small scarecrows on a stick to place inside your arrangement. With flower arrangements, you can let your imagination and creativity run wild.

Let Your Centerpiece Tell A Story

As you finish your centerpiece, make sure that it feels like you. In other words, make sure your creation reflects your personality and creativity. Everything in the arrangement, such as the greenery, flowers, and accessories you have added, should tell a story.

Maybe this means that you will add small touches that reflect you, like a particular accessory or flower. Whatever you choose to add, make it as unique as you are. If you need more inspiration for making beautiful harvest celebration centerpieces, check out Flower Works LLC.

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