In this post, I’m featuring my favorite fall cut-flower arrangements from my garden and sharing my best tips, tricks, and ideas for making beautiful fall flower bouquets.
Fall is a beautiful time of year. The sunlight is pure gold.
Trees take on vibrant red, orange, and gold tones.
Gardens push out their last, bountiful harvests before the frost kills them.
I love when garden bouquets reflect the season. Today I’m highlighting the fall cut-flower arrangements I’ve put together for autumn.
The ingredients used for each arrangement are listed below the photos.
At the end of the flower show, be sure to read my tips for putting together gorgeous fresh cut-flower arrangements so you can make your own fall bouquets.
Shades of Purple and Gold Flower Arrangement
- Thomas Edison Dahlia
- Genova Dahlia
- Mums (unknown variety)
- Hot Biscuits Amaranth
- Audray White Gomphrena
- Japanese maple branches (unknown variety)
- Autumn Joy Sedum
- Zebra grass
- Blue grama grass
- Cinnamon Basil
- Garlic chives seed heads
- Blackberry foliage
Living Flame: Dahlia and Zinnia Arrangement
- Cornel Dahlia
- Sylvia Dahlia
- Lilliput Zinnia (saved seed from last year, so may be hybrid)
- Spun Sugar Celosia
- Purple Fountain Grass
- Asparagus fronds that turned yellow
- Vegmo Single Feverfew
- Thornless blackberries
- Hot Biscuits Amaranth
Warm Autumn Magic Cut-Flower Arrangement
- Thomas Edison Dahlia
- Sylvia Dahlia
- Sensation Cosmos (volunteered so may be hybrid)
- Lilliput Zinnia (saved seed so may be hybrid)
- Spun Sugar Celosia
- Japanese maple (unknown variety)
- Black Strawberry cherry tomato
- Climax Marigold
- Asparagus fronds
- Some kind of overgrown weedy grass 🙂
Hosta Leaf Bouquet
- Sylvia Dahlia
- Sahara rudbeckia
- Cornel Dahlia
- Ivory Princess Calendula
- Oregano flowers
- Pineapple mint
- Hosta (unknown variety)
- Nigella seedpods
- Dill seedhead
Pastel Fall Cut-Flower Arrangement
- Sahara Rudbeckia
- Spun Sugar Celosia
- Flamingo Celosia
- Autumn Joy Sedum
- Sage
- Dill seed head
- Mint
- Munstead Lavender
Colorful Fall Dahlias and Grass
- Sylvia Dahlia
- Edinburgh Dahlia
- Mums (unknown variety)
- Endless Summer Hydrangea
- Spun Sugar Celosia
- Blackberry foliage and berries
- Purple Fountain Grass
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Tips for Extra-Special Fall Cut-Flower Arrangements
Of course fall colors can make the arrangement feel seasonal, but adding unexpected textural bits from around your property can make a bouquet feel very fall-like as well.
Here are a few extra cuts to consider:
- Panicle hydrangeas showing their pinky fall color
- Seed pods (especially dill, nigella, and echinacea)
- Grass seed heads (ornamental or even “weeds” can add a special touch!)
- Tree or shrub branches with fall color
- Colorful small peppers
- Pumpkin on a stick (I haven’t grown it, but it’s an ornamental eggplant)
Add a few stems of these to any bouquet to give it a special touch.
I also like to choose a vase that looks a bit more seasonal. My favorite is the crock I got from Goodwill.
But anything that has a pottery sort of look to it would work. It just depends on what you like for fall.
You could also hollow out a real or fake pumpkin and place a jar inside to use a vase for your arrangement!
Tricks to Make Flowers Last Longer in the Vase
Newly picked flowers can last a good 5-7 days in the vase with a few of these tricks to keep them fresh.
- Start with a clean vase. Erin from Floret Farms says vessels should be clean enough to drink from.
- Use flower food. I order one of these every spring and it lasts me a whole year.
- Change the water every other day.
- Recut stems before placing them into your arrangement. It also can help to trim stems again every few days.
- Avoid direct sunlight.
- Remove spent flowers to keep them from circulating bacteria in the water.
- Keep leaves and petals out of the water. Stems should be clean from the waterline down.
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