Fall Floral Arrangment + Tutorial Video

Hi Friends!

I’m sure you’ve probably heard me say this before, but one of my favorite ways to start the transition of my home decor over to a new season is with flowers. Or branches, or stems, or weeds – lol. Whatever I can get my hands on, that I find inspiring me of the changes taking place in nature outside my window. Of course some of my favorite go-to places to look for unique flowers is Whole Foods, or Trader Joes for their sweet deals on eucalyptus, or that banksia I found last year (remember that?). Honestly though my all time favorite is to grab my clippers, throw on my rain boots and head outside for a stroll through my backyard. I’ve also been known to pull over at a moments notice to clip branches from the side of the road. My secret – I keep an extra pair of clippers in my car so I’m always ready! Today I’m sharing some photos of a fall floral arrangement I made, and you can watch the tutorial video to see how this arrangement came to life step by step!

Come and check it out ~

I know that there are many who believe that fall doesn’t start until October, and believe me I fully understand, especially for my southern friends whose temperatures have yet to dip. But over the last couple of years I’ve begin to really take note of how subtle the seasons begin to shift. Sometimes well before anyone really notices.

Here in New England we are known for our beautiful display of fall foliage. And while peak leaf peeping season tends to be in the end of September through October, our leaves actually start turning much sooner than that. They don’t all turn at once, which is why we get waves of deep reds, and bright orange, turning into golden yellows, but I’ve began to notice leaves starting to turn as early as the beginning of August, giving subtle hints that change is in the air.

Instead of celebrating fall in just one month and then rushing off to the next season, I’ve found that if I slow down enough, I can savor in all the season has too offer, and really soak in its’ beauty without feeling rushed at all. I savor each transition from one color to the next. From early fall all the way until the last leaf has fallen.

This way of celebrating the length of fall didn’t happen all at once. But rather came when I started to embrace a slower pace of life, and not rush through every moment as if it was a race of who could keep up. When I started taking walks, it helped me slow down and really take in nature around me. Taking the long way home, instead of feeling like I was always running late, allowed me to soak in little pockets of wetlands where the leaves change colors first.

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For this fall floral arrangement, I grabbed my favorite white ranunculus – because you know I love white! But then also grabbed some stems that resembled those first few signs of fall that we see.

Next, I grabbed some baby, that to me represents the harvest that comes with falls bounty. Some stems of grasses clipped from our yard, and some while flowers in muted orange for filler that re-emphasize the changes taking place in nature outside as our mornings are a bit chillier and our evenings cooler. A relief from the summers humid days.

When it comes to arranging flowers I believe there is no right or wrong way! Picking stems that you are drawn to will only end up bringing you more delight when gathered in a vase, or artfully arranged as I have shared with you today.

Flower arranging does not have to be intimidating! It’s something that I have always been drawn too but never formally taught. I can tell you that my first flower arrangement was certainly no where near what you see today. But little but little I learned. And the only way I would learn was if I started.