Inspiration
“Our inspiration for the color palette came from the rich colors of ‘Autumn Beauty’ sunflowers — burgundy, muted coral, and pale yellows, along with cool green, velvety chocolate, deep purple, and dusty pink.”
— Joseph Richard
Ingredients
• Sunflowers
• Dahlias
• Mini hydrangeas
• Scabiosa
• Alstroemeria
• Celosia
• Yarrow
• Millet
• Feathers
Instructions
1. Use foliage to create structure. We used a combination of lemon leaves and Italian ruscus. The foliage acts as a backdrop for the flowers and a natural grid, so the flowers spill naturally over the vase.
2. Place largest flowers first. Start with the sunflowers and dahlias.
3. Fill in with your small flowers — alstroemeria, scabiosa, mini hydrangeas, celosia. Be sure not to cut the stems too short.
4. Add your texture flowers: the yarrow, millet, and feathers.
5. For a nice surprise, place something edible, like herbs or fruit.
Tip
Using yarrow for texture and millet for movement and height completes your arrangement.
