Hello friends and a big welcome to my favorite season. Today marks the official start of fall. The Autumnal Equinox takes place this evening at 7:05 p.m. CDT (Central Time).
“Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.
Psalm 95:6-7a (ESV)
“It’s the first day of Autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasty marshmallow evenings, and best of all, leaping into leaves!”
~ Winnie the Pooh
In celebration of all things autumn, I rounded up 19 fall flower arrangements that represent the beauty of the season in our Appalachian Foothills! When I think of fall, I automatically think of pumpkins. Butch and I went shopping for pumpkins yesterday. Of course, I love stacking them and placing them on the Sunshine Cottage Porch and all around the garden and on the patio. This arrangement might look complicated, but it really is simple. I placed wet floral foam on top of the pumpkin and taped it in place. I used sunshine ligustrum and nandina around the sides and began filling in the space with sunflowers, dahlias, hydrangeas, celosia, and finished it with pheasant feathers!
Hammered copper is especially beautiful for autumn! Dahlias are from Deep Roots Flower Farm. An easy arrangement that is classic for any season!
A peacock bowl from my collection of ‘Artesian Road’ by Tracy Porter was placed on a vintage April Cornell tablecloth. Flower selections are zinnias, dahlias, and hydrangeas. Once again, I used wet floral foam to hold the blooms in this shallow bowl. TP bud vases add to the Sunshine Cottage vignette!
My Renaissance Man gathered Goldenrod that grows wild in our woodlands and on roadsides. At one time it was Alabama’s state flower. Alstroemeria from the grocery store and fronds from our maiden grass were added to the vintage copper pot. The rustic arrangement looked right at home on the split rail fence behind our picnic table!
A Mackenzie-Childs Flower Market vase was a surprise gift a few years ago from Shirley that once blogged at Hospitality Designs. Shirley’s beautiful home was featured on the cover of the July/August edition of Victoria Magazine and a gorgeous eight page spread on the inside. You can still find her on Instagram. Autumn Fire sedum, dahlias, and chaste tree blooms highlighted the colors on the vase.
This was my first attempt to make a blooming pumpkin. For my first try, I hollowed out the pumpkin and placed a glass container inside. It was more time consuming than using the floral foam method. Spider mums, alstroemeria, and sunshine ligustrum were my flowers of choice.
This was the first time using one of my glass handbags. Since I am a collector to a fault, I didn’t purchase one handbag but four because they varied in size and shape. All four were in a guest bedroom, and while dusting, it dawned on me to select one for a small bouquet. The small arrangement took no more than ten minutes, including cutting the Autumn Fire Sedum and zinnias. Tip: Think outside the box for containers to be used for flowers!
A centerpiece doesn’t have to be flowers! A dough bowl was filled with velvet pumpkins, spider mums, deer sheds, and pheasant feathers for an autumn vignette on our picnic table. A pair of candle stands accompany the dough bowl. Hay bales were placed behind the table and pumpkins joined the fall scene!
Peach-colored roses, spider mums, and a lilac colored dahlia from my garden were placed in this lovely pheasant bowl. Of course, pheasant feathers were placed inside!
A recent arrangement in an often used pitcher called for hydrangeas, zinnias, and dahlias. You have noticed by now that dahlias are my go-to flowers during the fall season!
My RM (Butch) surprised me with this gorgeous autumn pitcher. He often buys me gifts “just because” and furthermore he has excellent taste! Sunflowers, sedum, zinnias, and dahlias were the perfect combination for the pitcher!
Hydrangeas, zinnias, and coleus were cut from my garden with the flower farm supplying the gomphrena and dahlias. The vase normally occupies the corner space behind my Daddy’s typewriter in the Sunshine Cottage!
A colorful pumpkin arrangement using the wet floral foam method to hold all the flowers in place…Autumn Fire sedum, dahlias, and nandina!
An arrangement of gold flowers that included zinnias, sunflowers, celosia, and beggarticks were placed in a special crockery pitcher that belonged to my paternal grandmother. The handmade gold scarf was purchased on a girl’s trip to Argentina!
The hammered copper pitcher appears again but this time on a cozy throw used as a tablecloth. Celosia, sunflowers, zinnias, and dahlias are some of autumn’s most colorful flowers!
The small Italian canister placed on a wood slice is perfect for autumn flowers and apples! Once again my go-to fall flowers…zinnias, dahlias, hydrangeas, chaste tree blooms, and the addition of the perfect fall fruit…apples!
One more pumpkin flower arrangement!
I recently used a quartet of copper mugs for a floral centerpiece. Tea cups, bottles, or any smaller vessel is a great way to practice your skills at arranging flowers.
A variety of sunflowers from our garden made a lovely centerpiece for the picnic table. A few dahlias from our garden mixed in with a few from the flower farm to fill the blue striped pitcher!
Thank you for your visit and gracious comments! I hope these autumn flowers put you in the mood for my favorite season and perhaps yours!? Wishing you joy-filled days of autumn’s splendor!
Linking with: Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch,Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Life and Linda
Stunning! Breathtaking! Gorgeous! Beautiful! Lovely! Exquisite! Glorious!
Words can not describe the loveliness of all your Fall Centerpieces. I enjoyed each one. You used so many flowers from your gardens, fields, and woodlands. Thank you for sharing all that surrounds you in these wonderful bouquets of God’s beauty! Happy Fall!
Thank you, Nancy for your sweet comments. You always encourage!
How you come up with so many varieties of flowers/container/linens is truly amazing
After reviewing all the beauty in this post I’m still stuck on melancholy thought that dark time each day is growing. Sigh
Thank you Gail! Yes, we are losing daylight each day. At least Butch gets more rest from his work outdoors! Have a wonderful day!
Truly a gorgeous panoply of autumn arrangements, Pam! Happy official autumn!
Thanks so much, Rita! Wishing you a beautiful week!
Such beautiful displays of autumn flower arrangements. I will have to try the wet floral foam to make a blooming pumpkin. Cut pumpkins would not last long in our heat
Thank you, Rachel. That wet floral foam protects your pumpkin!
What beautiful ideas for Autumn!! It’s exciting to enjoy your favorite season rounding the corner…
Thanks so much, Sue! We still have had little rain, but night time lows will be in the upper 50’s the remainder of this week!
Oh my gosh every picture captures beauty. Your fall arrangements are stunning. Happy Autumn. Hugs. Kris
Kris, you are so sweet! I hope you are having a great day!
I love flowers and these arrangements were so pretty and inspirational, thanks. Loved all your containers, great ideas.
I am so glad you enjoyed Marlene and thank you for your sweet comments!
Each and every arrangement is so beautiful, Pam! I have tried the wet floral foam as our friend, Mary, did a tutorial on that. I love that easy idea! You have so many pretty flowers to use, but you have me the idea of using nandina and sunshine ligustrum, which I have in the front of my house. Thank you for the first day of autumn 🍂 inspiration!
Thank you, Kitty! Wet floral foam holds heavy blooms and stems in place🍂
What a feast for the eyes, Pam! I think one of the things that makes your arrangements so exquisite is your use of interesting and beautiful containers. Not always vases, but lovely things that will hold the gorgeous flowers you add. I’m so glad we don’t have to pick a favorite for I simply couldn’t decide.
Thank you, Jeanie. I do enjoy using containers that might not ordinarily be considered for flowers. Thank you for your encouraging comments!
Pam your flower arranging is so beautiful! And using the many different vases, especially those with sentimental attachments is so special. You are so inspirational that you make me think I could do it too! Right now, I just plop the flowers in a vase, usually the wrong size and they just droop and drape and I say to myself…”thats good enough for government work”..and I walk away. After seeing your vases of perfectly arranged flowers, I know I need to ‘up my game’! Soooooo I am going to grab a pumpkin and some floral foam and water, a few pheasant feathers and blooms and see what comes of it. Thank you my dear and sweet friend for your inspiration. Hugs! Stay cool, I know you love October and it will be here soon.🍁🌻🍂🏈🙏🏻🦃🌾🍏🍎
You are most kind, Kari. I have had to learn what little I know about flower arranging by trial and error. It is actually fun and I know you can do it. You are so talented and I will be here cheering you on!🧡🍂
Pam, I HAD to come and see you. I couldn’t wait to visit on our FAVORITE first day of our FAVORITE holiday. Our Savior is SO good!
I’m in tears typing this that I’m here–despite the low blood counts and busy life.
Your tablescapes are and will always be such a joy to my life and so many others! I was telling my family about you and Butch (your R.M.!).
Please tell him what a wonderful job he did with that spectacular pick of a gift (that pitcher is gorgeous!). I love all the golden colors and the cooper, Pam. Sunflowers are also some of my favorites and the mix with the blue is gorgeous.
Here’s to our favorite season and a time of letting go while we also breathe in the beauty and feel the thankfulness all around.
I’m sending love and prayers always. You’re always in my heart and thoughts. 💚🙏🏻🍂🫶🏻🎶🎶
Karla, you are always in my prayers and in my heart. You have been through so many challenges, but your attitude and love for our Lord always shines through. I am so sorry for the low blood counts and know that makes you extremely tired. Take care of yourself my friend. Sending love and hugs🙏🏻🧡🍂🙏🏻
I feel them, Pam. You’re precious to me. 🩷🥹🙏There have been several times I’ve picked up the phone to text or call…and another circumstance would arise. My specialist shared that the counts should be rebounding in the next month or so~ it’s not atypical for me with anemia and such. And very prevalent with cancer. It helped me understand my fatigue. It sounds crazy to some perhaps, but I’d rather deal with the aches more than the fatigue. With aches, I can muster God’s strength and my will to move more. Fatigue flattens me at times. But we ALL experience this in our bodies. The aches, pains, crazy moments of hurting this or that ….to be human. So it gives me great empathy and compassion when I hear others are sick or hurting. We all share that. Suffering.
And to think of how our Savior suffered moves me to tears! 😭🩷
I’m taking good care and living one hour at a time. I’m praying for you daily. I love you and look forward to catching up! Our favorite season and it’s such a joy to be here.🍁🍂🙏♥️🩷🎶🙏✝️
So much beauty in one post! I love them all. Your post reminds me to get busy and decorate our front porch for fall. SO thankful to be here to enjoy another one with my dear family! I love autumn SO much!
Thank you Cheryl for your sweet comments!
I can’t pick a favorite–each one is lovely. Such gorgeous colors, textures, and shapes. Some of your antique-looking containers remind me of those my grandmother, and then my mother had. / Autumn is my favorite season also. I’m so glad when the heat and humidity of summer finally gives way to cool and crisp!
Thank you, Nancy. I am so ready for cooler days🍂
Your Autumnal arrangements are and have always been magnificent! Each and every one is a true work of art! Thanks for the sweet shout out friend!! Miss you!
Thank you, Shirley. I miss you, my friend!
Hi Pam! Today was an absolutely gorgeous day! We had a little cooler weather with a light northern wind. It was glorious! We had 49 straight days of over 90 degrees and closer to 100 each day. I know y’all have endured the same type of temperatures, so we’re all ready for this break. Your floral arrangements are all beautiful! I love the pumpkin floral arrangements and you know I love your peacock centerpiece. I’m going to make a pumpkin arrangement but with a faux pumpkin and flowers. Your colorful pitchers and vases really enhance the beauty of the flowers. I hope y’all enjoy this weather! Clara ❤️
Clara, your weather sounds perfect to welcome autumn. We had a storm this afternoon and received 1/2 inch of rain in 15 minutes. We are supposed to have lower temperatures. I am so ready for autumn weather. Thank you for your sweet comments ❤️
Such a lovely display of Autumn floral arrangements Pam! You’re so very creative!
Blessings sweet friend, Jennifer
Thank you, Jennifer. You are so sweet!
SO SO SO SO BEAUTIFUL!!!!!
Thank you, Michele!
Everything about this post is pure Autumn perfection! You are so talented; those arrangements are all so gorgeous that choosing a favorite is completely out of the question. Good luck with the pumpkin hunting- can’t wait to see how you style them!
Your comments are so sweet and thank you, Mary! We are cooking down a bit starting tomorrow!
So many beautiful arrangements and great vessels to display them. Wonderful Introit to fall!
Thank you, Darlene. I think about you often, hope all is well with you all!
Pam, I am late to the party, but oh my gosh, these are all so beautiful. I love the addition of the pheasant feathers in several of them and I adore dahlias – I never knew they came in so many colors! I don’t think that I can quite pick a favorite but the MacKenzie Childs vase arrangement and the peacock bowl arrangement with the vintage AC tablecloth were especially lovely. The glass purse arrangement is darling too – I have a glass purse and haven’t been sure how to style it so thank you for the inspiration. I’m glad to hear your temps are cooling just a bit and happy Autumn (your favorite) season to you!
Kim, you are not late. I appreciate all of your visits and sweet comments. Sending you autumn blessings🍂🧡
Magnificent flowers arrangement! Made me swoon!!! Happy Autumn,dear Pam.
Thanks so much, sweet friend!
Pam, your flowers are so gorgeous. Each one is so pretty and creative. The glass purse, the pumpkins. Happy Autumn.
Pam, each one of these gorgeous floral arrangements is a feast for the eyes! You always create the most stunning autumn settings. Sweet friend, thanks for all of the floral inspiration, and I hope that you are enjoying these wonderful autumn days!
Thank you, my friend! Autumn, my favorite season 🍂🧡🍂