Market Mix

Autumn brings many changes in the weather, festivals and entertaining. Home decor once again becomes an important part for consideration whether in fresh floral or permanent botanicals. Lots of parties, tailgate celebrations, and events are given before the weather turns to uncooperative. When we think of the autumn season, color and textures should be making a strong presence in floral designs. Celebrating the season with vibrant colors of orange, red, gold, and violet invoke a feeling of celebration of crisp evenings spent by a warm fire. Adding textures like Montbretia pods, seeded Eucalyptus, Cone Flower pods, Pumpkin Tree and Salignum cones add visual interest for further visual exploration. This season add some major impact by incorporating fruits and vegetables to your floral stylings for additional impact of color and form.
Limequats and lemonquats add a total unexpected area of interest and heighten the overall appearance. Artichokes in green and purple provide both unusual color and form and are very long lasting. Artichokes can also have the center section removed and drop a votive candle down into them for great accessory lighting. Be sure and remove the stem so the Artichoke rests only on the outside edge of its base. Pomegranates on the vine can cascade over the edge of the container and look great for fall giving a very harvest type of feel. Don’t worry if they are not all picture perfect as this too adds character and charm. Any pomegranates that fall off while you are working with them can be impaled on a wooded pick and inserted into the arrangement.
Don’t forget the possibilities of filling clear vase with impact by choosing Cranberries, decorative Gourds and miniature Pumpkins. Another creative idea is to take cylinder vases and line the outside perimeter with carrots or asparagus spears and then add your fresh flowers to the center. Since the vegetables are placed inside the cylinder, it only takes a few dramatic stems of fall flowers and foliage’s to make an impact. Try using several sizes of cylinders and cubes displayed together for strong impact and additional sales. Enjoy the fruits of your labor!