Flowers for a September Table

I love the colors of Autumn but I’m not yet ready for the branches, pumpkins and dried leaves I will use on my table in October or November.

This lovely arrangement is just what I have in mind for September. These colors are so fresh and yummy, they remind me of orange, lime, and lemon sherbet! Here my good friend Mae inspired me to try this myself by showing me just how simply this can be done by anyone with hands willing to try.

She began by selecting fresh flowers that she found at the flower stand that day. She enjoys just spending time looking around and then experimenting with color combinations until she finds what pleases her eye. That day she selected two kinds of roses, a few hydrangeas, and some bits of greenery for our project.

Before beginning, have your container, shears, water, and rubber bands (you’ll see why you need the rubber bands later). As you can see, she begins by using her sturdiest flowers first, long-stemmed roses that she clustered in the center. This is the foundation for her masterpiece. She then couches the roses with the softer mounds of  hydrangeas. These two kinds of flowers used in proper colors and proportions demonstrate just how stunning a simple arrangement can be!

Whatever flowers you end up using, be sure to vary their size and texture as this will create a more interesting arrangement. I think most of my mistakes in flower arranging are from using too may different flowers together rather than just keeping it to just two or three kinds.

To finish the arrangement, Mae carefully and sparingly tucked in clusters of variegated pittosporum leaves, bits of fern, and a few wispy tendrils of green.

Once she is satisfied with her bouquet she simply wrapped the stems snugly with a rubber band! What an easy, affordable way to secure her flowers so they won’t slip free, and yet still give a bit of elasticity for her to adjust the flowers to her liking.

Taking shears, she cuts the ends to what is an appropriate length to fit the container. Be careful to not take too much off before you try setting them in or you may discover you now have an arrangement that is too short! Remember, you can always snip more if needed.

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