Dried Fall Flower Arrangements

Vase Arrangements

• Fall dried flower arrangements can be quite striking, with colorful dried blooms mixed with graceful branches and long grasses. Arrangements in vases can be small, with just a few dried flower types like straw flowers and statice, or very large. Because the fall flowers are dried, you can re-enforce the stems with wire, insert the stems into floral foam, and create a dramatic display. Dried fall flower arrangements in clear vases can be held in place by filling the vase with cranberries, dried beans, nuts or small pine cones.

Wreaths

• Wreaths made with dried fall flowers can be used to decorate doors, walls or laid on a table with a pillar candle in the center. Along with a variety of dried flowers from your fall garden, add dried herbs like lavender, sage, rosemary, and bay leaves to your wreath. Other fall-themed items can be included such as sprigs of hard berries, nuts, seed pods, grasses and bright-colored fall leaves.

Swags

• Dried fall swags are similar to wreaths, but are generally used to decorate above windows, doors and wall spaces. Branches, long grasses and grain stems (like wheat) give swags length and gentle shape, while the addition of colorful dried fall flowers at the center, with a few intermixed with the branches and grasses, complete a stylish display.

Stand Alone

• An accent for tables and mantles can easily be created by gathering a large bunch of long-stemmed wheat, dried seed pods or colored twigs. Bind the bunch together, close to the center, with a rubber band. There must be enough in the bundle that allows the bunch to stand on its own. Cover the rubber band with ribbon or raffia before adding a small bouquet of dried fall flowers at the center of the bunch. There are many variations, from small and slender, to large and massive; the creation will depend on where you intend to display this type of fall flower arrangement.