Do you shun russet-colored floral arrangements because you think they're an autumn cliché? I too used to say thanks but not thanks to orange florals before I came across the wild compositions below.
With leaves withering on the branch, seed pods dried to a husk, and flowers past their prime, the harvest shade takes on a poetic depth. When you showcase orange blooms the way nature intended them, they're beautiful in their decay:
Above: Dusty orange dahlias are loosely surrounded by wildflowers including Queen Anne's lace and daisies, arranged by Brooklyn florist Sarah Ryhanen of Saipua at her farm. For more, see Alexa's Garden Visit to World's End Farm.
Above: Seen on Decorating Mumma, an inverted bundle of branches brighten a weathered cabinet.
Above: Ochre ranunculus, deliberately disheveled by Sarah Ryhanen of Saipua, look as if they were left in Miss Havisham's attic.
Above: Spied on Wooden Nest, a bunch of dried flowers.
Above: Seen on Sanctuary & Style, bittersweet berries, while invasive, are beautifully contained in a beer stein. If you can't win, as they say, arrange them.
Above: Time in a bottle: dried specimens at Design Sponge.
Above: Little Flower School channels gothic romance with a high-low mix of roses and perennial grasses.
Above: A woodsy wreath with feathers and fungi by Studio Choo.
Above: Forgive our obsession with Saipua (she did start a movement, after all). Here is Ryhanen's arrangement of black-and-white anemones, roses, and a cascade of ivy gone medieval.
Above: Styling by Erba Floral Studio proves you can cool down the saturation of tangerines and roses with a dahlia past its prime and withering leaves. Photograph by Parker Fitzgerald.
Still not warmed up to orange? See Lindsey's Unexpected Autumnal Arrangements that say "harvest without harvest colors." And, to browse all our Entertaining & Arrangement posts, head over here.
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