This
festive time of year, November and December, is full of celebrations, events
and holidays that keep your Vail or Beaver Creek home bustling and your
calendar full. With so many occasions
coming up, don’t forget to consider a beautiful floral arrangement to add color
and vitality to your home and accent your social engagements. We love to express the joy of the season
through flowers in creative combinations.
Here are some ideas for how to use flowers this season!
Believe
it or not, Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Now is the time to think about a centerpiece
for your harvest table that will accent this holiday feast. One of our favorite ideas is a Thanksgiving
Cornucopia. The cornucopia, or horn of
plenty, is a large horn-shaped container filled with flowers, fruits or decorative
vegetables and symbolizes nourishment and abundance. We like to use jewel-toned fall flowers like
Mums in garnet burnt umber and orange, paired with colorful gourds signifying
the abundant harvest.
Straight-up
floral arrangements are also popular, and the possibilities are endless for
creating a fall dinner or Thanksgiving centerpiece with striking combinations Hydrangeas,
mums and marigolds echo the colors of fall and have an interesting soft yet
structural component that will add vitality to your dining table. Calla lilies in magenta and deep purples add
dram to an arrangement, especially when paired with chartreuse colored flowers
and greenery. Think about placing these
types of vibrant arrangements in a modern white container for a contemporary
look, or aspen bark container for a rustic edge. Grouping single colors together for a
monochromatic bouquet is another way to set your table ablaze with these
textural fall flowers.
Another
knockout fall or holiday centerpiece idea is to combine pale blooms together in
an interesting container. Consider a mix
of creamy roses, hydrangeas and eucalyptus in the softest shades of blush,
white and sliver, all inside a shimmery metallic vessel or a stark porcelain-white
vase for a dramatic and sexy effect. Or place
white blooms inside a brightly-hued ceramic container for a fun, pop-modern
look. Herbs are another harvest-friendly
display and are as beautiful as they are fragrant. Sage, thyme, rosemary and chives have
beautiful stalks and leaves that will complement flowers in and arrangement, or
can be grouped in cachepots as a unique centerpiece. And for a very minimalist centerpiece that is
completely fall-appropriate, try bare branches standing tall en masse inside a
gorgeous vase of glass.
Another
cool fall centerpiece idea? A low-lying
modern container filled with sophisticated succulents. Containers and beautiful boxes made of wood,
concrete or ceramic make a lovely backdrop for these elegant plants, and the
combination will grace your home for as long as you care for them. Single succulents in elegant goblets or other
small containers can be grouped together on a table for a stunning and flexible
arrangement. Succulents not only make a
great centerpiece for your own home, but also an incredible fall hostess or
housewarming gift as the arrangement will last long after your celebration!
Cedar’s Flower Shop
specializes in flower arrangements for special occasions and events, fresh cut
flowers, and has a wide variety of houseplants for your home.
Cedar’s Flower Shop –
pretty, simple. Edwards, Colorado’s
premier florist for over 15 years. Our
wealth of experience in the floral industry in Vail and Beaver Creek gives us acute
knowledge of the Vail Valley. For more
information or to inquire about floral arrangements or fresh flowers, visit
www.cedarsflowershop.com or call (970) 926-6566.
