Fall floral arrangement tips: Feeling chilly? Bring autumn indoors!

When I feel a chill in the air, it reminds me that it's time to bring the beauty of autumn indoors! We can add visual warmth to any room with the welcoming flair of a fresh fall flowers centerpiece.

Flowers are an element of living well

When your family gathers around a table decorated with a centerpiece of fresh flowers, they feel like special guests. As our seasonal activities move indoors, we want to take the beauty of natural materials inside with us. "Flowers bring about positive emotional feelings in those who enter a room," says Dr. Jeannette Haviland-Jones according to Rutgers University research. "They make the space more welcoming and create a sharing atmosphere."

10 fall floral arrangement tips for adding seasonal savvy.

• Use flowers of the season such as mums, lilies, sunflowers, celosia or bittersweet.
• Choose containers in autumnal colors such as bamboo, metal, glass, or pottery.
• Incorporate pods, cones and berries gathered outdoors into your fresh flower centerpiece.
• Add birds and feathers in with the branches, twigs, or vines of their natural habitat.
• Gather fall leaves and pinecones to accent autumnal colored pottery or collectibles.
• Accessorize with decorative wire to include trendy metallic accents in your fresh flower designs.
• Group small blooming plants of varying heights and autumnal colors as a massed centerpiece.
• Cluster pumpkins and gourds in a colorful collection of seasonal shapes and colors.
• Fill tall, mismatched and clear vases with acorns, nuts, pods, cones, and clusters of berries to create columns of color.
• Bind cornstalks, leaves and branches or band vases with Bind or Rustic Wire.

 Enjoy autumn!

Enjoy arranging fall flowers for your home, family celebrations, or as gifts for friends. Using the warm and welcoming textures, colors, and forms of the season, you can bring the beauty of autumn indoors. "Celebrate the changing seasons with flowers!"