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Welcoming the Fall

© Vickie Ferguson

Here we are with just one more day left in August. For me, this is the end of the summer. No matter what the calendar says, September is the beginning of fall.

I was looking out of my window today and realized that most of my garden flowers have stopped blooming and the "late" bloomers are kicking in. It made me think of how nice it would be to welcome the fall months (a little early I know) with a special wreath all their own. The wreath will be a welcome wreath to hang on your front door.

As you know, we can only protect outside wreaths for so long before the need to replace the flowers. Keep this in mind when making your flower selections. Of course, you can always hang the wreath in the window (inside). This would protect it from the outside elements but you would need to be careful about direct sunlight.

For this wreath, we will be using a 12 to 14 inch grapevine wreath (you can go larger if you like) and an assortment of fall flowers (silk) and dried filler flowers. You will also need moss to cover the top of the wreath, ribbon to wrap around the wreath as an accent (optional), wreath door hanger, clippers and hot glue gun.

For me, fall is epitomized by the profusion of colors of the azalea. Fuchsia, white, pinks and reds are all glorious and bursting with a sweet fragrance. Since azaleas are not very adaptable to drying, I'll be using an assortment of silks with the deep reds being the focal point and highlighted with the white blooms and a little pink. To add a little contrast to the silk flowers, I have chosen beige tarwe stalks. You could also use beige poa (these look like a fuzzy brush on one end), beige baby's breath and green straw flowers as filler. Another beautiful flower is the aster. This flower is available in lovely fall colors that can be accentuated with yellow avena, baby's breath and green straw flowers and/or statice.

Choose your favorite fall flowers native to your part of the country to create this beautiful welcome wreath for your home.

Start by hot gluing a layer of moss all around the top of the wreath. This adds bulk to the wreath and works well as filler. Next, lay out your flower design on a table. Experiment with how you want it to look. Not just the style, but also the arrangement of the flowers and the color combinations.

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