Gather armfuls of vivid leaves and berries from the garden before the snow gets them. Ordinary chrysanthemums can look stiff when arranged on their own. But nestled in a fountain of red winterberry, burning bush, and purple beauty-berry, they are dramatic and unexpected.



Gather armfuls of vivid leaves and berries from the garden before the snow gets them. Ordinary chrysanthemums can look stiff when arranged on their own. But nestled in a fountain of red winterberry, burning bush, and purple beauty-berry, they are dramatic and unexpected.



Yellow beech leaves bring an otherwise summery group of pale-pink and white dahlias and gold spider mums into the next season. Set a couple of mums in a shallow bowl as a side note.



During the last months of the gardening year, the color palette is more limited than in spring and summer, so texture becomes key. In this tall display, impressive on a buffet or a drinks table.


Kevin Sharkey paired feathery heads of rust-red amaranth with pale-green protea, a more muscular tropical flower. Both stand out among lanky millet grasses, and lady’s mantle fills in any gaps like a wispy green cloud.


Originally writen by marthastewart and most pictures collected from pinterest