Sunflowers were one of my simplest ways to bring fall into the house. These photographs from the previous year show the flowers on our table, followed by the pumpkins and spiders I brought out for Halloween.
Sunflowers in a blue-and-white vase
I paired large sunflower heads and bare branches with a blue-and-white vase. Blue glasses repeated the vase’s color across the table.
The wider setting included scattered leaves, small pumpkins, and autumn-colored table linens.
A few sunflower facts behind the inspiration
Teleflora lists the sunflower as a third-wedding-anniversary flower and associates it with warmth, happiness, adoration, and longevity. It is also the state flower of Kansas.
One botanical detail needs a distinction: young sunflowers track the sun as they grow, while mature cultivated flower heads generally face east. UC Davis explains the change; an open sunflower does not keep turning through the day.
Pumpkins and pinecones for another fall display
A glass pedestal held a pumpkin with pinecones and other small seasonal pieces. A Happy Harvest pumpkin and a warm-colored floral arrangement completed this display.
From fall flowers to Halloween details
In the kitchen, a pumpkin-shaped container stood beside an apothecary jar filled with candy corn and small skull decorations.
The table changed for Halloween with hanging spiders, a web-patterned runner, pumpkins, candles, and chair-back decorations.
For another fabric-and-color project from the season, see my red grapevine wreath with scrap-fabric flowers. More seasonal displays are in the fall archive.
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