Flowers Of Fall

The bright jingling of keys against the wind that rouses dry, crisp leaves that have filled the pavement over the past week, the smell of fresh lavender that caresses our noses as we push open the door to the studio. These had just arrived yesterday for a customer expecting a “fragrant” floral arrangement.

As we pass the long row of refrigerators stocked full of flower varieties too numerous to count, the anticipation of fall’s blooms begins to grow.

Shorter daylight each day typically would mean that plants are preparing themselves for the cold season - not a period where they would be looking to flower without sufficient light and warm temperatures. Flowering takes a lot out of any plant and some of our petalled friends reveal their true colours only after taking a whole season (summer) to prepare themselves for blooming.

I love the splendour of thy sunset skies,

The gorgeous hues that tinge each falling leaf,

Lovely as Beauty’s cheek, as woman’s love too brief.

- William Cullen Bryant