Scenes from the Topsfield Fair: Flowers

We had a wonderful time at the Topsfield Fair this weekend. The flower barn was full of gorgeous displays. Take a look! 

I’ll post more photos later…stay tuned!

An October Bouquet

 

There’s something especially lovely about a bouquet that looks as though it might have gathered itself from the garden and the surrounding fields.

This late-summer arrangement brings together a little of both. Cosmos add their airy, cheerful faces, beside a sprig of amaranth, leaves, and red clover add those wonderful, slightly wild touches that make a bouquet feel gathered rather than arranged.

Then come the goldenrods, alongside wild purple and white  asters. Together, the flowers create a wonderful mix of color and texture—soft whites, warm golds, rosy reds, and purple.

I love bouquets like this because they don’t try too hard. They celebrate what is blooming right now, whether it was planted in the garden or found growing along the roadside.

 A few garden flowers mixed with wildflowers can capture a whole season in one vase—and this one feels like early October’s final hurrah before the cold weather sets in.