Welcome Fall Tablescape with Colorful Plaid, Petals and Pumpkins

Make the transition from summer and ease into fall with a welcoming table with colorful plaid, petals and pastel pumpkins! You’ll find tips to create a flower arrangement and table centerpiece using an easy flower arranging method, as well as additional fall table inspiration from 15 table stylists.

Happy Tuesday!

In anticipation of fall’s arrival, I’m part of a ‘Welcome Fall’ Tablescape Blog Hop.

Many thanks to Rita of Panoply for organizing this hop.

You can find additional fall table inspiration from 15 table stylists at the bottom of this post.

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Fall is my favorite season and I’m counting down the days until its arrival. . . ready for crisp, cool weather,

a harvest of pumpkins, warm plaid layers, and cozy meals with the flavors of fall!

While I’d love to fling myself wholeheartedly into fall,

Mother Nature has plenty of summer weather ahead for us in North Carolina,

typically through mid-October.

A plaid tablecloth provides a colorful foundation for our ‘Welcome Fall’ table.

The muted pastels help ease the transition from summer, ushering us into the softer side

of fall when it’s still 90+ degrees outside!

Scalloped plates with pumpkins add a nod to harvest season in a soft color palette

of sage green, blue and blush pink.

For a table centerpiece, I used an easy flower arranging method,

no flower arranging skills or floral foam required!

I used a favorite galvanized ribbed caddy purchased at HomeGoods several years ago.

It’s a good height so as not to block anyone’s view or interfere with conversation at the table.

Here are the easy steps and tips to create a floral centerpiece using a caddy or long box.

Like a lot of metal import items, this caddy is not watertight so I used

 mason jars inside the caddy to hold the flowers, using my favorite Ball Elite Wide Mouth Pint Jars.

They’re just the right height, just shy of 4-inches tall, for the caddy.

The Ball Wide Mouth Elite Jars are hard to find these days but these jars are similar.

I used plastic bags, placing them between the jars to keep them from shifting,

once they’re filled with water and flowers.

The individual jars make it easy to change your vase water,

removing and replacing any flowers as they start to fade to enjoy your arrangement longer.

I used a combination of autumn colored blooms from the grocery store . . .

alstroemeria in yellow and orange as well as white, along with peach carnations.

Blue hydrangeas were added to complement the blue stripe in the plaid tablecloth and pumpkin plates.

Goldenrod (Solidago) blooms from August to November in North Carolina

and provides some feathery texture and interest to the arrangement. . .

Along with seed pods cut from our Chaste tree (Vitex).

Here are few tips to help extend the life of your flowers in your arrangement:

🍂 Cut your flower stems at a 45 degree angle for maximum water uptake and remove any leaves below the water line.

🍂  Always add the floral preservative packets to your vase water that come with your flowers from the store.

Flower food / floral preservative provides nutrients for your flowers and controls

the pH for optimal water uptake, while reducing bacteria in your vase water.

Note: I like the convenience of this 10 oz. container of flower food for easy mixing,

especially for a larger vase. You don’t have to fiddle

with opening little packets to mix up 16 oz. of solution at a time,

and it’s more eco-friendly since you’re not disposing of little plastic wrappers.

One 10 oz. container will make 30 quarts of solution.

🍂 Check your water level frequently, topping off as needed, especially if using thirsty flowers like hydrangeas, and change your vase water every other day if possible.

🍂 If you’re using cut hydrangeas, use the alum-dipping method to keep them from wilting.

🍂 Remove any wilting and fading flowers as they produce ethylene gas, which can hasten the decline of neighboring flowers.

🍂 Keep your flower arrangement away from heat or direct sunlight.

🍂 Choose flowers with a long vase-life like mums, carnations and alstroemeria, which are available in a wide variety of colors.

Regular readers have heard me sing the praises of Crowning Glory

in our Monday Morning Blooms posts, as I have had flowers that last two weeks when using it!

If you’re not familiar with  Crowning Glory, it’s an antitranspirant spray

that seals in moisture and dries clear.

It’s safe to use on all flower types and is especially beneficial

for flowers that are prone to wilting due to moisture loss, like hydrangeas.

Crowning Glory will dry in approximately 30 minutes depending on temperature and humidity.

Note: Wait to spray roses with Crowning Glory after they are open

as it will prohibit them from opening further.

Amber stemware provides a welcome golden autumn glow to our fall table. . .

With pumpkin napkin rings with a basketweave design

and bone-handled flatware adding some warm texture.

And Fitz and Floyd Harvest bowls add some seasonal fall color.

Table Details:

Plates / Potter’s Studio Blue Harvest, HomeGoods

Pumpkin Napkin Rings / HomeGoods, several years ago

Napkins / Pottery Barn and HomeGoods, many years ago

Goblets / Mikasa French Countryside

Leaf Bowls / Fitz and Floyd Harvest

Plaid Tablecloth and Placemats / Target, several years ago

Bone-handled Flatware / Towle Seville

White Chargers / Deartis, HomeGoods, many years ago

Silver Chargers / HomeGoods, many years ago

Click on the links below for more fall table inspiration from my blogging friends:

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Find 22 tablescapes with centerpiece inspiration to celebrate Autumn, HERE.

You’ll find tutorials and seasonal tips for pumpkin vase centerpieces, easy flower arranging methods, floral table runners and more for alfresco and indoor fall dining.

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