With most of the deciduous leaves dropped, flowers gone to seed, and snow intermittently covering the landscape – it can be a fun challenge to search out the remaining interesting textures and colors of the November rainbow to create a seasonal bouquet.
Here are some things to keep an eye out for in the November landscape to add to your bouquet:
1 – Seedpods of milkweed releasing their last seeds on silky white floss.
2 – Silvery pinecone willow galls.
3 – Black beadlike clusters of sensitive fern’s fertile fronds.
4 – Fuzzy magenta of staghorn sumac fruit.
5 + 9 – Green patches of evergreen ferns.
6 – Golden glow of goldenrod ball galls.
7 – Thimbleweed’s thimble-like seed heads, some still with cottony tufted seeds.
8 – Crimson and highbush cranberry fruits, a last resort for wildlife because of their acidity.
10 – Flower-like goldenrod bunch galls.
11- Bird’s nest-like seed heads of queen anne’s lace.
12 – Spiky husk remains of wild cucumber fruit that drape from their vines.
What shades and textures will you combine to make your own bouquet?!