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Autumnal Inspirations

By September, floral designer Sybil Sylvester has withstood the summer heat and is ready to forage for flowers, leaves, nuts, and berries to use in sumptuous fall arrangements.

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Cinnamon Sticks

The foundation for this arrangement was the container, which I made. I ran a strip of double-sided tape around a straight-sided container and covered the sides with aspidistra leaves. I then hot-glued cinnamon sticks to the outside. The result looks like a rustic fence. I filled the container with blocks of damp floral foam and began to add my material, working with one type of foliage at a time and then adding the various berries and pods. The medley of fall foliage, seed heads, pods, and berries is so textural that it is almost like a tapestry.

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