Looking to create a fun Halloween atmosphere using flower arrangements in your home?  Check out the floral decorating ideas below to help you make your house “boo-tiful” this Halloween season.

Color scheme is probably the most important in decorating for the holidays.  Select various shades of yellows, oranges, and reds when choosing flowers for your arrangements.  Whether it be a dark flower, or a floral pick, try adding a touch of black for an even more mysterious feel.

To bring the spirit of Halloween to a flower arrangement, why not hollow out

a pumpkin or gourd to use as a container for your flowers.  You could even invest in a black cauldron for your flower arrangement for that spook-tacular effect! (more…)

Looking to create a fun holiday atmosphere in your home? Check out the decorating ideas below to help you make your house “boo-tiful” for the 2008 Halloween season.

~Color scheme is probably the most important in decorating for the holidays. Use various shades of yellows, oranges, and reds. Try adding a touch of black for an even more mysterious feel.

~To bring the spirit of Halloween to a floral arrangement, try hollowing out a pumpkin or gourd to use as a container for your flowers. Even try investing in a black cauldron for your arrangement for that spook-tacular effect!

Also try these links

BloomingBulb Fall Early-Order Sale
Candlesjustonline.com

With the changing of the holidays and seasons, Polo Ralph Lauren’s window displays change too. It’s amazing to see how the right decor can give a store front a particular feeling. I had the opportunity to speak and exchange emails with one of their wonderful employees who sent us some photos of their autumn display windows. Used in these displays are hundreds of hydrangea stems (in burgundy and in cream), all purchased at www.afloral.com. Here are 2 pictures of the Polo Ralph Lauren displays in the fall season for you to be in awe of:

Stumped about what flowers to use in a holiday arrangement? Here is a list of some popular Christmas flowers and short descriptions to help you out! Also, keep in mind that reds, whites, and greens, are the most commonly used colors in Christmas designing! Good luck and have fun with your holiday creations!

Poinsettia
Has flower-like bracts (modified leaves), that can measure up to 12 inches across and surround the actual flower, which are tiny and yellow. Comes in red, white, pink, yellow, variegated, and speckled.

Christmas Cactus
Flat and pointed lobed leaves that are jointed, with rounded “teeth.” Comes in a variety of colors including red, purple, orange, pink, fuchsia, and cream. Flowers bloom around Christmas time.

Rose
Long, alternating leaves and thorned stems. Most roses have 5 petals with 2 lobes per petal. 5 sepals grow below the petals. Large variety of types and colors available.

Amaryllis
4 to 5 large elaborate starry trumpet-shaped flowers with thick, smooth, leafless stems. Comes in red, white, pink, peach, striped, and ones with colored edge petals.

Carnation
Hundreds of ruffled petals per flower head with a long stem in a wide variety of colors.