Must-See Flower Arrangements of 2024

A footed glass vase filled with showy, orange foxtail lilies and a rattan-wrapped cylinder loaded with ‘Purple Queen’ Agrostemma (corn cockles) anchor an outdoor table set by Anne Dickson of Fox and the Fleur.

This floral still life created by Anne Dickson of Fox and the Fleur combines roses, pink butterfly ranunculus, clematis, anemones, muscari, chamomile, and other blossoms made the cover of our January/Feburary issue.

“When a particular crop flushes, we design around that flower,” says Holly Heider Chapple of Hope Flower Farm. “Guests can see the flowers in the field and then as part of the tablescapes.”

Lush blossoms of David Austin roses from Grace Rose Farm float in an Anna Weatherley scalloped leaf tray. Simple as can be, but gorgeous enough to make our May/June 2024 cover!

The event barn at Hope Flower Farm in Waterford, Virginia hosts weddings, floral education classes, and winery guests. Its oversized chandelier is often decorated with flowers for such occasions.

Jimmie Henslee’s spectacular centerpiece of blue delphinium, peach roses, bold daffodils, chamomile, hyacinth, and Queen Anne’s Lace brings a basket of springtime into Scott and Denise McGahas’ woodshed on their Texas ranch.

In the McGahas’ guest house, Jimmie Henslee’s jar of blue delphinium, Queen Anne’s lace, chamomile, and green branches glows agains the blue tile of  the wet bar.

One of the highlights of each year is seeing how floral designers work with interior designers in our FLOWER showhouses. Our Baton Rouge house was a standout! One example: In James Farmer’s dining room, Stephen Sonnier of Dunn and Sonnier: Antiques, Florals, and Gifts orchestrated a symphony of peach roses, coral tulips, orange pon pon ranunculus, snowball hydrangeas, sea holly, and echinacea, along with the surprise of a deer antler. Click the button to see more of the showouse arrangements.

A profusion of fresh roses and tulips complements an array of colored glassware on Joye Richards’ dining room table. Flower-shaped candlesticks by Lisa Alpaugh add to the floral theme.

Mary Hollis Huddleston and Katie Jacobs set the table for a mahjong party in the garden with summery vases of zinnias, dahlias, cosmos, Queen Anne’s lace, globe amaranth, and salvia.

Ariella Chezar’s gorgeous centerpiece fills this table with lush foliage in shades of green and gold. From Chezar’s 2024 book, Home In Bloom (Ten Speed Press)

Keith Meacham’s use of David Austin roses and butterfly ranunculi in subtle peachy hues softens the striking palette of blues, purples, and teals in the tabletop décor.

I call this my ‘wild man,’ laughs Sybil Sylvester. “He’s like a piece of statuary overgrown with vines and wildflowers that you might come across in an abandoned garden.”

The moment Sybil Sylvester spotted a vintage Baccarat chandelier hung low over a glass console, she envisioned flowers interacting with the crystal pendants. “I wanted the arrangement to look as if I had scooped a section of the garden and transplanted it to a container,” she says. To create her bountiful design, she gathered anemones, delphiniums, butterfly ranunculus, muscaris, sweet Williams, nerines, andromedas, fritillaries, hyacinths, freesias, nettlespurges, and dianthus.

When it comes to dahlias, Drew English, owner of The English Gardener in Cashiers, North Carolina and head gardener at High Hampton, is your go-to guy. For this arrangement at High Hampton, he mixes multiple colors and sizes together to create a big and bold effect.

“I call this sculpture my ‘Floral Portal,’ created from flowers and plant materials I foraged and dried from my garden and the countryside surrounding our home on the Welsh border. It’s a fanciful, ethereal interpretation of a stained glass window that invites you to appreciate the color and texture of the individual flowers, as well as to peer into the negative space leading to the landscape beyond. I believe it’s often the contrast of what’s not there that sets the imagination alight.”—Layla Robinson

On a stroll around The Grove’s garden, India Hicks cut a basket of roses and foxgloves for the house.

Leska Graves Taylor created an arrangement full of the bounty of autumn colors including beige cushions, kangaroo paw, marigolds, asclepias, allium, astrantia, fountain grass, sunflowers, acacia, and anemones.

“In autumn, there’s a special feeling to be had when you come home to a house filled with dahlias,” says Sean A. Pritchard in his book Outside In. “With summer behind you, there’s an impending sense of the garden coming to an end, so displays of dahlias everywhere almost feels as if you’re cheating the inevitable.” We agree and featured this arrangement on our September/October 2024 cover.

Sean A. Pritchard says, “Inside, cut cosmos is always a cheery sight. I cut as much of the stem with the flower as possible to achieve tall displays that flop over and land in informal positions.”

In the breakfast room of this Mary Beth Wagner designed home, a bouquet of creamy yellow butterfly ranunculus winks to the Hunt Slonem butterfly painting.

Pink and peach English garden roses, freshly cut from the fields at Grace Rose Farm, fill this white ceramic vase.

A vase of violet clematis sits on the bedside table of this guest room that Mark D. Sikes tented in Quadrille’s ‘Arbre de Matisse’ fabric in China Blue.

For a Sustainable Flowers Project symposium, TJ McGrath created this “Less is More” bowl featuring bright orange zinnias and cosmos.

In another workshop at the Sustainable Flowers Project symposium, Shane Connolly designed this foam-free casket spray using foraged cuttings and a vintage galvanized storage bin.

A basket overflows with goldenrod, wild white asters, and late purple asters in this wonderful arrangement of wildflowers foraged by Leila Giannetti at Patina Meadow.

With a rustic woodlands scheme, floral designer Laura Dowling translates the colors, textures, and natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest, where she grew up, to the East Coast. Dried hydrangeas, pinecone vessels, and greens are given a hint of glamour with touches of burnished gold.

Ben Miller and Grant Sutton of The Judy Garlands, took their holiday decorating cues from the grand period pieces, important abstract art, and lavish textiles in this New Orleans French Quarter pied-à-terre.

Michael Dyer of Uncut Flowers filled a crystal vase with white hydrangea and peony blossoms along with seasonal greenery in an arrangement for this Birmingham home’s primary bedroom. 

Produced by Jason Burnett

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