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Must-See Flower Arrangements of 2023

From an elegant waterfall of roses to simple foraged branches, we saw some show-stopping arrangements this year. Don't miss all of our most popular floral arrangements of 2023!

SPRING

An arrangement of Snapdragons (Potomac pink), Jasmine vine, Garden roses, Peonies (Kansas pink), Double tulip (mauve pink), Dahlias Double lisianthus, and Scabiosa (white scoop).

Photo by Fernando Valera

A Fresh and Fizzy Bucket Arrangement

Floral design duo Molly Copa and Hattie Sloane of Austin-based Flora Fetish pair a passion for flowers with an artful eye to create living masterpieces.
Wildflowers cover the side of a 1969 VW bug.

A waterfall of baby’s breath, delphinium, chrysanthemums, agapanthus (Nile lilies), purple asters carnations, roses, hydrangeas, goldenrods, dried fern, green fern, Italian ruscus, and grasses cover the side of 1969 Volkswagen bug.

Bugs and Buds

Ada Ojeh-Teme of Cherish August, the bespoke destination event company based in Miami, Florida, designed an inimitable event fit only for a queen. And that queen of course was her mother, Mrs. Olusola Adebimpe Ojeh. To celebrate Ada adorned her mother’s 1969 Volkswagen Beetle with a waterfall of baby’s breath, delphinium, chrysanthemums, agapanthus, purple asters, carnations, roses, hydrangeas, goldenrod, dried fern, green fern, Italian ruscus, and grasses.
An antique marble-topped bedroom dresser with an arrangement of Black-eyed Susans fresh from the garden.

Photo by Michael Mundy & Aydin Arjomand

A Simple Display

At a home in Bellport, New York, an antique marble-topped bedroom dresser looks even prettier with an explosion of Black-eyed Susans fresh from the garden.
Large outdoor arrangement of scabious, foxgloves, delphinium, and Sanguisorba in a wire urn lined with block-printed fabric.

Photo courtesy of Tattie Rose Studio

Dream Weaving with Tattie Isles

Tattie Isles and her team at Tattie Rose Studio create immersive experiences with an abundance of foliage, florals, and all manner of foraged materials.
Flower room at Grey Gardens filled with pots and buckets of flowers

Photo by Michael Mundy

Grey Gardens Flower Room

Rich with provenance and personality, this East Hampton property lands in the capable hands of style maven Liz Lange for a thoughtful, sophisticated makeover. Floral designer Michael Grim‘s blossoms fill the cutting room.
Arrangement of yellow and white flowers with pale lilac clematis on table in front of faux-painted mantel.

Photo by Carmel Brantley

The Pull of Palm Beach

Celebrated floral designer Lewis Miller‘s Palm Beach house includes a fabulous faux-painted fireplace by master artist Joseph Steiert. An arrangement of yellow butterfly ranunculus, phlox, and clematis brightens the table.

SUMMER

Arrangement of pink and gold roses and ranunculus in a white pedestal vase.

A Tuscan Sunset Inspired Arrangement

Floral designer Kelly Marie Thompson of Chicago’s Fleur Inc. finds inspiration under the Tuscan sun for her colorful, fragrant, and flavorful arrangements.
Blue and green hydrangeas sit on a dining room table

Photo by Emily Followill

Hydrangea Heaven

Floral Designer Jimmie Henslee complimented Heather Dewberry’s newly refreshed dining room in Colonial Williamsburg’s Nelson Galt House with fluffy hydrangeas.
White butterfly ranunculus and blue delphinium in a cachepot.

Photo by Stephanie Russo

Refreshing Interiors

Interior designer Marea Clark helps a California family create a fresh and practical home while stylist Kendra Smoot livens up eat room with breezy flowers.

Big white hydrangeas overpower a glass bowl inside the green tent.

Photo by Tria Giovan

Big and Bold

Annabelle hydrangeas straight from the garden are corralled in an amber glass leech bowl designed by Kate Rheinstein Brodsky and hand-blown by local artisans exclusively for her shop, KRB.

An arrangement made of Green Tea roses, Purple hydrangeas, Allium, Fatsia leaves, Fantail willow branches, and Johnson grass.

Photo by Jean Allsopp

Creating Floral Fireworks

Drawing on his theater background, event and floral designer Bob Vardaman creates dramatic arrangements worthy of a standing ovation.

Bright pink zinnias are in a metal container.

Photo by Tria Giovan

Zippy Zinnias

Colorful linens and glassware, including Kate Brodsky’s bespoke handblown hurricanes, adorn the table. Big, bold zinnias are contained in quirky ceramic vases resembling tin cans sourced at Bloom in nearby Sag Harbor.

AUTUMN

Branches light up an entryway basket.

Photo by Stephanie Russo

Elegantly Foraged

Designer Marea Clark used foraged branches in a simple basket brings down the formality in this bright entryway.

A large and fluffy green arrangement graces an elegantly set table.

Photo by Mary Craven Dawkins

Birthday Bash Flowers

“I wanted the floral trees to look as though they were growing straight up from the table,” says floral designer Meg Hutchinson. “They add a sense of whimsy and accentuate the dramatic height of the ceilings.”

Orange and pink roses create a crescent shape arrangement.

Photo by Ellen Renee

An Unexpected Fall Palette

Instead of relying on the traditional colors associated with the season, Maria Maxit of Houston’s Maxit Flower Design finds inspiration for this floral creation during the transition time between summer and fall.

Pink and red roses with greenery sit on an entryway console.

Photo by Mary Craven Dawkins

A Welcoming Arrangement

Mark O’Bryan of Nashville’s Tulip Tree created this welcoming fall arrangement on the pier table in the foyer of Libby and Ben Page’s Tennessee home and filled the base with magnolia leaves from the property.

A rattan hot air balloon hangs over a table holding yellow flowers.

Photo by Adam Kuehl

Circus-Themed Soirée

Rebecca Gardener held her circus-themed dinner in a tent under multicolored cantina lights, low-hanging painted panels that came from a 1920s French carousel, hot-air balloons made of rattan that housed blousy wildflowers, and romantic 19th-century Spanish iron chandeliers.

Centerpiece flower arrangement of scabiosa, garden roses, lisianthus, sunflowers, and amaranth with foraged foliage and grasses.

Photo by Erik Kvalsvik

Countryside Charm

Mallory Joyce brings texture and fall colors to the dining table with this arrangement of scabiosa, garden roses, lisianthus, sunflowers, and amaranth with foraged foliage and grasses.

WINTER

Assorted amaryllis, nerines, garden roses, and ranunculus form an arrangement in front of a 17th century Italian painting.

Photo by Laurey Glenn

Natural Beauty

A lush, English garden-inspired arrangement by Sybil Sylvester spills from an antique brass cachepot on top of a 19th-century French faux marble-top console in the foyer of Kathryn Eckert’s Mountain Brook home. “The flowers highlight the 17th-century Italian painting to create a tableau that fades from dark to light,” she says. The living masterpiece is comprised of traditional holiday greens with assorted amaryllis, nerines, garden roses, and ranunculus.

A blue and white tulipiere overflows with flowers at a Christmas table.

Photo by Laurey Glenn

Bold and Festive

In her Birmingham, Alabama home, designer Danielle Balanis weaves some favorite Christmas traditions together with her bold decor for a timeless, festive holiday. Here she fills a pagoda tulipiere with sprigs of greenery, berries, roses, ranunculus, and other flowers.

An arrangement of peonies, amaryllis, and pine sits before a backdrop of a Regency Views mural inside the Williamsburg home designed by Heather Chadduck.

Photo by David Hillegas

A Historic Holiday

As Williamsburg Designer in Residence, Heather Chadduck with the help of floral designer Jimmie Henslee layers her distinguished quarters with natural, fresh finery for the season.

A large green and white button flower bouquet sits on a table with white name cards.

Photo by Shannon Skloss

A New Year’s Eve Wedding

Floral designer Antonio Bond of Transplants Floral & Design created a towering arrangement of button flowers and olive branches for the “Monsieur and Madame” escort-card table at Cassie LaMere and Andrew Knieberg’s New Year’s Eve wedding.

THE ATLANTA SHOWHOUSE

A waterfall of pink and orange roses cascades out of an urn.

Photo by Emily Followill

A Floral Fountain

Kathy Rainer and Tricky Wolfes of Parties to Die For in Atlanta say their motto is “If it’s worth doing, it’s worth overdoing.” For the showhouse, they created beautiful compositions in roses and corals but brought their “go big or go home” approach to a cascade of Kahala roses, Country Home roses, peach stock, lilies, Coral Charm peonies, peach campanella, butterfly ranunculus, pink scabiosa, and white anemones in the east gallery. See more arrangements from the FLOWER Magazine Atlanta Showhouse.

By Carrie Clay

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