Week 43, as we revisit the 10-year anniversary of the book Slow Flowers
![Autum with orange notes](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/vase-1-sq-IMG_8411-1024x979.jpg)
![2 orange vases](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2-3-cropped-IMG_8416-1024x865.jpg)
Dusty Miller foliage, ‘Jazzy’ zinnias, plum-colored celosia, dark maroon zinnias, Craspedia, and some ‘Green Spice’ heuchera foliage round things out in these two mini vases.
![page 82 Slow Flowers Book, 2013](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ST-LYNNS-SLOW-FLOWERS-BOOK_Page_84-1024x1024.png)
Halloween approaches, as it does every year, and floral designers are acutely aware of the need to collect autumnal botanicals with an emphasis on flowers with orange petals!
![Burnt orange chrysanthemums in a burnt orange McCoy bud vase.](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mum-detail-IMG_8423-1024x683.jpg)
When I created the pair of posies in vintage orange-glazed pottery, I used a combination of marigolds, crocosmia, and feverfew, along with culinary mint and fountain grasses. I love the little McCoy bud vase, which has a return appearance this week. The flower pot I used in 2013, a McCoy design with almost identical orange glazing, was on loan to me for that photo shoot.
![Orange vase with two handles](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/fiesta-vase-IMG_8412-1024x1017.jpg)
![Detail of antique American Belleek cider pitcher](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Detail-vase-1-sq-IMG_8409-1024x536.jpg)
This time around, I made three arrangements and used a brilliant vintage vase with 2 handles and a vintage jug with beautiful orange fruit pattern. I’ve had the antique American Belleek porcelain jug in my collection for years, and I’m so happy I am able to add it to this week’s grouping. Further research dates it at 1904, with handpainted fruits and foliage.
![Celosia and dahlia details](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/2-up-details.png)
Finding florals to emulate what I created a decade ago was not hard, but I did want to expand the palette. The flowers include:
Burnt orange chrysanthemums, grown by Ojeda Farm
Yellow-gold and tangerine dahlias, from the Slow Flowers Cutting Garden
Crested cockscomb celosia in a peachy-apricot tone, from Peterkort Roses
Craspedia (Billy balls), grown by Field to Heart
Dusty miller foliage, grown by Sonshine Farm
![Green Spice Details](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/heuchera-detail-IMG_8424-1024x683.jpg)
Other elements from the Slow Flowers Cutting Garden include ‘Jazzy’ zinnias, plum-colored plume celosia, dark maroon zinnias, and some ‘Green Spice’ heuchera foliage round things out in these two mini vases.
![billy ball and jazzy zinnia detail](https://slowflowersjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/zinnia-detail-IMG_8419-1024x683.jpg)
It’s a hodge-podge, for sure! But the textures and accents of gold, purple, and silver really mix up the otherwise orange vibe — and that’s what this season is all about.