Countrylife Mag

Autumn Bounty

This lush seasonal wreath displays the abundance of the autumn harvest. Brightly colored sunflower blossoms intermingle with the russet tones of autumn leaves and the rich seasonal tones of fruit and berry clusters, seedpods and acorns.
Monches FarmÕs floral designers Sue Morgan & Johanna Kleckner have been creating floral art of dried and silk flowers for over 25 years. They can work with you to create a custom everlasting piece for your home using your design colors and reflecting your personal style. Call them at Monches Farm at 262-966-2787 for a consultation.

To create this piece Sue used the following everlasting materials:

16' grapevine wreath base
5 single sunflower stems
3 stems multiple blossom sunflower clusters
3 stems green berries
3 stems orange berries
5 stems glossy yellow berries
1 stem blue colored berries
1/2 garland of smaller blue fruit clusters
2 stems autumn laurel with large orange fruit
18 yellow apples
3 multiple acorn stems
1 stem thick grassy foliage
1 stem autumn leaves
3 stems preserved basil salal
3 stems preserved chartreuse salal
¥ Cut apart the garland and multiple fruit and flower stems to create individual clusters of blossoms. Cut apart the grassy foliage into smaller bunches.
¥ Glue the sunflower blossoms evenly around wreath frame
¥ Glue the berries in clusters distributed around wreath
¥ Group the apples in bunches of 6 and

glue in the foliage snuggly around the existing elements to produce a full and abundant finished product.



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