DIY - Sunflower DIYs for an inspiring Autumn

Autumn is on its way, which means it’s time for warm sunflower creations. Golden yellow flowers, such as sunflowers, bring the last rays of sunshine into your space. Combined with dahlias, chrysanthemums, and other flowers from FleuraMetz’s sustainability assortment, you as a florist can create authentic, rustic, and modern floral arrangements.

Get inspired by these three creative sunflower DIYs for autumn. Check them out and order all products at FleuraMetz.

Let autumn speak with warm terracotta pots. The golden yellow sunflowers will stand out beautifully. This creation is perfect as a table decoration.

Materials:
Terracotta pot, rope, clay, glass, wood glue, and double-sided adhesive tape (OASIS® Floral Products).

Flowers used:

• Anethum graveolens

• Cosmos bipinnatus

• Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora

• Gomphrena globosa

• Helenium ‘Autumn Fire’

• Helianthus annuus ‘Limoncello’, ‘Sun King’ & ‘Sunrich Orange’

• Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Asahi’

• Nigella damascena

• Rosa ‘Corallo’

Additional:
Daucus carota, Epimedium × rubrum, Viburnum plicatum

Time: 15 min | Height: 37 cm | Diameter: 23 cm

1. Cover the pot with double-sided tape.

2. Attach the seed head of Daucus carota and wrap rope around it several times.

3. Mix clay with wood glue and apply it to the binding spot.

4. Let dry.

5. Place a glass in the pot, fill it with water, and arrange the flowers inside.

This creation bursts with shades of yellow, orange, and red. Create a warm autumn bouquet with different sunflower varieties, berries, large chrysanthemums, and greenery.

Materials:
Vase, wire wave ring, floral wire, cardboard strips, stapler and staples, garden bark, and florist tape.

Flowers used:

• Ammi majus

• Anethum graveolens

• Celastrus orbiculatus

• Helianthus annuus ‘Limoncello’, ‘Marley’, ‘Sonja’, and ‘Sun King’

• Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Asahi’ and ‘Red Shades’

• Hydrangea macrophylla

Additional:
Helianthus annuus (common sunflower), Zea mays (corn leaves), vines

Time: 30 min | Height: 53 cm | Diameter: 50 cm

1. Create a cardboard strip and connect the ends to form a circle with an open center.

2. Attach it to the wire wave ring.

3. Wrap corn leaves decoratively around the cardboard and secure with staples.

4. Wrap floral wires with florist tape for strength and neatness. Make a strong frame and attach it to the wave ring.

5. Bind the flowers radially into the frame, placing them like sun rays from the center outward.

This elongated design offers plenty of structure. The yellow sunflowers, together with red, orange, beige/grey tones and greenery, create a harmonious look. A true showstopper.

Materials:
Vase, chicken wire, elastic band, binding wire, rope

Flowers used:

• Cosmos bipinnatus

• Craspedia globosa

• Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora

• Helianthus annuus ‘Marley’, ‘Sonja’, ‘Sun King’, ‘Sunrich Orange’

• Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Asahi’ and ‘Red Shades’

• Pennisetum alopecuroides ‘Black Fox’

• Scabiosa stellata

Additional:
Daucus carota (wild carrot), Miscanthus sinensis, Tilia platyphyllos (linden)

Time: 15 min | Height: 78 cm | Diameter: 35 cm

1. Fill the pot opening with a ball of chicken wire as an alternative to floral foam.

2. Attach Daucus carota seed heads to the outside of the pot with an elastic band.

3. Wrap binding wire tightly over the elastic to secure.

4. Finish with rope for a natural look.

5. Fill the vase with water.

6. Insert the flowers loosely into the wire for an airy, natural autumn arrangement.

Let autumn shine with sunflowers!