The Colourful Season

Beautiful pumpkin from the Chelsea flower market in NYC
Beautiful pumpkin from the Chelsea flower market in NYC

Ahhhhhhh………Autumn.   This  particular season brings us fresh brisk air, the harvest from our local farmers and stunning warm colours to make one’s soul dance.

The gals here at Linden Grove love this time of the year.  The beauty is all around in so many forms.

The markets are brimming with fruits and vegetables in the most glorious tones.   Everything from crimson red, orange and dusty green to rich plum tones, hot pinks and vibrant green.  Although the Autumn tends to conjure up images of fiery tones, we do prefer more monochromatic mixes of flowers.  We feel each colour should show off individually.

It is more appealing for us to mix very hot orange tones with chartreuse green rather than yellow………that just seems too expected.

White mixed with brown  is another favorite colour blend of ours as the magnolia leaves with their shiny green upper leaf and brown velvety under side of the leaf are just so striking and beautiful.

Mauve and purple tones married with a rich crimson red is just ooh-la-la decadent and we like that a lot!

Here are various photos of our designs and the markets that inspire us so.

Enjoy this most joyous time of year.

More gourds at the markets in NYC.
More gourds at the markets in NYC.
Lovely sage green tones too.
Lovely sage green tones too.
Toffee coloured cymbidium orchids with seeded eucalyptus and buriti sticks.
Toffee coloured cymbidium orchids with seeded eucalyptus and buriti sticks.
Magnolia and other fall foliage branches in Chelsea....sigh.
Magnolia and other fall foliage branches in Chelsea….sigh.
Gorgeous olive branches
Gorgeous olive branches
Oh look at the pumpkins at the Saturday Union Square market in NYC.
Oh look at the pumpkins at the Saturday Union Square market in NYC.
Pincushion protea or otherwise known as Nutan.
Pincushion protea or otherwise known as Nutan.
Little guys at the store Eataly on 5th Ave.
Little guys at the store Eataly on 5th Ave.
Let us not forget the huge commercial mums and asclepia pods.
Let us not forget the huge commercial mums and asclepia pods.
Celebratory piece for an autumn wedding. I do.....love this arrangement.
Celebratory piece for an autumn wedding. I do…..love this arrangement.
Very lovely modern piece with in your face colour.
Very lovely modern piece with in your face colour.
The lovely autumn ladies....Dahlias.
The lovely autumn ladies….Dahlias.
Not sure what kind of berry this is,  but we like it very much.
Not sure what kind of berry this is, but we like it very much.
Artichoke flower.  They make a statement all on their own.
Artichoke flower. They make a statement all on their own.
Beautiful purples and greens together....hydrangea, allium and dahlias.
Beautiful purples and greens together….hydrangea, allium and dahlias.
A fresh green and white mix.
A fresh green and white mix.
Green hydrangea with the striking magnolia leaves.
Green hydrangea with the striking magnolia leaves.
Sunflowers.....they just make you happy.
Sunflowers…..they just make you happy.
Commercial mums with fascinated willow and ornithogalum.
Commercial mums with fascinated willow and ornithogalum.
There she is...showing off her beauty one flower at a time.
There she is…showing off her beauty one flower at a time.