How To Decorate For Sunflower Season
Are you ready to bring some sunshine into your decor? I’m sharing some tips on decorating for Sunflower Season and adding a little history about sunflower symbolism. Did you know there are a variety of sunflower colors as well?
So, let’s take a look at why Sunflower makes us so happy!
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Sunflower Blog Hop
Today, I’m joining a fun group of ladies for a Sunflower Blog Hop hosted by Amber at Follow the Yellow Brick Home. You will see so many beautiful decor ideas using these gorgeous flowers.
If you are joining me from Christy at Our Southern Home, welcome. Her rehearsal dinner centerpiece is just perfect.
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What is the Sunflower Symbolism?
The Sunflower is associated with the sun and happiness. Its cheerful faces brighten your mood, making it a great addition to any floral arrangement or a great gift for someone who’s feeling down.
The Sunflower symbolism is longevity and loyalty, and it signifies optimism. No wonder we love them so much and enjoy having them in our homes.
Are All Sunflowers Yellow?
Did you know that not all sunflowers are yellow? There are a variety of colors, including orange, red, mahogany, brown, and cream white.
Although you will see all the colors, the yellow sunflower is the most common.
Can you use Faux Sunflowers in your decor?
Faux flowers have come such a long way in terms of authenticity. Sometimes, you actually have to touch it to determine whether it is faux or real.
The faux sunflower is a favorite of mine, and since I don’t live close to a Trader Joe’s or a flower field, I opted for faux while decorating the greenhouse.
How Do You Use Faux Stems?
First, there are so many ways to add faux stems to your decor. Here are a few of the ways I add faux for a more authentic arrangement.
- Mix with twigs
- Add with real greenery
- Mix with real flowers
- Arrange loosely as they have just been picked
- Lay flat in a basket or tabletop
- Bend stems to appear droopy like real flowers
- Add to a wreath
Sunflower Season in The Greenhouse
First, I decided to add a little sunshine to the DIY Greenhouse. I added a few black-eyed susan stems to the top of the faux apothecary cabinet and around the greenhouse.
Although my sunflowers are faux, the black-eyed susan’s are blooming fiercely in my garden, and they wanted in on the action.
You can see this IKEA Hack Apothecary Cabinet here.
A basket filled with fresh-cut flowers looks great with the vintage shears and wall planter.
Add Greenery
When adding flowers, be sure to let a little greenery fill in any gaps.
This basket is huge and instead of filling it completely with sunflowers, I added a Kimberly fern.
In addition, the fern is a great backdrop to make the sunny flowers pop.
The arrangement is anchored with a vintage quilt draped over the worktable and above it is a DIY Repurposed Chandelier.
Add a wreath for Sunflower Season
In addition to the arrangement on the worktable, I added a cute beaded Sunflower wreath to the wall to give the greenhouse a fun Sunflower Season feel.
It’s really hard to tell that this wreath is made entirely of faux stems.
The wreath is a mixture of sunflowers, eucalyptus, and large white beads for a creative design.
Be sure to see Inspiring Ways to Decorate with Glass Cloche Domes.
In addition, a single bud is placed on a flower frog and looks stunning under the cloche glass.
The greenhouse is always fun to decorate; however, these tips also work well inside the home during the sunflower season.
I hope you enjoyed seeing the Greenhouse decorated with these beautiful sunflower colors for summer. I hope they brightened your day.
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Resources
Up next is Laura at Decor to Adore, sharing her late summer kitchen filled with sunflowers. Be sure to click each link below for more sunflower-inspired decorating.
Thanks so much for stopping by today. I look forward to sharing my next adventure with you.
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It’s so much fun to see all these cheery pops of yellow in one of my favorite places, Rachel! Your garden house is already totally fabulous and adding in this bit of sunshine makes my heart happy. Love your bead wreath too! Hugs, CoCo
CoCo
I really appreciate you for your encouraging words.
I’m loving all of the sunflower decor! It’s beautiful!!
Stacy,
I really appreciate this.
Rachel, your sunflower arrangements are so pretty and that wreath is just perfect. It’s amazing how real the faux flowers can look these days. Loved your tips and learning about the sunflower symbolism too! Great hopping with you!
Shelley
I’m so glad you found this interesting. Thanks so much.
I love your greenhouse. What a joy it is to check out what you are doing. I really
like the bead wreath and will give that a try for my door. I didn’t know the faux
sunflowers looked so well. Thank you for all your ideas you share.
Blessings,
Oh I’m so glad you liked this. Thanks so much for stopping by.
I always enjoy seeing your greenhouse Rachel. The sunflower wreath and table arrangement are exceptionally pretty. I love the black eyed susan flowers too, with the sheers. Such a cute idea!
Michelle,
Thanks for your kind words. I love using the greenhouse for a photo shoot.
So pretty, my friend. It’s such a happy greenhouse.
Renae,
I really appreciate you for stopping by.
Always enjoy seeing your greenhouse. Sunflowers are happy flowers.
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Cindy,
I’m so glad you liked it.
I always love seeing your greenhouse decorated for the seasons. The basket of sunflowers is perfect with the fern as a companion. I’m like you, not a Trader Joe’s in sight. And, gotta love a bunch of sticks mixed in to make a faux arrangement look like the real thing. So glad those sweet little black-eyed-susans got to join the fun.
Debra,
Thanks so much for your sweet comments. Such a fun hop theme.
I love the one sunflower under the cloche. Super cute!
Ann,
I’m so glad you liked it.
Rachel your greehouse is such a wonderful space to decorate with sunflowers! I agree that faux sunflowers have come a long way. I love your pretty arrangement and wreath. The little black eyed susan in the tiny flower frog is the cutest too!
I love that you shared the meaning of sunflowers, so interesting!
Thank you so much for joining the hop!
Amber,
I’m so glad you found my post informative. Thanks for organizing and including me this time.
Love all of your beautiful sunflower inspiration!
Wendy,
I really appreciate this. Thanks for stopping by.
Love, love, love your greenhouse, what a special place. Your floral arrangements are stunning. I especially love the wreath.
Marty,
I’m so glad you like this. The greenhouse is my special place. Thanks so much.
Rachel, this is such a pretty and CHEERFUL post! I love all of your vignettes. Sunflowers truly are such happy flowers.
Laura,
I’m so glad you like this. Thanks for stopping by.
All so pretty! Love them in your greenhouse and so fun to learn about the symbolism!
Kristin,
I’m so glad you like this.