‘Tis the season for a bounty of new botanical accents. Blooms are quickly going by and leaving behind some really interesting seed-pods and fruit. Including these unique accents in any arrangement adds an unexpected “wow factor.”
One of my personal favorites is the rose hip. During the New England summer months, seaside roadways and beaches boast brilliant fuchsia wild roses. I snapped this picture while strolling along the cliffs of East Chop on Martha’s Vineyard over the long Labor Day weekend. While it still had a lot of life in it yet, neighboring bushes were brimming with matured rose hips (pictured below).
Rose hips are the fruit of the rose bush that mature over the summer months and stand out as brilliant orange-red orbs in the early fall. They work great in arrangements or bouquets, adding a unique texture to any design.
Pam and I had to stop ourselves from trolling the MV roadways and beaches and harvesting every bunch in site!
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