A handful of seasonal blooms — magenta dahlias, rusty orange calendulas, and rosy viburnum berries — celebrate the fall harvest. All are in bloom now in home gardens and at farmers' markets and flower shops. Using this arrangement's form as a guide, you can experiment with other berries and blossoms, such as pink or cream dahlias with hypericum berries.

SEASONAL ARRANGEMENT

1. Prep the flowers by removing all the foliage and using pruners to recut the stems on a slant (use the vase height as a rough measure of the length you need).

2. Remove all but the smallest leaves on the viburnum branches, exposing the berries underneath, and position the branches at the outer edge of the vase.

3. Add dahlias and calendulas one by one, adjusting their height with the pruners to achieve a pleasing balance. Turn the vase regularly as you work to make sure the arrangement looks great from all angles.