Cobalt blue and crisp white is a color pairing that's as classic as it is cool. This timeless trend exudes elegance and a hint of coastal charm, so if you’re on the hunt for a chic Thanksgiving tablescape this year, we’ve got the perfect inspo for you! Starting with serene shades of blue and white china, we’ll create a chic flower arrangement using store-bought blooms and Encore Azaleas cut fresh from the landscape!
By the time Thanksgiving rolls around, most of your garden’s blooms will have come and gone. Not so with Encore Azaleas! With their bountiful blooms in spring, summer, and fall, Encore Azaleas offers fabulous flowers and gorgeous glowing foliage just in time for holiday company to arrive! And these cut flowers have staying power: with fresh water and a little flower food, your Encore Azalea blooms can last for about 5 days. Encore foliage will last even longer than that!
If you’re aiming for a blue and white Thanksgiving tablescape, opt for Encores in these colors for your cut flower arrangement:
- Classic Whites: Autumn Ivory® offers voluminous white single blooms that look graceful in cut flower arrangements, while the semi-double blooms of Autumn Moonlight® cascade like clouds.
- Hints of Red: Can anything beat a ravishing red in the fall? Autumn Embers® blazes with large red-orange blooms that are an attractive contrast to the table’s hints of blue.
- Perfect Pinks: Whether they’re ballet slipper pink or leaning toward coral, these softer, in-between hues complement fall blooms beautifully. In this arrangement, we opted for the coral pink and white bi-color blooms of Autumn Sunburst®. Autumn Starburst® and Autumn Chiffon™ would make dazzling dual-toned choices as well.
Next, we added energy and excitement to the arrangement with our freshly-snipped Autumn Starburst blooms! The bright green foliage enveloping the blooms serves to fill holes in the arrangement and provide an additional dose of color and dimension.
Fill it in with a few sprigs of seasonal greenery and you’re ready to go!
The final arrangement offers several benefits: as a lower centerpiece, you’ll be able to see and speak with guests across the table (because who wants to talk to a bunch of towering stems?). The simple and elegant color palette puts the spotlight on the gorgeous Thanksgiving goodies on the table, and the entire project only takes about ten minutes to assemble!
Wishing you and your family a holiday season that blooms and blooms with delight!
