Fall 2025’s floral trends are sculptural, textural and boldly seasonal. Think twisted dogwood branches, copper-tinted grasses and fruiting foliage that feel freshly gathered yet artfully composed. Explore five key trends – and seven inspired combinations – to refresh your home’s botanical décor this November.

1. Sculptural and architectural branches

Rather than full bunches of blossoms, floral designers are favouring tall, dramatic branches – twisted dogwood, birch, willow, even red twigs – that act like living sculptures. Place a tall branch in a simple, narrow-necked vase on a console or beside a fireplace. Let it catch the light. You might add one or two seasonal buds or leaves, but the branch itself is the hero.

2. Rich autumnal palettes with metallic accents

Deep burgundy, terracotta, burnt orange, and copper, gold and brass tones are dominating the fall floral world. Add in dried grasses and seed pods, such as Chinese lanterns, for texture. Create a table centerpiece using dried grasses, seedpods and burnt-orange roses, dahlias or mums. Use brass or copper vases or trays to enhance metallic echoes.

3. Dried florals and longevity mixes

Want botanicals that last well into winter? Dried stems—Amaranthus, eucalyptus, hydrangea—are becoming mainstream. Mix fresh seasonal flowers (early November mums, roses) with dried stems in one arrangement. Keep the dried parts foliage-heavy to maintain a lush but relaxed look.

4. Foraged fruit, berries and unexpected harvest elements

Florists are increasingly pairing florals with edible or foraged elements—crab apples, pomegranates, pears, fruiting branches like rosehip—to add surprise and dimension. On your mantle or dining table, place a low tray filled with pomegranates, a few pears, wild berry stalks and autumn foliage. Then add one or two accent floral stems, such as dark dahlias, to tie it together.

5. Wild-meadow layered textural aesthetics

This trend draws from nature’s wildness: bunches that appear as though they’ve just been gathered from an autumn field, with layers of texture, movement and untamed spirit. Think loose, asymmetrical arrangements with long grasses, seed heads, eucalyptus, a single bold bloom. Use a low, wide vessel for a casual, abundant look. Let the stems drape or curl.

TIPS FOR NOVEMBER DECORATING

Choose a focal point (dining table, fireplace, console) and let floral-and-foliage arrangements anchor it.

Use seasonal colours—olive greens, burnt oranges, burgundy, muted gold—to echo the season outdoors.

Combine fresh with dried—fresh flowers bring immediacy; preserved elements bring longevity.

 Keep scale and contrast in mind: tall branches are striking, but also mix low arrangements so the eye moves. 

Consider vessels and textures: simple ceramic, matte black, copper or terracotta vessels keep arrangements feeling natural, such as the new amphora-inspired vessels by ceramicist Danny Kaplan for New York’s Field Studies Floral.

In a small space: pick one strong stem, such as a single branch with red berries, in a narrow vase rather than a sprawling bouquet.

Let the botanical décor evolve—by late November you can transition from bright orange to deeper plum or burgundy florals, then later into forced paperwhites, evergreen boughs and pine-cones as you lead into December.