A leg to stand on

Gently pull the petals ( Ray floret) from the seeded part of the sunflower

Making a truss out of sunflower stems for a free standing design

When in doubt, always give your armature three legs. Two legs are simply not enough and four legs will wobble if it is even slightly off balance.

Granadilla, passionflower, passion vines

Sunflower

Leaning floral stems to stand on their own in a shallow container

Craft a free standing Sweat pea design

Zig-zag grass details add a bit of tension to the design

Use the heart of a sunflower as a platform to place your autumn floral details on.

Spike a wire frame into a disk floret for a light summer design.

An "it's only 10 days to Spring" design to display some blossom buds.

Using summery floral details in a way that it gives you all the autumn feelings... when autumn details are not yet out.