![sea oats](https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5685/31172775611_83a1527315_z.jpg)
Just a few days before Thanksgiving, a first hard freeze hit our area--very late for Southern Wisconsin. I clipped the last of the garden blooms before it hit and created an arrangement of Zinnias, Marigolds, and Lantanas, with a few spikes of Northern Sea Oats.
![table](https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5816/30919640210_a8c731d159.jpg)
For staging, I placed pumpkins and pine cones around the base. (This didn't last long, because the cat tried to chew on the lot.)
![vase](https://c4.staticflickr.com/6/5696/31172774451_a74162ea91.jpg)
The vase was saved one from a previous arrangement, which came with a matching autumnal saucer.
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Tagetes spp. |
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Zinnia elegans |
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Lantana camara |
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Lantana camara |
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Chasmanthium latifolium |
![bouquet](https://c5.staticflickr.com/6/5731/30919642780_651c6fffd6_z.jpg)
It's fading now, but it sure was nice to have cut flowers from the garden in late November.
Cathy at Rambling in the Garden hosts the meme In a Vase on Monday. Visit her blog for more cut-flower inspiration.
I hope all who celebrated had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Blessings as we move through the busy holiday season ahead!