My Front Porch Featured in Real Simple: Fall Mum & Porch Decorating Tips
We’re excited to share that My Front Porch, Dallas-Fort Worth’s premier pumpkin delivery and fall porch decorating company, was recently featured in Real Simple sharing expert tips on one of our favorite fall gardening trends: bouquet-style planting.
As professional fall porch designers serving Dallas-Fort Worth, we’re always thinking about how color, height, shape and texture work together to transform an outdoor space. Whether we’re styling a front porch with heirloom pumpkins and colorful mums or creating a layered fall entryway, we love designs that feel abundant, natural and thoughtfully curated.
That’s exactly what makes bouquet-style planting so beautiful.
My Front Porch Featured in Real Simple for Bouquet-Style Planting
In Real Simple’s article, “Bouquet Planting” Is the Fall Gardening Trick That Pays Off Beautifully in Spring, My Front Porch co-founders Jen Carmichael and Rebecca Paxton shared their expertise on creating a lush, layered garden using bouquet-style planting.
Bouquet-style planting focuses on grouping flowers and plants together rather than spreading them throughout a garden in structured rows. The result is a fuller, more organic look that resembles a beautiful floral bouquet growing directly from your landscaping.
It’s a design philosophy we also love incorporating into the seasonal spaces we create through My Front Porch’s Dallas-Fort Worth pumpkin delivery and fall decorating services.
See Our Real Simple Feature + Fall Mum Tips
We shared more about our Real Simple feature on Instagram, along with some of our favorite tips for keeping fall mums looking beautiful throughout the season.
Watch below for our fall mum care and decorating tips and see how we use mums to bring color, texture and that full, bouquet-inspired look to fall spaces.
Want more behind-the-scenes fall decorating inspiration? Follow My Front Porch on Instagram @myfrontporchtx.
Why Mums Are Perfect for Fall Porch Decorating
When it comes to fall porch decorating in Dallas-Fort Worth, mums are one of our favorite ways to add color, height and texture to an entryway.
Their naturally full shape makes them perfect for clustering alongside pumpkins, hay bales and other seasonal décor. Using mums at varying heights can help soften a front porch while adding a beautiful pop of fall color.
At My Front Porch, customers can add large decorative fall mums to our curated pumpkin packages to create an even fuller, professionally styled fall display.
And one of our favorite things about mums? Their beauty doesn’t necessarily have to end when fall does.
4 Tips to Help Your Fall Mums Thrive
1. Keep Your Mums Watered
Mums can get thirsty, especially during warm Texas fall weather. Check the soil regularly and water as needed rather than allowing the plant to completely dry out. Container mums may require more frequent watering than mums planted directly in your landscaping, so keep an eye on them throughout the season.
2. Deadhead Spent Blooms
Removing blooms that have passed their prime helps keep your mums looking fresh and allows the healthier blooms to remain the focus. Regular deadheading is an easy way to maintain that full, colorful look throughout the fall season.
3. Give Your Mums the Right Light
Pay attention to where you place your mums around your front porch or landscaping.
Giving them appropriate sunlight can help them thrive and maintain their beautiful blooms throughout the season. Consider the amount of direct sunlight different areas around your home receive when deciding where to place them.
4. Give Your Fall Mums a Second Life in Your Garden
Instead of automatically tossing your mums at the end of the fall season, consider planting them directly into your landscaping. Group several together to create a bouquet-style garden, mixing colors and allowing the plants to create a full, layered effect. With the right conditions and care, perennial mums may return, giving you the opportunity to enjoy your flowers beyond a single fall season.
How to Create a Bouquet-Inspired Fall Front Porch
The same design principles that make bouquet-style planting beautiful can also be applied to fall front porch decorating.
Our biggest tip? Think in layers instead of rows.
Start with larger statement pieces to anchor your design. Add medium-sized pumpkins, mums or hay at varying heights, then finish with smaller pumpkins and gourds to fill in gaps and create movement throughout the display.
For fall, we love combining:
Traditional orange pumpkins
White pumpkins
Specialty heirloom pumpkins
Mini pumpkins and gourds
Large decorative mums
Hay bales
Oversized statement pumpkins
Rather than lining identical pumpkins across your porch, varying the color, shape, size, height and texture creates the collected, organic look that makes a professionally designed fall porch stand out.
This layering philosophy is at the heart of our professional pumpkin design and installation services in Dallas-Fort Worth.
Pumpkin Delivery & Fall Porch Decorating in Dallas-Fort Worth
My Front Porch is a full-service pumpkin delivery, professional porch styling and fall decorating company serving the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
We make decorating for fall effortless by bringing curated pumpkins and seasonal décor directly to your doorstep. Customers can choose from several fall pumpkin porch packages featuring combinations of traditional pumpkins, white pumpkins, specialty heirloom varieties, mini pumpkins and gourds.
Depending on your package and selections, you can also add professional design and installation, decorative mums, hay bales, oversized Grand Prize pumpkins and post-season pumpkin pickup and removal.
Our Dallas-Fort Worth fall decorating and pumpkin delivery service reaches communities throughout DFW, including Dallas, Plano, Frisco, Prosper, McKinney, Allen, Celina, Southlake, Colleyville, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Grapevine, Keller, Westlake, The Colony, Lewisville, Richardson, Coppell and surrounding communities.
Whether you have a small front entryway or a large statement porch, our goal is the same: to create a beautifully curated fall display without the shopping, hauling, heavy lifting or cleanup.
Fall Porch Inspiration From My Front Porch
Want more fall porch decorating ideas, pumpkin porch inspiration and tips for decorating with mums?
Follow My Front Porch on Instagram @myfrontporchtx for a behind-the-scenes look at our Dallas-Fort Worth pumpkin installations, fall decorating ideas, seasonal design tips and some of our favorite porch transformations.
And be sure to read our Real Simple feature to learn more about bouquet-style planting and how this fall gardening technique can create a lush, layered look in your own landscaping.
We’re honored to have My Front Porch co-founders Jen Carmichael and Rebecca Paxton included as experts in Real Simple and to share our love of seasonal design with readers across the country.
From fall mums and bouquet-style gardens to professionally styled pumpkin porches, we believe the best fall spaces are all about thoughtful layers, beautiful color and plenty of personality. Here’s to beautiful porches, overflowing mums and a little extra fall magic. 🎃
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