As the autumn season sets in, it’s time to start bringing fall colors and flavors to your dining experience. This year, try pairing a delightful fall floral arrangement with drinks containing edible flowers for a refreshing twist on a typical get together. The floral experts at Norton’s Florist have some excellent suggestions for your next dinner party or weekend brunch.

Enjoy refreshing beauty with our Epic Garden Joy. This bright arrangement is full of bright, colorful and cheery garden favorites like sunflowers, lilies and roses artfully designed in a chic glass vase.

Serve this delicious Watermelon Punch garnished with edible pansies at your next meal to compliment such a gorgeous centerpiece:

• 3 cups seeded watermelon, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 1/2 cups white vermouth
• 1 1/2 tablespoons superfine sugar
• 3 cups crushed ice
• Edible pansies, for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Place watermelon, vermouth, and sugar in a blender; process until watermelon has been liquefied, about 10 seconds. Add ice; process 3 seconds more. Garnish with pansies and serve in chilled glasses.

Flowers never tasted so good when included in a refreshing spritzer. Talk to the designers at Norton’s Florist about other great edible flower recipes and the floral designs that go with them.