How to Decorate a Banquet Table With Greens

Vibrant greens will give a boring banquet table a fresh look. Use foliage to create customized table centerpieces and party favors. Colorful flowers and plants will bring life to the party, whether you are planning a large reception or an informal affair. If you are decorating on a budget, bypass live greens for faux foliage, which will still add a lively pop of color to the table. Personalize the greenery with handmade pots, vintage vases and creative containers. Does this Spark an idea?

Instructions

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Choose the type of greenery you want to use to decorate the banquet table. Pick elegant flowers, such as roses and lilies, for a formal affair. Go with inexpensive and hardy spider plants and other basic foliage to save money. Create a desert-themed tablescape using cactus plants, or an island-inspired theme with tropical plants and orchids.

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Place the greenery in creative pots and containers. Plant small green foliage in a vintage crystal punch bowl for an unexpected look. Line the banquet table with empty wine bottles filled with long-stemmed roses to create a romantic style. Enhance a country-inspired table by filling a large glass and wrought iron lantern with a potted plant.

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Use banquet table decor that doubles as party favors. Fill bud vases with small, delicate flowers and place one by each place setting. Plant tasty, edible herbs, such as rosemary and oregano, in mini terra-cotta pots and place them around the table for a fresh look; send each guest home with an herb after the party.

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Enhance the banquet table with a plant-inspired garland. Choose a faux grapevine garland long enough to fit the circumference of the table. Weave small white string lights through the garland for an elegant look. Attach the garland to the edges of the table using transparent tape. Plug in the string lights.