Decorations from Nature

Get the garden party look for your next gathering with just a little foliage, ferns, and flowers. All you have to do is incorporate a few of the ideas below.

1) To the underside of a glass top table on the porch or patio, tape long fronds of fern.

2) Use fresh lovely evergreens down the center of the table. Boxwood, magnolias, gardenias, citrus tree leaves, long fern fronds, and ivy are all excellent choices. Add touches of color to the greenery with fresh flowers or whole fruit such as lemons, pears, or pomegranates and candles.

3) Decorate a straw hat with colorful flowers and a beautiful bow. Hang on the door to welcome your guests.

4) Using a toothpick, apply craft glue to the back of ivy or tiny flowers and affix on the base of pillar or taper candles.

5) Select floral printed cloth napkins or tie a rose bud to each napkin.

6) Serve lemonade with fresh citrus slices or herbal teas.

7) Freeze dices of fresh lime, lemon, or oranges with water in ice cube trays.

Serve pudding, sherbet, fruit and yogurt, or Jell-O in fresh, hollowed orange or tangerine cups.