Tabletop Garden

To have an arrangement of this nature on a console table is surprising and different that what you regularly see. For me that is the exciting part of entertaining, mixing it up a bit. I like the way this looks like a garden is growing out of the table. This is how you can achieve this look:

Containers and Succulents

You are going to need low containers and succulents. No need to go about and buy some pricey container, take a look in your cabinets and see what you have that would work.

I would suggest: cakes pans, casserole dishes or inexpensive aluminum roasting pans.

Make sure you use cascading succulents. Put them completely around the centerpiece to create a border to your garden. Succulents don't need much water, put them in dry oasis on the outside of your containers.

Flowers

When selecting the flowers, you could use anything you like, but I would recommend using at least one filler type flower like Hydrangea to keep your costs down.

For the other flowers you are going to need to soak your oasis and cut to size to fit in your containers.

Drop them in and then start the creative process of placing your flowers in the oasis. I recommend using a mix of Hydrangeas, Ranuculas, Lady Slipper Orchids, Hyacinth, and Viburnum.

Hint: try to pick more hearty flowers so they will stay beautiful all night long.