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Unique Ways of Using Succulent Plants In Your Events

Have you ever thought about how unique and interesting succulent plants are? How versatile they are compared to our regular garden plants? How great their textures are and how much range of colors and shapes they have? It’s truly amazing when you consider the many ways we can use succulents to make our homes more gorgeous and to make an ordinary office space homey.

But beyond our homes and our offices, we also see succulents being used to liven up a blank canvas of an event place. Have you seen a birthday party or an anniversary celebration with succulents as the main design? Don’t these plants look gorgeous and fun? Every event stylist is looking to design an event place that’s both beautiful and fun. You may think that’s a pretty ordinary combination but come to think of it. Roses are only beautiful. They are not fun. Peonies are pretty. They are not fun. Daises and sunflowers are fun, but they are not drop-dead gorgeous.

On the other hand, succulents are always beautiful when they are in full bloom. And also, they are fun once you consider all the different colors, shapes, and textures they bring to a room. People can gather around a succulent décor and talk about how unique the setting was and how the color matches the overall motif of the event. It’s a conversation-starter, and it’s also one of the most interesting decorative pieces an event can have.

Centerpieces and Bouquets

Do not think that you can only design with succulents alone. The best thing about these plants is that they are so versatile and flexible they can be mixed with other garden plants such as roses and tulips and they will still stand out. Or better yet, they can bring a touch of elegance to the already gorgeous bunch of red roses you have in your hand. You can use a succulent arrangement as table centerpieces or as bouquets for weddings. All you need to do is use different shapes and sizes of succulents to bring height and weight to the arrangement.

Ceiling Treatments

A popular trend these days is to hang flowers, balloons, lanterns, and other ornaments from the ceiling. This will create such a gorgeous backdrop in an indoor event place. How about hanging succulents instead? Succulents are great because they last long so even if you hang them as decorations during the day, they will still look as gorgeous as ever when the party extends to evening time. Roses and other flowers can easily wilt because of lack of water but succulents will still look plump and lively even after a day has passed.

Backdrops

How about a succulent garden as the background for the stage? We’re so used to using plastic ornaments and decors that we never stop to think about how gorgeous real flowers and plants would look like when they are used as a stage backdrop. Trust us, your photos will look priceless and you’ll feel like a million bucks.

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7 Ways You Can Use Succulent Plants As Décor In Your Homes

Succulent plants make such an ideal gift for anyone who’s into decorating their homes. They can put them up as is or they can boost their decorative styling and make them the center of attention. Succulent plants are resilient against any kind of weather conditions and maintenance routines. In fact, even the most non-green thumb person in the world can easily take care of succulent plants.

If you ever want to liven up your space with plants and other kinds of “living” decors, there’s no need to settle with high-maintenance froufrou plants anymore. Succulent plants offer so many possibilities that will allow you to make them the centerpiece of your living areas.

1. Put Them Inside a Glass Dome

If you have an unfinished ceramic base sitting in your basement, you can put the succulent plants there and then cover it up with a glass dome you can pick up basically in any department store. It opens up the space because you can see right through the glass dome. Plus, doesn’t it look like Disney’s single red rose from Beauty and the Beast?

2. Use a Geometric Vase

Want to go more modern? A geometric vase has that modern but minimalist appeal to it. The clean lines of a geometric vase can make any décor more pristine and elegant. It’s unique and certainly not something you’ll find anywhere.

3. Hang Them in Globes

If you live in a condominium or in a high-rise apartment, you may want to hang the succulent plants near your window, so that it can get the sunlight they need. Choose a transparent circular vase and hang them near the window, so that you can create a garden-like feeling inside your homes. If you want colored vases, you can go with them, too.

4. Ball Them Up

Using a wire mesh or a cotton thread, turn the moss into a ball and plant the succulents into them. Since these are open kinds of vases, you need to put these outside because they’ll dirty up your living rooms. This is perfect, too, if you want a rustic theme in your homes.

5. Create a Mini Zen Garden

Instead of taking care of a bonsai plant, you can choose succulent plants instead. Put sand or soil in a clear vase, and then, place the succulent plants in it. It’ll create such a peaceful atmosphere in your homes. You can let it be or you can even put designs on the sand.

6. Turn Them Into Your Table Centerpiece

Do you have a picnic table outside? Why not turn an ordinary table into something cute and rustic? You can cut an opening on the center of the table and put some stones and the succulent plants there. It’s a good idea for designing your backyard.

7. Put them in Your Bathrooms

You can buy a marble tray where you can put the succulent plants along with some decorative stones and sand on it. Put your soap, body oil, and lotion beside the plant and give the room that homey atmosphere.