Easy Ideas For A Garden Party
Get ideas for a garden party with tablescape, easy menu, and hostess tips. Host an outdoor garden party with a ladies luncheon and celebrate a birthday, bridal shower, or mother’s day. Get easy recipes and table decoration ideas here.
When flowers are blooming and the grass is green and lush, it’s time to take the party outside. You don’t need a special occasion although Mother’s Day, baby showers, and birthdays are all good reasons to host a party in the garden.
This party theme is simple but elegant and would work well for a spring ladies luncheon. I love finding inspiration in nature when everything is in bloom, like in this peach & botanical garden party. The table decorations and recipes are perfect for summer entertaining too.
Simple Tablescape
Create an orange and white tablescape that doesn’t pull focus from the garden setting. The idea is to let the outdoors be the focal point while the tabletop becomes a relaxing spot to sit and take in the scenery.
The table setting is bright and cheerful using the color of the fruit as inspiration. Use yellow as an accent color to bring in more interest, and green acts as a neutral tone because it’s the color of nature.
To decorate the table I used a mix of orange and yellow in cups, napkins, salad plates, and individual bottles of Moscato wine.
Place Settings
I layered the colors with white plates and white mini colanders. The plates and cups are melamine so they’re great to use outside.
The colanders at each place settings are interesting and unexpected, and can be used as party favors for guests to take home.
Include a large navel orange inside the colander and turn it into a place card. Just write guest’s names on real leaves with a gold marker and pin the leaf on to the orange. Use a large decorative straight pin to make these truly gorgeous!
Centerpiece
Design a centerpiece with orange and yellow flowers to bring everything together beautifully. Add some extra greenery from back yard clippings to make the centerpiece arrangement even more lush. Follow my secret to flower arrangements on a budget to make your own.
Garden Party Menu
Serve a menu of food that complements the color theme. It’s easy with these recipes.
- If you’re wondering what to serve for this garden party, start with an orange hued pitcher party drink cocktail. Our recipe is perfect for the color theme.
- Or try one of my recipes for flavored lemonade.
- These delicious deviled eggs with bacon can be made ahead and served as appetizers.
- My bbq-brushed plank grilled salmon is another color coordinated entree for this menu. As an alternative you could serve orange grilled chicken.
- If you want to go a different route with the main dish, you can make this easy Thai noodles with shrimp recipe or chicken salad with peanut dressing.
- Add sides like my favorite classic pasta salad recipe or my classic potato salad.
- And this green salad with oranges is the PERFECT salad to pair with this party.
- Serve this 4-tier orange layer cake for dessert.
Utilize a garden bar cart to hold dessert, a pitcher of water, and a few decorative items. Use whole lemons, oranges, candies, and fresh flowers to pull in the colors of orange and yellow.
When to Host a Garden Party
I think we can all agree that most garden parties are hosted by and for ladies. That makes them a good idea for an array of parties and occasions, as well as fund raisers for non-profit organizations.
Host a bridal shower or bridesmaids luncheon, or a baby shower on an outdoor lawn or garden. Make it a picnic garden party for a Mother’s day luncheon or an adult birthday celebration.
It’s also a great space for a backyard graduation party.
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