Do you want to create a unique and romantic-themed wedding? Look no further than a secret garden-themed day. This casual and yet elegant theme can transform any space into a haven of flowers and greenery. And you can create your secret garden with just a trip to your local nursery. Here are five ways to incorporate affordable nursery plants into unforgettable decor. 

1. Group Potted Plants. Potted plants of any shape and size are easy and fun decorations throughout the venue. Group them in odd numbers as decoration on tables, around the bases of tables, at the entrance, or surrounding the ceremony location. Choose formal, monochromatic, and matching pots for an elegant wedding or vintage, mismatched ones for a rustic look.

2. Offer Potted Wedding Favors. Send your guests home with a small potted plant in a decorative and personalized pot. Succulents make great, and inexpensive, wedding favors and are generally enjoyed by everyone. You can choose any type of small — but easy-to-care-for — plant that best reflects the theme and style of your wedding. People will have a living remembrance in their homes. 

3. Create Garden Place Cards. Place cards let people know where to sit for the meal. Instead of standard cards, though, use tiny potted plants as a base for the cards or write the pertinent information directly on the pot. Or use beautiful cloches filled with live plants and flowers. These can also double as wedding favors if you want to save money. 

4. Add Green Centerpieces. Your centerpieces are a huge part of the overall wedding decor. For a garden-themed wedding, table centerpieces should definitely feature live greenery. While many people focus on flowers for their centerpieces, a more unique take is to use unexpected plants like vines on table runners, leafy grass bunches, eucalyptus, branches in vases, terrariums, or even hops. 

5. Fill the Seating Area. Want to make your guests feel like they've been transported to a secluded garden of old? Bring in live plants, flowers, grasses, and small shrubs to place among the seats of the audience for the ceremony. Surrounded by all this living greenery, your guests are sure to feel relaxed and refreshed — indoors or outside. 

Want more ideas for designing a secret garden wedding? Start by visiting your local nursery today. Whatever you plan for your wedding day, you're sure to find all the inspiration you need from Mother Nature. To learn more contact a company such as Red Mill Landscaping & Nursery.