Game days and temperate weather have arrived for festive gatherings, bonfires, and dinner parties under the stars. As we look forward to celebrations like Halloween and Thanksgiving, we wanted to find new ways to help you add style to your next house party.
Bentonville's luxury floral boutique, PIGMINT is the best local resource for premium arrangements, so we’ve asked their designers to share a few pro tips for elevating your next event.
- Don't Overlook Greenery
- Height Matters
- Natural, Always
- Whimsy Over Traditional
- Clear & Clean = Longevity
For intimate gatherings, PIGMINT loves mixing small bud vases with mid-sized arrangements and candles to create a romantic ambiance. To get started, they recommend focusing on three things: greenery, structure, and seasonal variety.
“Greenery is often overlooked,” they say. “It does a lot for an arrangement by creating texture and structure.” PIGMINT's go-to greens are Italian ruscus and eucalyptus.
With your vase and greenery selected, structure is next. According to the pros, asymmetry is really popular. A surefire sign of a premium arrangement is matching the height of your vase to the height of your arrangement.
“No more cutting everything at the same height. In the fall, we love to use natural foliage to add height."
While PIGMINT’s designers claim traditional arrangements are out and whimsy is in, some stems are undeniably lux: orchids, hydrangeas, and peonies.
“Roses are definitely traditional and used the most, but for seasonality, we’ve been having a lot of fun arranging wildflowers. For luxury stems, hydrangeas and peonies are gorgeous options but also very high maintenance.”
As a premium floral boutique, PIGMINT says to avoid unnatural colors and carnations if you want to maintain an elevated look.
“Blue is not a natural color for flowers; the closest we get is a blue hydrangea.”
Lastly, if you hope to use your florals as gifts for visitors, it’s helpful to know best practices for cut flower longevity. PIGMINT's advice is clear and clean: glass vases are best, change your water regularly, and keep leaves out of your water. Flower food will also help your guests enjoy their luxury arrangement a little longer.
PIGMINT–Bentonville
502 SW 14th St, Bentonville
(479) 444-0404
@pigmintdotcom
Don't overlook greenery and avoid unnatural colors–like blue–to maintain an elevated look.