How to Make Miniature Woodland Pond Natural Wedding Centerpieces

Create the look of floating lily ponds for your wedding centerpieces.

Natural, green and simple centerpieces are perfect for green weddings as well as other occasions such as Earth Day. The wet pebbles, peaceful water, floating flowers and duckweed that make up a miniature woodland pond centerpiece are reminiscent of a woodland lily pond. The simplicity of these wedding centerpieces is very soothing.

Things You'll Need

• Round flat-bottomed dishes or trays, approx. 2 inches deep
• Fresh cut flowers
• Duckweed
• Pebbles
• Distilled water

Instructions

1. Browse secondhand stores for large, round, flat-bottomed, water-tight dishes or bowls that will hold at least 1 inch of water plus pebbles. Clear or natural subdued colors are best, waterproof wood is great.

2. Collect interesting pebbles in natural areas. Choose pebbles that are small or flat enough to be submerged when your dish or tray is filled with water. If possible, see what they look like when wet, as that's what they'll look like in your wedding centerpieces. You can also purchase polished specialty pebbles at craft stores. If pebbles were collected in the wild, scrub them thoroughly to prevent algae from forming in your centerpiece.

3. Purchase or collect duckweed from a pond. Duckweed looks like many tiny water lily leaves floating in the water. It's used for aquariums and kids' science experiments.

4. Choose cut flowers for your centerpieces. Asters, gerbera daisies or other flowers that resemble water lilies work well, but floating roses, pansies and other flowers are also beautiful.

5. Line the bottom of each centerpiece dish with pebbles.

6. Fill the dish with distilled water.

7. Place the duckweed on the surface of the water in each container.

8. Snip flowers near the top of the stem, and arrange as desired in each centerpiece.

Tips & Warnings

• Duckweed grows rapidly in the wild, so remember that when it's time to empty your wedding centerpieces.