WEDDING COSTS can rapidly get out of hand. A growing trend is to rent live foliage with your floral arrangements to reduce the cost of floral displays. Not only does this enhance the use of flowers, giving a more natural look, in many cases it is significantly less expensive. Environmentally, you are using a sustainable, reusable resource that goes back to be used again, instead of being discarded as floral displays once they wilt.

Methods used by some recent brides include: use of tropical plants for a more exotic look, decorate the altar, direct foot traffic along pathways formed by placement of plants, hide unsightly equipment behind plants, create warmth in an otherwise sterile dining hall. In addition, props such as Victorian street lights, park benches, rock walls, waterfalls, fountains, ponds, and arbors create attractive backgrounds for taking photos. Custom-made spandex decorative container covers add a finishing touch to the theme/color scheme.

Local supplier, Convention Foliage Solutions Event Plant Rental in Molalla invites interested parties to phone, fax, or stop by to view their outstanding selection of locally grown native plants as well as exotic tropicals. To reach them call (503)487-0127, fax them at (5003)829-5574, or stop by or write them at 13000 S. Barnards Rd., Molalla, OR 97038. Web page www.eventplantrental.com is still under construction but definitely worth a look.