At the U.S.-Ireland Alliance’s Oscar Wilde Awards during Oscar season in Los Angeles this year, Portobello Junction created centerpieces that included succulents in upcycled wine bottles.
Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for U.S.-Ireland Alliance
One idea for a drought-friendly event is to eschew flowers altogether in favor of alternate decor ideas: To commemorate Harper’s Bazaar’s 150th anniversary, the magazine hosted a Los Angeles event in January where candles in glass vessels of varying heights surrounded the pool.
Photo: Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Harper's Bazaar
At an in-office party for 360 Live Media in Washington in 2014, guests each received a potted succulent from local florist Multiflor as a take-home gift.
Photo: Ben Droz
