Tablescape inspiration from Highgrove with Clodagh McKenna
Clodagh McKenna joins us from Highgrove, the private residence of His Majesty the King and his family for more than 40 years. It's Christmas when the beauty of the King’s much-loved garden is brought inside to decorate the house for the festive period. Clodagh takes you through the Royal keyhole and shows you how to make a festive tablescape inspired by the King and Queens Christmas decs (and the bits and bobs you can find in your own back garden).
HIGHGROVE CHRISTMAS TABLESCAPE
1) Place the tablecloth on the table.
2) Place large branches in a tall vase and place on the floor.
3) String lights throughout the branches, and hide the battery cases in the vase. Place sprigs of greenery inside the vase to cover the batteries.
4) Cut 24-inch strips of double-sided green velvet ribbon, with a 2cm width. Tie bows with a long tail on the branches, at different heights.
5) Turn on the lights and place in the centre of the table.
6) Create a garden wreath at the base of the vase using hyacinths, hellebores, and bunches of narcissi. Weave ivy and holly in between the pots.
7) Write your guests names on small cards or pieces of paper and place securely within the top of pine cones.
8) Using 4cm width deep red velvet ribbon, tie bows around the napkins.
9) Have fun decorating the rest of the table with candies, reindeers, sugared pears etc.