Rather than creating a ‘set piece’ floral arrangement in the centre of the table, try using a selection of small vessels – these can be beakers, bottles, sherry glasses or even shot glasses – anything that holds water! Place these along the centre of the table and add a few stems of flowers and or foliage however you like. This way, the flowers are spread more evenly along the table and this idea also works beautifully as a grouped centrepiece on a round table. This look is really lovely for modest flowers cut from the garden but a simple bunch of ‘bought’ flowers can also be divided between the different vessels. The one thing to remember is not to leave flowers too long as to get in the way of people seeing each other across the table.