Alfresco or outdoor dining is at its best when you combine it a fun summer activity or theme. With a little imagination, you can be transported to a tropical locale, enjoy a summer activity like picnicking, or celebrate the flowers or fruits of the season. I pulled together some summer alfresco table inspiration from the…
I’m weighing anchor for a little nautical fun on the pontoon and joining 19 other bloggers for an alfresco tablescape blog hop! You’ll find tablesetting inspiration and links to more alfresco fun at the bottom of this post. Instead a table by the lake, I took the challenge to get a little creative for this alfresco…
This is a public service announcement: If you’re looking for an easy to grow, low maintenance shrub in your garden that will provide you with both beautiful cut and dried flowers, plant a Limelight Hydrangea! I have five Limelight hydrangeas planted around the Potting Shed. ‘Limelight’ is a paniculata hydrangea with panicle-shaped flower heads that grow…
In anticipation of Independence Day, I’m on the porch with a patriotic table! And I’m proudly celebrating the Red, White and Blue as part of a tablescape blog hop. You’ll find tablesetting inspiration from 18 other bloggers at the bottom of this post! I planned to do an alfresco table by the lake, (see last year’s…
Happy National Pollinator Week! In celebration, I gathered some bee favorites for a little tabletop vignette the Potting Shed! From Pollinator.org: National Pollinator Week is a time to celebrate pollinators and spread the word about what you can do to protect them. Pollinator populations are changing. Many pollinator populations are in decline attributed to a loss…
Happy Friday! It’s the third Friday of the month and joining my blogging friends for Floral Friday. You can find their links for their beautiful floral inspiration and flower therapy at the bottom of this post! For this week’s edition of Floral Friday, our challenge was to incorporate fruits and/or veggies into the floral design.…
Happy Wednesday! We’re enjoying some sunshine, lower humidity and cooler temperatures this week, perfect for dining outdoors! The Endless Summer Hydrangeas are blooming and loving our abundance of rainfall this spring. I cut some blooms to fill an urn for a centerpiece for the table. Keep your cut hydrangeas from wilting with the alum-dipping method!…
May is my favorite spring month as it brings beautiful May flowers after all those April showers. . . And as it’s the first Friday of the month, I’m joining my blogging friends for Floral Friday! You’ll find their links for more floral inspiration and flower therapy at the bottom of this post. I set…
I’m sharing 10 of my favorite tablescapes in celebration of Susan’s 500th Tablescape Thursday at Between Naps on the Porch! Tablescape Thursday at BNOTP was one of the first linky parties I participated in 8 years ago and it still continues to be a weekly favorite. In addition to all my tabletop fun, I…
I have all things garden on my mind with the arrival of spring! Most of my free time recently has been occupied with garden clean up and puttering around the Potting Shed. Our weather has been a roller coaster ride of unpredictability this spring, but it looks like we’re finally on a warming trend after…
