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…
Create a blooming watermelon centerpiece as centerpiece for the Fourth of July or your summer entertaining. A perfect way to use the rind after you’ve enjoyed the fruits of your labor ~pun intended! Happy Friday! It’s the third Friday of the month and joining my blogging friends for Floral Friday. You can find their links…
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 have…
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…
Our spring weather has been all over the map with freeze warnings, rain, blustery winds and a tornado watch last week. We’re enjoying some sunshine and warm spring weather this week so I set an alfresco spring table in celebration! It’s also the third Friday of the month which means I’m joining my talented blogging…
The Jardin de Lapin, aka, Bunny Garden is hopping with a little spring table top fun! Bunnies are running rampant in the Potting Shed in search of a Jardin de Legumes or garden veggies. . . Petit Pois aka Peas. . . Sniffing out flowers ready to bloom. . . And tempted by ruffled cabbage leaves.…
Can you believe Easter is less than 2 weeks away? Me neither! Mother Nature has been schizophrenic, sending us 70 and 80 degree temperatures in February, coaxing the fruit trees and daffodils into bloom, then sending buds and blooms retreating with freezing and blustery March weather. Despite our March weather, the bunnies are multiplying and…
Celebrate spring at the table with bunnies and blossoms! You’ll find tips for creating a floral centerpiece using ‘cottontail’ hydrangea blooms and flowers from the grocery store. Additionally, you’ll find Spring table inspiration from 22 table stylists and bloggers. I’ve been counting down the days until spring since the calendar page turned to March! The…