Peonies and roses take center stage in this May garden-inspired table, filled with butterfly details and freshly picked blooms. Find eco-friendly mechanics and simple floral arranging tips to help your flowers last longer. Join me and my Monday Morning Blooms’ friends as we celebrate the beauty of May—one bloom at a time. 🌸 Happy May!…
Set a flower-filled alfresco table to celebrate Mother’s Day. You’ll find DIY pressed flower frames to honor ‘Mom’ and additional floral inspiration. Happy May! It’s the first Monday of the month which means I’m joining my blogging friends for some flower therapy and Monday Morning Blooms. You can find my friends links and more floral…
Happy Wednesday! We’ve had some beautiful spring weather this past week and the pollen is starting to wane. . . *achoo* ;) I set a table in celebration to enjoy a little outdoor and lakeside dining! Have a seat by your favorite flower and join me as we dine with some botanic blooms. Portmeirion Botanic…
Tabletop gardening in the Potting Shed with butterflies, blooms and Portmeirion Botanic Garden. A sprinkling of water cans are planted with flowers in anticipation of spring gardening season. Happy April! It’s the first Monday of the month and I’m happy to be joining my blogging friends to share some floral inspiration and Monday Morning Blooms!…
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…
Summer blooms are waning in the garden but my Portmeirion Botanic Garden provides a continual flower show year round! I had a little tabletop and dish gardening fun with blooms and butterflies in the Potting Shed. The beauty of these blooming dishes is I don’t have to wait until next spring to enjoy the short but…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Garden Week! You’re invited to pull on your gardening gloves and dig in with some virtual gardening as we share books, tour gardens, set tables, and enjoy some garden-inspired projects & recipes this week! Our third book to share this week~ Private Edens: Beautiful Country Gardens: Wander through twenty-one superb private…
Berrylicious Fruit Salad with Orange-Vanilla Syrup is perfect for a brunch, shower, or anytime lunch! Serve it alongside a slice of pound cake for light and refreshing dessert. The orange-vanilla syrup in this fruit salad comes from Pioneer Woman and is a delightful addition to the fruit, described as “slightly citrusy, nice and sweet, with a little…
Flower and Herb Cheese is easy to make using edible flowers and adds a ‘wow’ factor for a tea party or shower. Use cookie cutters to cut out pretty shapes to make these tea sandwiches or assemble them open face with thinly sliced layers of cucumber and radish. It’s been a delicious week with The…
I’m joining The Novel Bakers for Beatrix Potter (and Bunny!) Week. Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children’s Tales by Marta McDowell Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life is the first book to explore the origins of Beatrix Potter’s love of gardening and plants and show how this passion came to be reflected…