Happy Monday sweet friends. I hope all of you enjoyed a wonderful weekend. It was an exciting one for us as we celebrated EM’s birthday and attended her school’s spring musical!
“How much better to get wisdom than gold! To get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.”
Proverbs 16:16
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It is Monday Morning Blooms with my lovely blogging friends!
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You can find the beautiful links for Shirley, Mary, and Lidy at the bottom of this post!
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Our common theme is a watering can for our container. A couple of months ago I was shopping at Home Goods in Birmingham when I saw this cute watering can. It jumped right into my cart!
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After I had arranged my flowers, I realized I had made a boo-boo as my EK likes to say. I couldn’t believe I had left the handle down in the front. Well, I decided I wouldn’t fret about it and I for sure was not going to disassemble the arrangement just to move the handle. For all I know, this is perfectly acceptable and I doubt there are rules concerning the correct placement for the handle. To let you in on a little secret, the handle helped prop up some of the dianthus!
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With my peonies all spent, I made a trip to the flower farm for fresh cut flowers from the field. Dianthus, Foxgloves, Dara, and Statice. Are you familiar with “Dara Caucus”? It is a well-behaved cousin of Queen Anne’s Lace. It is actually an ornamental carrot with long, wiry stems. The lacy blooms in varied hues from pastel pink to deep cranberry are excellent and sought after cut flowers. We planted seeds and hope to see these beautiful blooms. Adding to the arrangement, RM cut privet from the woodlands which has a pretty bloom and a sweet fragrance, but terribly invasive!
I was so hopeful that my peonies would bloom at the right time for Monday Morning Blooms, but they didn’t cooperate. They bloomed beautifully for a couple of weeks. I wanted to share in case you missed Peonies & Tea For Two last week.
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The table was kept very casual…no plate stacks. Plate stacks are lovely for styling, but they are not practical for dining purposes. Botanic Garden dinner plates by Portmeirion are always perfect for a garden table along with woven placemats. April Cornell pink “forget me not” tablecloth complements the watering can and flowers. I added a pop of yellow with the napkins!
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The garden is growing and filling in, just a couple of weeks behind its normal schedule.
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Our garden is sunny until late afternoon, I can usually start photographing around six o’clock and at least it is a little cooler. We enjoyed lower humidity last week which is a blessing when living in the South!
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A little peek of the Sunshine Cottage porch!
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The apricot drift roses are still in bloom and have the loveliest fragrance.
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Be sure to visit Shirley, Mary, and Lidy for beautiful flower inspiration! These ladies are so talented!!
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Shirley ~ Housepitality Designs
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Mary ~ Home Is Where The Boat Is
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Lidy – French Garden House
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It is with sadness and understanding that we announce that this is Shirley’s last Monday Morning Blooms. She will be spending more time with her almost 97 year old mom!
When I started blogging in 2014, Shirley was one of the first bloggers to welcome and encourage me. She even invited me to do a guest post on her blog. Butch and I met Shirley and Tom for lunch in Birmingham a few years ago and it was just like having lunch with life-time friends. Shirley organized and began what was originally called Floral Friday in March of 2018 and she invited me to join. It is a privilege to be a part of this group. We eventually moved the post to Mondays and called it Monday Morning Blooms. As you know we have been posting on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of every month. Lidy, Mary, and I will continue with Monday Morning Blooms, posting only on the first Monday of the month, including guest bloggers along the way. Shirley has been and will continue to be a precious friend. It is great to know she will not be totally gone! You can find her regular postings on Instagram.
We love you Shirley!
Thank you for your sweet visit and gracious comments. Wishing you a most beautiful week!
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Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Imparting Grace,Life and Linda