“The Lord your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing.”
Zephaniah 3:17
Hello sweet friends. If this is your first visit to Everyday Living, let me say welcome and I am so glad you are here. I am joining a group of very talented ladies for a week of alfresco tablescapes hosted by Chloe @ Celebrate & Decorate. You will find all of their links at the bottom of my post.
If you are a regular reader, you know that my spring, summer, and autumn tablescapes almost always take place in the garden. You are invited to join me in the garden for a little Fruit N’ Flowers!
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When the weather isn’t so hot and humid, this is my favorite spot for alfresco dining.
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The place settings were kept simple so as not to compete with the flowers and fruit.
I used a white cotton tablecloth and added water hyacinth placemats for extra texture.
Using flowers and fruit, I made a table runner that was easy and quick!
The zinnias and sunflowers were cut from my garden. I love this idea because the runner is kept low so it doesn’t interfere with conversation.
For this casual setting, I paired Spode dinner plates from the Blue Room Collection and Bordallo Pinheiro salad plates.
Candlelight and the smell from the citrus fruit added ambiance to the outdoor setting!
Small glass jars made perfect containers for the flowers…
…I save small yogurt jars leaving the cute label intact.
Many years ago, I did some event planning. One of my favorite parties was a Caribbean theme for a client who loved the islands and cruising. I used this idea of a table runner of fruit and flowers for a surprise birthday party for his wife. The wife loved it and it was a beautiful event!
Leaving some of the fruit whole and halving the rest made a pretty presentation!
Vintage linen napkins and flatware…
…and Godinger iced beverage stemware complete the setting.
“A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.”
Proverbs 25:11
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Thank you for your visits and comments that you leave behind. Wishing you a beauty-filled week!
Be sure to check out each of the links below for lots of tabletop inspiration!
Monday
Linking with:Pieced Pastimes, Life on Lakeshore Drive,Coastal Charm, Dwellings-Heart of Your Home, Savvy Southern Style, French Country Cottage, Stone Gable, Confessions of a Plate Addict, Worthing Court, Between Naps on the Porch, Cedar Hill Farmhouse, A Stroll Thru Life, The Charm of Home, Katherines Corner,Petit Haus, Follow The Yellow Brick Home, Vintage Mama’s Cottage, Marilyn’s Treats Eclectic Red Barn, Share Your Cup,21 Rosemary Lane,The Vintage Nest, The Essence Of Home, Feathering My Empty Nest, Kingsbury Brook Farm, The Red Painted Cottage, Love Of Home,My Soulful Home, Celebrating Everyday Life, Little Farmstead, Starfish Cottage, Rustic & Refined,The Freckled Rose, Life and Linda, DIY 180, Celebrate & Decorate, Sweet Sensations, The Dedicated House, Jodie Fitz, The Design Twins, Happy Nester, Modern Glam Home, Shabby Fufu, Designthusiasm, Imparting Grace, Calypso in the Country
Very colourful and Summery!
Thank you Cath. I know you are in the throes of winter.
Gorgeous , Pam! So fresh and full of color!
Thank you Donna!
So beautiful, Pam! I love the rich colors and natural fruit and flowers. The low centerpiece is stunning and invites you to sit down and enjoy the beauty.Very creative tablescape and your garden looks gorgeous in the background.
Thank you Bonnie. Have a wonderful Monday, our high is supposed to be 84…yay!
Swoon Pam! I adore your floral table runner and the bright pops of color from the zinnias, sunflowers and citrus! I bet it smells so fragrant and wonderful too. I so love your tables in your garden when I can have a virtual seat and dine alfresco with you and I love seeing your wonderful limelight hydrangeas in the background too! Thank you for the beauty this morning, it’s always a pleasure to blog hop with you. ♥
Thank you Mary. We are getting cooler temps today, so I will be in the garden.
This is so pretty- love the idea of a floral runner! You put this together so beautifully and your choice of dishes was perfect! Loving the addition of citrus pieces too! Seeing your gardens in the background really enhances everything.
Thank you Liz! Have a great week!
Your table just speaks of summer. Love your centerpiece of flowers and fruit. Always love being in your garden. Have a wonderful week.
Thanks so much Dianne. Wishing you a joy filled Monday!
Gorgeous, Pam, as usual! So colorful and bright, I just need to know what time I should come for lunch?
Thank you Carole. We are getting a reprieve from the heat today, so I will be in the garden!
Oh, Pam ~ I do love this table. Those zinnias have been something and are so cheerful. Mine are just setting on blooms. I didn’t plant them until mid June. And, I love them in the yogurt jars and leaving the label adds to the charm of ~ the beautiful floral runner.
Your choice of dishes are lovely and blend so perfectly with the star of the show, the floral runner. All set in your gorgeous garden is a total WOW! You are such a talent!
Have a great week!
Thank you dear Sandra. We planted more zinnia seeds so hopefully they will be beautiful by September.
Bonjour Très belle table colorée….fruits et fleurs mélanges, cela donne un air très gai et estival !
Bravo !!!! 🙂
Merci Catherine. C’est définitivement l’été au Sud! Vous souhaitant une belle semaine!
Very pretty! I love the live table runner. What a wonderful idea!
Thank you Penny! Have a great week!
Wow! The colors just pop right off my IPad!!! Just gorgeous!! Your live runner is spectacular with all of your beautiful zinnias. I would love dining out doors on your table!!!
Thank you so much Ann!
Oh, Pam, how lovely the fruit and flower runner is down the center of your table. You juxtaposed the simple white linens with the colorful flowers beautifully. Your dishes did not compete and let the flowers and fruit be the star of the show. Thank you so much for once again being a part of another tablescape blog hop!
Thank you Chloe for hosting!
Pam, this tablescape is absolutely stunning! The arrangement of flowers and fresh fruit make such a gorgeous presentation. I adore blue and green together. The mix of the plates pairs back so beautifully with the floral and fruit arrangement. Everything looks just beautiful!!!
Thank you so much Shannon!
The colorful fresh table runner is fabulous Pam, so perfect for your garden setting! I love that you kept the rest of the table fairly simple to let the runner be the star and shine!! It’s so fresh and pretty my mouth is watering!! Love the Oui yogurt jars!!
Jenna
Thank you Jenna! We have cooler weather today…YAY!
That center runner of fruits and flowers steals the show on this table, Pam. The colors are just spectacular. I absolutely love these summer blooms and that wild mix of oranges, pinks, reds, and yellows together. I’m so happy i planted zinnias this year, and I want more!
Thank you Rita. I am loving my zinnias. We planted more to be blooming by September.
This is one of the prettiest table runners I’ve ever seen, Pam! I love the addition of the half cut grapefruit. Your sunflowers are enormous!! Well done!
Thank you Roxanne. I enjoyed putting this together, have a wonderful Monday!
Thank you Roxanne. Have a great week!
Pam, this is really beautiful! The flowers and fruit are perfect together. I love the candles sprinkled around the table. Those little yogurt jars are the cutest! Not only are you saving something from the trash, you are making it into something beautiful!
Thank you sweet Stacey. BTW, the yogurt is delicious!
Wow, the colors are so pretty. Beautifully done.
Thank you so much Marty!
Pam, a stunning setting! How I envy your beautiful garden! The fruit and flower centerpiece, runner is gorgeous too.
Thank you Debbee! Have fun in Iceland!
what a stunning tablescape! I think I just pinned every image
This tablescape is just heavenly! I love all the colorful flowers.
Thank you Maria!
Y-E-S to that fabulous fruit and flower centerpiece/runner! The best things in life come from the earth! What a tantalizing fragrance it must have emanated!!! Great way to further whet the appetites of your guests!
Hi Alycia, thank you so much for stopping in. I hope you are improving with the back. I miss your regular blogging. xo
Pam, you have set the bar very high for the rest of us! Your tablescape took my breath away. Really. So, so lovely. And I love the use of the little yogurt jar.
Thank you so much. I enjoy seeing all the tables and blog hopping is so much fun!
What a lovely and colorful display.
Marion
Thank you Marion. Wishing you a wonderful week!
Thank You for sharing this gorgeous tablescape. Everything is so pretty and elegant.
Marilyn
Thank you Marilyn, have a great week!
So very stunning! Your table runner is quite colorful. I love the fruit added in and the fact that it is low… Is a perfect centerpiece for conversation!
Thank you Nancy, the fragrance was amazing!
I bet!
What a beautiful table with a fabulous centerpiece! Love the fresh fruit and colorful flowers for the table. with the blue plate and green cabbage plate. Your table is just exciting to see and your stunning garden as the backdrop. Perfect!!
Love love love the floral and fruit table runner. Oh that I could be a guest at that table.
Thank you Alice, and I would love to have you!
Pam, sneaking some time to take in the beauty of your tablescape. The runner is so creative and beautiful. Mother Nature sure provides us with some beautiful flowers and fruits. Your garden is divine and how special to enjoy a lovely tablescape when the weather is perfect and not too hot. Always a pleasure to visit and take in the gardens.
So pretty Pam…your garden is as always…lovely. I am so partial to zinnias and the way you have used them in low containers mixed with whole and halved fruit is genius! I will have to use your table runner as inspiration. You have also given me an incentive to plant limelight hydrangeas but in a pot…as I don’t think they would survive here in the ground. thoughts? It is always such fun to blog hop with you. God Bless you
Oh Pam, I could spend all day in your garden! Your table is stunning. Everything from the flowers to the fruit to the plates and stemware is gorgeous. This is a tablescape that speaks to my heart! The vibrant flower and fruit runner is so pretty. The entire theme just speaks to summer al fresco dining! Always a pleasure and honor to be in your company for this blog hop!
I love how you used the half grapefruit — I have used fruit in centerpieces before — all the typical ones, lemons, limes, oranges, apples, but never an open grapefruit and it looks wonderfully summery! As always the table is lovely and with zinnias what’s not to love?!
Thank you Jeanie, it was fun!
Pam, you have such a beautiful touch. The combo of the flowers and fruit is perfect for summer. Anything in your garden always looks so inviting. It even looks like cool weather.
Thank you Carol!
WOWza. If this is your EVERYDAY LIVING, I’d like to come live with you! Everything is so beautiful. Seriously looks like it should be in a magazine. Seriously gorgeous!
Thank you Cindy. This is not Everyday Living for sure, but it is fun to do something special!
Good Afternoon Pam,
Gorgeous Summertime elegance surrounded by the blessings of nature. Your zinnias are going strong and their tender blooms and colors are so vibrant and cheery. I agree with Cindy-all of your tablescapes are magazine worthy!
Great to blog hop with you!
Jemma
Thank you sweet Jemma!
A wise choice of flowers and fruits for decoration today. The chosen colors combine very well and the table runner looks very beautiful. A great balance in colors and neutral tablecloth is a positive success. I like very much…
Dolores
Querida Dolores, gracias por tus dulces y amables palabras. Ha sido tan caluroso que ha sido imposible cenar afuera. ¡Te deseo un bendito día, amigo mío!
What a colorful and inviting table! Inspiring as always!Hugs!
Thank you my friend!
Thank you, Maristella!
Simply gorgeous Pam…and i see we both love Oui!!!
Thank you Shirley!
Your flowers speak boldly of summer and the fruit cools things off. Great combo!
Thanks Linda!
This may be my favorite table you’ve set yet! Love the oranges!
Thanks Leslie Anne!
As I hide indoors from the heat and humidity, I will return often to your lovely table to dream of alfresco dinners set in a prize-worthy garden. Fruit and flowers make for a table design that can’t be beat! Stay cool!
Love all the wonderful color of your fruit and flower table. Great idea. I’m going to move it inside!
Simply beautiful. I love the plate combination I would have never tried them together but they are really nice together. So glad I found your post on the link party. Happy Summer, Kippi
Thank you for your visits, Kippi,
Pam, I love, love your fruit and flowers tablescape! The runner is just gorgeous!
Thank you Michelle!
Pam, this is drop dead gorgeous! Your heavenly garden is the perfect setting and I love how you added the full and half citrus fruits to your late summer blooms. Your photography is stunning! This whole post should be in a magazine! Pinning and sharing!
Lora, thank you for your sweet visit and your kind comments! Blessings~