Hello sweet friends and Happy Monday. I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.
“Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:32
It is Monday Morning Blooms with my blogging friends and we are excited to welcome a special guest blogger.
Our common theme for this edition of Monday Morning Blooms is the garden/outdoors. From spring through fall, I love setting a table in my garden!
You will find the links for Lidy, Mary, and Jain at the bottom of this post.
We are so happy to welcome Jain as our guest! She is a fabulous gardener, baker, and stylist. Jain writes A Quiet Life blog where she shares her amazing gardens and inspiring posts!
It is hydrangea season and since they happen to be one of my favorite flowers, they are in the spotlight!
As the sun was setting, it cast a glow on the hydrangeas! Macrophylla hydrangeas are also known as French hydrangeas and often called mop heads. They are seen here in beautiful shades of blue, pink, and lavender filling a simple green vase. Hydrangeas look beautiful mixed with other flowers, but my personal preference is to allow them to be a stand alone flower to show off their amazing beauty!
The table linens and dishware were chosen to complement the varying shades of the hydrangeas. Woven placemats provide texture for the April Cornell “cottage rose” tablecloth.
Long-time readers will remember my dear friend that grows all of these
beautiful hydrangeas. After a quick drive to the farm, Martha and I took a golf cart ride to see all of the Macrophyllas that were blooming. I came home with two buckets filled with amazing colors. You can read more about the farm here.
Bordallo Pinheiro dessert plates and Noritake “reverie” iced tea glasses harmonize with the flower vase!
Sur La Table “rose garden” dinner and salad plates mimic the tablecloth! The floral patterned earthenware was inspired by London’s Chelsea Flower Show in collaboration with artist, April Cornell. It appears the dishware has been discontinued.
Daylilies are blooming as the gardenias have begun to fade. Paniculata hydrangeas will begin blooming in late June or early July. Zinnias, cosmos, and sunflowers were planted from seed and we should begin to see blooms by early July. It is the rhythm of the garden!
The sunlight, once again, is at a perfect angle to highlight the blooms!
The pink and white “forget me not” tablecloth by April Cornell perfectly coordinates with the color of the pink hydrangeas.
“Sweet contentment is found in setting a garden table on a late afternoon as the sun begins its journey to meet the horizon and the air begins to cool. The symphony of birdsong fills the air and the sweet fragrance of gardenia is carried on a gentle breeze.”
~Pam Richardson
Be sure to visit Jain, Lidy, and Mary for beautiful flowers and inspiration. You will not be disappointed!
Jain ~ A Gentle Life Blog
Lidy ~ French Garden House
Mary ~ Home Is Where The Boat Is
I relocated the hydrangeas from the garden table to the Sunshine Cottage and they still look fresh and beautiful!
I hope you will return tomorrow as I join twenty-two table stylists for a summer tablescape blog hop.
Thank you for your visit and gracious comments. Wishing you a most delightful day!
Linking with:
Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Imparting Grace,Life and Linda
Hydrangea perfection Pam! Your Sur La Table rose garden plates are beautifully paired with your April Cornell linens and hydrangea table centerpiece! (I don’t recall seeing them before.) I can only imagine how much fun it was to visit your friend’s flower farm and see all those gorgeous hydrangeas and to come home with buckets of blooms. You captured the golden light so beautifully as it highlighted and illuminated your table and arrangement. As always it’s a treat to have a virtual seat at a table in your garden. Thank you for the beautiful start to my morning. Happy Monday. ♥
Thank you, Mary. I have used the rose garden plates a few times. They speak summer for me!
Good Morning dear Pam!….What can I say about your summer inspired table in your gorgeous garden…The table is curated with perfection. How lovely are the Cottage Rose and Forget Me Not paired together to create such a wonderful statement that says, Welcome Summer….love your quote and I can always hear the birds sing their melodies as I swoon over your images. What a perfect choice of the Sur La Table Rose Garden dinnerware. Exquisite and love the history of them. I am sure the Sunshine Cottage is happy to host your gorgeous hydrangeas. Have a most wonderful week…So wonderful to visit my Bloom friends today!
Shirley, you are so very sweet and thank you. Wishing you a wonderful week. Miss you!
Sweet contentment is certainly found in your garden setting and beautiful tablescape. The mixed color hydrangea arrangement is gorgeous.Your April Cornell linens and Sur L Table plates are so pleasing together. Pam, you harmonize color so well. I love how you coordinated the green urn and cabbage plates and green tinted glasses.
Your daylilies are so pretty in the background. Your garden is a beautiful haven. What a treat this morning to view your post.
Thanks so much, Bonnie. Looking forward to the blog hop!
Good morning Pam! Your verse from Ephesians was the perfect start to our week. Your blooms from Martha’s farm perfectly complement your beautiful tablecloth and dishware. It is glorious in the golden sunlight! Last week I tried the trick of reviving blooms by submerging upside down in cold water…it worked! Your lovely quotation really needs to be in a garden book of your photographs.
Thank you, Roxanne. Yes the trick to revive the blooms definitely works! Your sweet encouragement is so appreciated!
Gorgeous blooms and such a pretty table, perfect in the garden. Our daylilies are blooming now too, along with the hydrangea, snapdragons and torenias.
Thank you, Carole. I know you are enjoying new blooms!
I can’t believe how wonderfully the tablecloth and dishes blend with your beautiful hydrangeas! Just lovely!
Thank you, Penny!
Love this post, Pam. There is no place like Martha’s Snowflake nursery. Love it and your post about it.
Thank you, my friend. Wishing you a wonderful week!
The Rose Garden dinner plates are beautiful with that centerpiece and cloth! I picked my first two strawberries the other day! Hopefully a few more this morning!
So beautiful and peaceful. What a joy to see your lovely table this morning. The hydrangeas are beautiful. And of course the garden a delight.
Thanks so much, Lu Ann. Wishing you a delightful week!
Thank you, Jeanie. Yum. fresh strawberries!
Oh so gorgeous! I love your hydrangeas and your photography is so beautiful the way you captured the lighting on your centerpiece. Such a soothing and calming back yard, would love to sit and visit and take in the serenity! I love that this included a trip to a hydrangea farm too 😉 The table setting is beautiful, really shows off the flowers. Thank you so much for such a kind and generous welcome and introduction, its been delightful playing in the garden with you all!
Thank you, Jain. It was a pleasure having you join us.
Pam your table is just gorgeous. Hydrangeas are my faves too. The table cloth is just perfect. A great match.
Happy New Week. xoxo Kris
Happy week and thank you, Kris!
What a lovely table set outside in your gardens during the golden hour. The hydrangea centerpiece is outstanding. The Sur La rose garden plates are perfect with your flowers and AC linens.
I enjoyed every single bit of this post. Enjoy the rest of your day… I look forward to tomorrow as well!
Thank you, Nancy. I had a busy, but wonderful day. See you in the morning at Tidbits🥰
The colors, awww the lovely hydrangea colors
Thanks so much, Gail!
Dear Pam, such a lovely table in your gorgeous garden. An amazing drink of beauty to enjoy on a pretty June day. And your centerpiece is magnificent, not to mention that beautiful quote written by a sweet soul named, Pam Richardson. Have a lovely week, my friend.
Thank you, sweet Sandra. Wishing you a week filled with beauty ♥️
Pam, Your tablescape is gorgeous! The AC tablecloth and topper are beautiful and the dishes are so pretty. I do hope someday to get to visit the Aldridge garden. You always bring home such pretty flowers from there and today the hydrangeas are magnificent in both color and size. I was able to propagate our hydrangeas and they’re finally up large enough to qualify as a shrub plant but they haven’t bloomed yet. The original one in our yard is in full bloom so I hope the others bloom next year. I must read up on them some more as this was my first attempt at propagation. Happy Monday! Clara ❤️
Clara, you would so enjoy all of the gorgeous hydrangeas. Good for you that you were able to propagate your hydrangeas. Wishing you a wonderful week ♥️
Oh swoon Pam, the pink and blue hydrangea arrangement is just beautiful, paired with the floral and pink cloths, it is breathtaking! Of course your surrounding garden setting further intensifies the beauty, just a fabulous burst of Summer!
Jenna
Thank you, Jenna. See you in the morning at the blog hop!
Pam your flowers and tablescape are lovely. We are in love with your Forget Me Not tablecloth.
Marion
Thank you so much Marion. Wishing you a wonderful week!
that tablecloth and those hydrangeas were absolutely made for each other. so absolutely lovely, Pam …
Thanks so much, Linda. You are always so encouraging!
Pam, I adore hydrangeas, and you have showcased them beautifully. Everything looks so beautiful from the table setting to the pretty flowers. It is all so gorgeous. Your quote is so lovely. I planted Gardenias this spring, and I am enjoying their blooms and wonderful fragrance. Happy Monday, sweet friend!
Thanks so much, Shannon. I look forward to visiting you tomorrow!
Beautiful table Pam. The AC tablecloth and topper is so pretty. Glorious hydrangeas make your centerpiece pop. How special to visit Martha’s farm. You have captured lovely shots within the golden hour. Always a pleasure to visit your gardens virtually. Looking forward to joining you tomorrow.
Thanks so much, Linda. Martha’s farm is beyond gorgeous!
Hydrangeas! A wonderful complement to your beautiful table. Love the tablecloths.
Amalia
xo
Thanks so much, Amalia!
Such a beautiful table and post. Your garden is simply beautiful. The hydrangeas are perfect in this vase. Every detail is perfection.
Thank you for your sweet comments, Dianne!
Pam, oh how I love this table and those stunning hydrangeas! They are perfection, matched to your gorgeous tablecloth and dish ware even more so! It’s always a joy to visit you on our special Mondays, on the road this week but wanted to stop and smell the flowers I your garden. xo Lidy
Thank you, Lidy. Enjoy your week!
Just beautiful, Pam! Now that I’ve studied the aerial view, I have to ask – do you have a cart that you wheel all your tabletop supplies out into the various spots where you set tables? I can’t imagine doing it any other way! You’ve got a lot of ground to cover, whether it’s mowing, weeding, planning or executing those plans for all your activities! It’s simply beautiful. Truly.
Yes, we have a lot of ground to cover, sometimes I think way too much 🥰 Thank you, Rita!
SO lovely, Pam! Beautiful hydrangeas, and beautiful tablecloths too! Thanks for another wonderful round of inspiration – you know I always learn something or get some new idea from every single post. ♥ Happy Thursday!
Barbara, you are a sweetheart. Thank you dear one♥️
Pam, hydrangeas are favorites here too. It’s difficult to grow most varieties in Austin because of our intense heat, but I certainly buy them abundantly. Always a pleasure to see your tables. I agree with Rita, you grounds are extensive, but have to say always beautifully groomed. You two are amazing! Fun to see Jain joining this time. Sorry I’m late arriving!
Thank you so much, Sarah! Have a lovely week!