Happy June dear friends!
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters.”
Psalm 23:1-2 (ESV)
A simple pleasure is found in setting a table in my garden on a late afternoon as the sun begins its journey to meet the horizon and the air starts to cool. A symphony of birdsong fills the air and the intoxicating fragrance of gardenia is carried on a gentle breeze!
It is the first Monday of the month and I am joining my flower friends, Lidy and Mary for Monday Morning Blooms! Our common theme for June’s edition is ‘garden’.
We are excited to welcome a first-time guest, Rita from Panoply! She is a fellow garden enthusiast, antique dealer, tablescaper, traveler, a sweet friend, and the “hostess with the mostess” of our Tablescape Blog Hops! You will find the links for beautiful inspiration from Lidy, Mary, and Rita at the bottom of this post.
An Arthur Court seeded glass canister, the smallest of a set of three, was used as a vase for my flowers. It is hydrangea season in the South and they just happen to be one of my favorite flowers! My sweet friend, Martha, provided these gorgeous Snowflake, Annabelle, Invincibelle Spirit, and French hydrangea blooms. Because our garden is in a sunny location, we can grow Hydrangea Paniculata. Vanilla Strawberry, Limelights, and Little Lambs will begin to bloom late June or early July! We have a couple of newly planted French (macrophylla) hydrangeas in shaded areas that hopefully will be in full bloom next year.
‘Victorian Rose’ tablecloth is by April Cornell. I love AC linens for their English garden style, so perfect for the breakfast table, dining room, or the garden!
The garden is my go-to place for spring, summer, and autumn tablesettings! Our garden was established in 2015. There have been great successes and many garden fails. Trial and error is to be expected with gardening. Living in the country with a few hundred acres and a river out back provides ideal habitat for wildlife and critters of all kinds, making it a challenge to keep unwanted visitors away from our garden!
“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.”
~Maud Hart Lovelace
In the background you can see a corner of the cottage garden. It is planted with zinnias, marigolds, Veronica (speedwell), herbs, Autumn Fire sedum, and several containers of annuals.
‘Baroque’ chargers by American Atelier, Royal Stafford ‘Asiatic Pheasant’ dinner plates, and antique Crown Ducal salad plates hand painted by R.E. Hague were selected to complement the flowers. Each Crown Ducal plate has a different hand-painted flower with hydrangeas on the one pictured above!
I love using elements on the table that have memories attached. A friend of my beloved Mother gave me the antique etched Fostoria stemware that adds a touch of elegance to a garden table!
A dear friend gave me the flower napkin rings and I thought they were perfect for a garden table. The embroidered napkins have been in my linen collection for years. Brush copper colored flatware completes each place setting.
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.”
~Gertrude Jekyll
The Chrysanthemum salad plate shown above is one of the set of four. Two others, not featured up close, are a camellia and a poppy.
“All gardening is landscape painting.”
~William Kent
“Gardens are not made by singing ’Oh, how beautiful,’ and sitting in the shade.”
~Rudyard Kipling
Long-time readers might notice that the back of the garden looks different. I will explain in an upcoming garden post!
Late afternoon sunlight dances in the garden!
For beautiful flowers and garden inspiration, visit my friends by clicking on the links below!
Lidy ~ French Garden House
Mary ~ Home Is Where the Boat Is
Rita ~ Panoply
As the sun begins to go down over a beautiful afternoon in the garden, I am so thankful for your visit and gracious comments! Wishing you a delightful week!
Linking with: Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch, Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Life and Linda
Good Morning Pam, Your bouquet and centerpiece of hydrangeas is beautiful! How wonderful to have a friend with a hydrangea farm and a variety to choose from. I know you look forward to having some French hydrangeas to cut and enjoy next year. Your ‘Victorian Rose’ tablecloth makes a lovely foundation for a garden table. You have the most beautiful garden variety of April Cornell linens! I love your plate stack topped with your hand painted Crown Ducal plates, the pretty etched goblets, sweet flower napkin rings and brushed copper flatware. Such pretty light you captured and time of day for dining in your garden.
As always, it’s treat to join you at the table and share some flower therapy with you. Happy June 🌸 🐝 💐 💗
Thank you, Mary! I love this time of year in the garden before the heat and humidity takes over. I love sharing our Monday Morning Blooms!
As always, your hydrangeas are gorgeous.
Thanks so much, Carole!
I always love it when you set your tables in the garden! What a glorious backdrop and the table always reflects that beauty. Your centerpiece and lovely china work so beautifully together. And of course I love your Cornell!
Thanks you, Jeanie. Our weather has been cooler than normal and it has
been a pleasure to be in the garden’
What a beautiful table setting. The salad plates are gorgeous!
Thanks so much, Rachel!
Pam, you chose a beautiful time of day to capture the beauty of garden blooms and tablesetting. The hydrangeas are gorgeous, and I’m sure you’re anxiously awaiting your newest variety to take off. One of mine, now in its 3rd year of transplanted location, is finally waking up to putting on a show of blooms.
At first glance I thought the dinner plate was Famille Rose, but nonetheless, the stack is so pretty against the tablecloth and florals. Like you, I love a memory attached to elements such as your glassware and napkin rings. Even if the memory comes from an estate of those before us, I find joy in using those items.
Your garden as backdrop is so inviting, so pretty. I know all too well of the challenges we face as gardeners, but even with the best of care, plants’ lives play out. I think I know what difference is in yours, but look forward to your update.
Thank you so much for welcoming me among the MMB group this month. It is a pleasure to join you!
Thanks so much, Rita! Our weather has been cooler, so the garden has been delightful. Soon heat and humidity will be oppressive, and I will have garden in the early morning. I am so happy you could join us today!
Your Monday morning blooms are beautiful. I love hydrangeas and yours are so pretty. Have a great week ahead. Hugs. Kris
Thanks so much, Kris! Happy week to you, my friend!
Oh – those flowers! But I’m such a fan of beautiful china, I have to swoon over that mixed set. So perfect!
Thank you, Leslie Anne. I fell hard for the mixed set!
Looking forward to the new background in the garden. I think the picture showing the shadows of the late afternoon is just heavenly. Your table today is elegant in every way. The Etched Fostoria stemware is so pretty and is the finishing touch to your table. I close my eyes and imagine sitting at your table enjoying good conversation snd sweet tea.
Alice, as always thank you for your sweet and encouraging comments. What a pleasure it would be for you to join me for sweet tea and conversation, my friend!
Such a beautiful way to kick off summer in your garden Pam, the hydrangeas are so lovely! They look wonderful atop your pretty AC tablecloth and pink plate stacks. The hand painted flower salad plates are beautiful! I always love hearing your memories of special things you use and the Fostoria stemware and napkin rings are indeed elegant. Love love the quote “all gardening is landscape painting” by William Kent, so so true! I am looking forward to Rita’s Monday Morning Blooms!
Thank you, Jenna. I also love the William Kent quote. I suppose you are back in the city. wishing you a lovely week!
I always enjoy seeing your garden with the table set and ready for celebrating, especially summer. All of your blooms are specular especially the hydrangeas which are one of my favorite summer blooms. The table is magazine worthy with the AC tablecloth and your napkins and napkin rings. Thanks for sharing your garden Pam, always a treat…….
Thanks so much, Emily. Hydrangeas are one of summer’s loveliest flowers. Your comments are heartwarming. Enjoy this first week of June!
Sigh. Where to begin with my love of this beautiful bouquet of hydrangeas and your garden? Your bouquet and centerpiece of hydrangeas is so lovely, you are so blessed to have your friend who owns a hydrangea farm! Your ‘Victorian Rose’ tablecloth makes such a stunning beginning for your garden table. You set the prettiest tables, I love your plate stack topped with your hand painted Crown Ducal plates, the pretty goblets, and your very sweet flower napkin rings. The light in your photos is so beautiful – it’s a wonderful place to be at any time, but I imagine just before the sun goes down it would be glorious to sit there with you! It is a joy to share our Monday Morning Blooms together this lovely moth of June! xo Lidy
Lidy, thank you for your sweet comments. The late afternoon did provide beautiful lighting. It is always a joy to share our Monday Morning Blooms together!
It was a delight Pam. The tablescapes were absolutely gorgeous as always. Your taste is impeccable! Kiddos my friend, ❤️ gina
Thank you my friend! You are so sweet ❤️
Good afternoon, Pam. Where do I begin? Your bouquet is stunning, especially with the backdrop of your gardens. I always enjoy seeing which AC tablecloth you choose. I am partial to this one as it’s mostly pink. Your plate stack is stunning with those pretty Crown Ducal plates on top.
I always enjoy visiting your place for inspiration! Thank you!
Enjoy your week ahead!
Thank you, Nancy. I always look forward to your visits! Enjoy your week, my friend!
I have the same stemware. They were gifted to my parents when they married in 1941.
Nancy, do you know the name of the pattern?
Thank you for this feast for the eyes, Pam. Such luscious colors highlighted by these tablescapes! As for your mention of garden “fails,” it’s hard to believe. Everything appears to flourish in the care your green thumbs!
Thank you, Nancy! We still have much to learn about gardening 💚
A beautiful tablescape in a beautiful garden Pam. I have a granddaughter who is named Victoria Rose 😊 although she’s a thoroughly modern Millie! Lol!
Blessings sweet friend, Jennifer
Thank you, Jennifer. I love the name Victoria Rose! Wishing you a lovely week sweet friend, Pam
What a beautiful al fresco table Pam! Everything is perfect! The linens, napkin rings, centerpiece and dishes are all lovely. I love the pastel colors. We have an abundance of mopheads blooming this year and I am truly thrilled after zero blooms last year! Happy June! Clara ❤️
Thank you, Clara! I am so happy for you with the abundance of mopheads. Enjoy them my friend ❤️
Oh Pam, this is so lovely! Where to start? The afternoon light that you have captured is so pretty on your table. The hydrangeas are gorgeous and how sweet to have a hydrangea farm close by. The plate stack is so pretty on the lovely AC linens and at first glance, I too thought the salad plates were Famille Rose but the antique Crown Ducal plates are beautiful. The stemware and brushed copper flatware are perfect. It’s all just lovely. I’m not sure what is different about the back of the garden but can’t wait to find out. Happy Monday!
Kim, you are always so sweet, my friend! I look forward to seeing your table in the blog hop! Have a wonderful week!!
Pam, I love this table setting. It is so feminine! I can just imagine a group of ladies gathered around, wearing beautiful hats and sipping tea. The seeded glass canister full of hydrangeas is perfection. Can’t wait to read all about what was happening in the background! Hope you and Butch are having a wonderful week!!
Thanks so much, my friend! I love the idea of ladies gathered around, wearing beautiful hats, and sipping tea…that would be so much fun! Happy Tuesday!
So beautiful in every way to view your table this morning! I love the mixture of hydrangeas and the AC tablecloth shows your flowers and plate stack up so well. You are right the sweet and beautiful etched goblets add elegance to your garden table.
I am well aware of all the challenges gardens offer year to year. Your quotes are delightful! They add a beautiful element to your posts.
I relate to the hard work and challenges a garden requires. I was fighting a huge crop of wines and weeds yesterday after being away for two weeks. The Rudyard Kipling quote resonated with me.
Lovely copper flatware and sweet napkin and napkin ring completed your garden table well. Bonnie
Thank you, Bonnie. Yes, we have had many challenges already in the garden. I can imagine all the weeds after being gone for 2 weeks. Rain all around this morning! Happy Tuesday!
Gorgeous dishes and adorable flowers. Your tablescape is amazing. Magnificent garden too. Thank you for such beauty and inspiration.
Maristella, you are so sweet my friend!
Oh my Pam, your hydrangeas are absolutely stunning. I was so wishing I could be there when you mentioned gardenias at the beginning of your post, so that I could smell their heavenly scent. The stemware are so delicate and your plates are perfect for your tablescape on top of the pretty April Cornell cloth. Happy June to you!
Thank you, Kitty! The fragrance of gardenias is amazing. Happy June!
Love your garden themed table Pam. The AC tablecloth is so lovely with your plate stack. Each Crown Ducal plate having a different flowers is so pretty. How special to have a friend who has an hydrangeas farm. The bouquet is a show stopper. Always a pleasure seeing your pretty tablescape set in your glorious garden.
Thank you, Linda for your sweet comments!
Oh Pam, these photographs taken in the late afternoon are stunning! The way the light dapples on the table and garden is so pretty. Your description of the garden was so beautifully written that it made me feel like I was there. Your floral arrangement with the variety of hydrangeas is gorgeous and compliments the beautiful AC tablecloth and sweet floral plates. I have so enjoyed my visit. I am so sorry I was so late to comment. I hope you are having a wonderful week, my dear friend!
Pam, the colors on your table are spectacular. I love how they all look together, with Martha’s hydrangea varieties pulling all the elements together. I love that you used the Arthur Court canister as a vase. Your centerpiece is lovely! I also like how pretty your plate stacks and table linens look together. Beautiful table!
Thank you, Ricki Jill for your sweet comments. Happy Weekend!
So lovely Pam! Isn’t it wonderful to use pieces with special memories? Your stemware is gorgeous! Your garden is lovely too – I feel like I’ve just had a peaceful little moment in my busy day. Thanks yet again for the beautiful inspiration. Hope you have a great weekend!
Thank you for your sweet comments, Barbara! Happy Weekend to you, my friend!
This tablescape post is fabulous and espcially love the saft pink colors! Pinned this post. Saw it at Salad and TFT. My shares are #38, 39, 40. Enjoy Nancy Andres @ Colors 4 Health
Thank you, Nancy and special thanks for pinning!
Oh, how truly beautiful! I love every single thing about this post, and it was such a joy to start my day off with you in it this morning. May the Lord continually bless you dear ones!
Thanks so much, Cheryl. I hope you are doing well!