Happy Tuesday sweet friends. Since this is the third Tuesday of the month it would normally be our Tea On Tuesdays. However, Mary and I moved this month’s tea to next Tuesday which is June 23rd. I hope you will join us and our special guest!
“He covers the heavens with clouds; he prepares rain for the earth; he makes grass grow on the hills.”
Psalm 147:8 (ESV)
Summer officially begins this coming Sunday, June 21st. Let’s welcome summer with eighteen summer tablescapes to inspire and offer ideas for your summer entertaining! To visit the original posts, click on the highlighted links!
Welcoming Summer With A Garden Tablescape
The table was intentionally kept simple to allow the centerpiece of Hydrangea Arborescens ‘Invincible Spirit’ to get the attention it deserved. The ‘Cottage Rose’ tablecloth by April Cornell brings the English Country style to the garden table!
I love to include an element on each table that evokes wonderful memories. The beautiful patchwork quilt top was made by my beloved Mother more than fifty years ago! With the sunflowers, the table seems to sing of summer!
Bees are buzzing in our garden throughout the summer season. It was only fair to celebrate our pollinator friends with a table! Their constant buzzing provides dinner’s background music!
A variety of hydrangeas are overflowing from a treasured pitcher passed down from my maternal grandmother!
‘Little Lambs’ panicled hydrangeas graciously fill my beloved Mother’s basket! You can read how simple and easy this arrangement was, no skills involved!
Another treasured keepsake is this gorgeous “Grandmother’s Flower Garden” quilt that was also passed down from my paternal grandmother. Of course, I would never serve food on this quilt!
We plant sunflowers every year and I love using them for arrangements!
You might have noticed by now that hydrangeas play a big part in my summertime arrangements. This particular table has a unique but comical story. At least it is funny now, not so much then!
A Flower Arrangement From The Summer Garden
A plaid tablecloth with complementing plate stacks support summer blooms, cut from our garden and overflowing in a stoneware crock!
Say Hello to Summer With a Garden Tablescape
My love of mixing patterns is on display on this summery table!
Our picnic table next to the woodlands provides a shady spot for summer dining! A few collected majolica pieces escaped the bookcase to add a little charm to a rustic table!
A wooden box was used for snowflake hydrangeas, immature limelights, sunflowers, and hosta. Lastly, I placed lemons on skewers for a fresh arrangement! Lemon napkins and a citrus tablecloth completed the setting!
Zinnias are a mainstay of our summer gardens! A ‘zinnia bouquet’ tablecloth paired splendidly with zinnias cut from the garden.
I don’t know what it is about beach tablescapes, but it will undoubtedly rain on the table! Another funny story while trying to photograph this table!
A Garden Table To Welcome June
A variety of hydrangeas grace a ‘Victorian Rose’ tablecloth by April Cornell for an English-style garden tablescape!
A Garden Table to Welcome Summer
The garden is an ideal spot to welcome summer especially with blue and pink hydrangeas in my beloved Mother’s majolica-style pitcher!
Sweet Peaches & Summer Flowers
My favorite summer fruit is peaches, so why not celebrate them with a tablescape?!
Blissful Blooms On My Garden Table
As I have already mentioned hydrangeas have been used often for my flower arrangements, probably more than any other flower. Long-time readers will remember that my dear friend owned a gorgeous hydrangea farm, she has now retired. She has worked so hard and deserves her retirement. I will miss all of the beautiful varieties. Our friendship began with hydrangeas, but it is much deeper than flowers! It is built on our faith in God, our love and devotion to family, and our lasting bond as friends! Love to my precious friend, Martha!
Thank you for your visit and gracious comments.
Wishing you a joy-filled summer!
Linking with: Pieced Pastimes, Between Naps on the Porch,Katherines Corner, Follow The Yellow Brick Home,
Life and Linda
Pam all your table scapes are beautiful. It is such a blessing when we find life long beautiful friendships to cherish. I cannot wait to see who the special guest will be. Happy Tuesday. Hugs. Kris