Hello dear friends! I hope everyone had an amazing weekend as we celebrated America’s 250th birthday!
“But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.”
Isaiah 40:31 (ESV)
It is Monday Morning Blooms with my flower friends, Mary and Lidy.
For the July edition of Monday Morning Blooms we welcome Sarah from Hyacinths For the Soul as our special guest!
You will find the links for Mary, Lidy, and Sarah at the bottom of my post.
“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
I braved the extreme heat and triple digit heat index with frequent rests in the comfort of our air conditioned Sunshine Cottage and lots of iced tea! It was so hot that the birds refused to use their energy singing and the air still hasn’t cooled!
Vintage aqua Ball jars make arranging flowers easy. I cut zinnias and giant marigolds for the outer jars. Pink Diamond hydrangeas, gladiolus, chaste blooms, and a happy sunflower fill the middle jar.
The floral tablecloth is April Cornell’s ‘Dahlia Days’. As long-time readers know, I love mixing color and patterns.
Behind the Adagio maiden grass is our very tall sunflowers. We have yet to figure out why they are so tall this year. We ordered the same seed as always!
Tracy Porter’s hand-painted ‘Artesian Road’ dinner plates and salad plates were purchased in 2003 when the pattern was first introduced. It was discontinued in 2012. I have 8-4 piece place settings plus several serving pieces. The plates have a unique bamboo border. Tracy is known for her vibrant, whimsical, and bohemian-style, at one time she even designed clothes that I loved and purchased.
Reversible floral and stripe quilted placemats and matching napkins show my love for placing contrasting pattern upon pattern!
Aqua stemware is almost the exact color as the jars.
Most of my tables have a memory attached. The bronze-colored metal dragonfly napkins rings were a birthday gift from my son when he was in college. He did very well in choosing these, they are often put into service.
Acrylic tortoise flatware adds more pattern play!
“July is a blind date with summer.”
~Hal Borland
Giant yellow marigolds occupy the corner of the garden fence and their large blooms remind me of dahlias. They are entirely different than the smaller garden center variety.
The Sunshine Cottage garden provides the table with a background of colorful flowers…zinnias, spirea, giant marigolds, coneflowers, sedum, potted annuals and herbs.
You are invited to join Mary, Lidy, and Sarah for their beautiful flower creations!
Mary ~ Home Is Where the Boat Is
Lidy ~ French Garden House
Sarah ~ Hyacinths For the Soul
Thank you 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
Pam, your vintage Mason jars filled with fresh garden flowers are the perfect expression of summer! I always love how you gather blooms straight from your garden and let their natural beauty shine. The mix of colors and textures is so cheerful, and those vintage jars add just the right touch of charm. I also enjoyed seeing your lovely table…it feels so inviting and effortlessly elegant, just the kind of place where I’d love to linger over a glass of iced tea and good conversation. I’m especially happy to see your garden flourishing after the rain you’ve received. Ours is still struggling through the drought here in North Carolina, so your gorgeous flowers are a welcome dose of floral therapy! As always, it’s a treat to join you at the table and share blooms with you. Wishing you a wonderful week ahead and stay cool! ☀️🩵