Designs by Pinky: Hydrangeas

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Tuesday, August 1, 2017

Flowers and early eveing

Good morning! And Welcome August!!! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. Ours was delightful as our HOT and HUMID weather finally broke and we have had a few days of low 80's with almost no humidity. I am LOVING it, but today the humidity and 90's return. Well, it IS August, right? The other night, I went out to water so took some shots around the yard. My hydrangea bushes are blooming beautifully. These pink ones are so beautiful!

This is a water hibiscus. We have 2 plants at the edge of the pond, one IN the pond and one in a pot on the patio. The blooms are as large as a dinner plate!

This is the bud, before it opens.

My pots on the patio wall are doing well. Usually at this time of year they start to look a little tired.

The limelight hydrangeas are about at their peak. I am cutting some in various stages of color to dry and preserve. They are so pretty in Fall arrangements.

I THINK these are called Japanese painted fern. They are lacy and compact.

My container on the deck table is really going crazy!

When I came inside I took some shots as it is such a pretty time of night.

I changed up the mantle last week. I like the lighter, airier look.

This is my comfy space. I sit here when it is too hot to go out and read. I love sitting out on the patio to read too, when it is comfortable:)

Then I took some shots of the sunset. The colors didn't show well: they were a very BRIGHT orange in the sky. Just so beautiful!

Thanks for your visit.

XO, Pinky

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Tuesday, July 18, 2017

Floral Summer Table for our Dinner Group

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. On Sat. night, Joe and I hosted our dinner group, so I set a pretty table. I like my guests to feel like I set a special table just for them, cause I do! I cut some hydrangeas from the yard for my centerpiece and the rest grew from there. I had gotten this crock, that is actually for utensils at Joann Fabrics back in the Spring. The colors were perfect to use as a vase for my flowers. I actually placed a glass vase inside the crock so it wouldn't leak on the table.

I have had these flowered placemats and napkins for years and love to use them in the Spring and Summer.

I kept it pretty simple. Onto the placemat I used a blue dinner plate, light turquoise salad plate and turquoise shell shaped dessert plate. I used my nice, bamboo design flatware.

Garden S and P.

I used my nice, bamboo design flatware.

These blooms are so pretty. I do miss my blue hydrangeas so am going to amend the soil next year to make one of the bushes produce blue flowers.

2 turquoise and silver candlesticks hold turquoise LED candles! All came from Home Goods.

I am sorry I didn't get any pictures of the food! We served Filets with madeira or peppercorn sauce, mashed potato casserole, and I sautéed some onions, mushrooms, zucchini, and asparagus. Everyone said it was all delicious.

Thanks for stopping by. I appreciate every one of you.

XO, Pinky

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