June is a beautiful month in the South, things are green and happy. You don’t want to see my backyard in August when all our blooms and plants are struggling from the long hot summer days~ so I want to invite you over now while things are at their best~
It’s still nice enough to dine outside some nights~
I could hardly wait to try out these gorgeous new plates I got for Mother’s Day. They are large, square dinner plates, one has a big bunch of radishes,
One with a bouquet of carrots,
One plate has fat red tomatoes
And this one fresh corn on the cob.
The centerpiece is 3 stalks of fresh corn, partially shucked so they look like they are starting to “bloom,”
They are tied with jute and a burlap “bow.”
The red napkins got the same treatment, they are tied with jute with a burlap accent
The round yellow pot is elevated by a green ceramic pedestal.
I wanted to keep the centerpiece simple to let the plates be the star of the show
1 large heirloom tomato, a fat red onion and another ear of corn dress the base of the centerpiece~
It is a simple tribute to the glory of fresh vegetables!
The hydrangeas are just starting to bloom, can you spy that little bloom just to the left of the centerpiece?
I can’t figure out our hydrangeas, they bloom so much later than all the other ones I see around here…
And they tease me too, there will be one giant gorgeous bloom hiding in the back and nowhere else~
They should be looking more like this right now
Here’s another strange thing happening in our yard, in a planter box on the wall we noticed a plant emerging amidst the begonias. It didn’t look like a weed, and we were curious so we decided to let it grow…when it began to flower we realized it was a zucchini plant! We have no idea how it got there, it seemed to be attached to the root of one of the bedding plants that was originally there~as I often profess, we are NOT gardeners, we just hope for the best, so we never know what’s going to happen and Mother Nature is full of surprises!
What is your favorite summer vegetable? Can you guess what mine is? Yep, Corn!
Thanks for joining us in the garden today, I’ll invite you back when the hydrangeas bloom!
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the plates were purchased at Amazon.com
the carrot mugs came from Home Goods
the geranium glass is from JMdesigns
the vegetables are from the local farmer’s market!
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I will be joining these fabulous parties and blogs:
Rustic and Refined, Between Naps on the Porch,
Glorious Gardens, Celebrate and Decorate,
Coastal Charm, Cooking and Crafting with J&J, The Scoop, A Stroll Thru Life
Lori’s Culinary Creations, Delicious Dishes Recipe Party Moonlight and Mason Jars