Garden Party on the Terrace

It's spring here in Texas, and my thoughts turn to

 dining alfresco and entertaining on the terrace.

Welcome to our Spring and Easter Tablescape Blog Hop!

Thank you to Rita, our amazingly organized and 

talented leader and author of the beautiful Panoply

Each account in this hop offers abundant inspiration for 

spring ambiance for your home and tabletops.

Links are at the end of this post.

Central Texas generally has mild winters with the occasional freeze, but the past two winters have been brutal, leaving my 

typically green carefree garden void of of its lush plantings.  

For now I make do with containers filled with colorful

blooming bulbs and small topiary plants.

For today's hop, I set a Garden Party theme table to share 

 quick and easy ideas for a simple spring party.

My ivy topiary wreath is from Trader Joe's.

Sold during December, they come complete with twinkle lights.

They are inexpensive, festive, and make the nicest gifts.  

I like to add a bow and a special ornament for an extra touch.

Old World Christmas reached out 

and asked if I'd style some of their ornaments,  

Yes, please!  They sent me garden theme ornaments,

perfect for a spring or summer garden party.

Look at the detail on these little charmers!

They are perfect to add to a place setting, tied to a napkin, 

or sitting in a bowl or crystal stem.

So many ways you could use them as decor or party favor.

One could use a wreath or tabletop tree to style them,

but I like to tuck them in here and there 

on the topiaries in my containers.

They add an unexpected touch of whimsy!

Use what you already have!

I covered my potting table with the 

Petite Oiseaux tablecloth from Just Darviny

and filled watering cans with simple wax flowers

and camomile blooms from Trader Joe's.

Over the years, I've put together a nice group of preserved boxwood topiaries by adding pieces when I've found them on sale. 

If you take care of them, they will last a long time.

I added a festive ribbon from my stash and tags with garden quotes.

The garden tags are created by my friend, Bobbie at

Rolling Hill Cottage and Studio.

I used some of the tags, like the one above, from the 

2021 Spring and Easter Digital Download.

Bobbie graciously created more garden quote tags 

for me to use in this post.

Bobbie offers seasonal digital download kits 

for creating her craft ideas and provides excellent 

step by step "how to" videos to create the projects.

Bobbie makes it so easy!

This one sums up why gardening 

is so relaxing for me. 

The Bloom quote takes me back to the 1990s when

Mary Engelbreit made it popular through 

her art work featuring this quote.

This one, a favorite quote form

Lady Bird Johnson.

A friend gave me this whimsical 

head planter for my birthday this year.

I tied a ribbon around her neck and added a Grow tag.

More of Bobbie's tags with gardening quotes and words are

attached to skewers which I pushed into the dirt among the fern leaves.

These little tags are so simple to make and could easily be 

added into flower arrangements or individual potted plants.

I used a majolica rabbit container from Nancy's Daily Dish 

to hold a child's set of gardening tools.

Vintage brass hose nozzles and a mini set of garden tools

add interest and a touch of metal.

I filled my favorite Napoleon Bee container with more of the wax flowers and camomile blooms to add fresh flowers to the table.

The decorative toleware shovel was fun used either as 

serve ware or simply as a charming garden accent.

My collection of black toleware, normally at home in my little office,

 is a serendipitous fit with the MacKenzie-Childs Mrs. Powers piece.  

Though marketed as a bird bath, when I first saw this piece, 

I knew I would repurpose it as a cake server.

Lemon cake with streusel icing and sprinkles is both tasty

and colorful, especially when embellished with a few fresh blooms.

An added ring of Bird's Nest cookies 

seemed appropriate for a garden theme.

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope you are inspired to host a garden theme party.

If you have a favorite garden quote, please share it in comments.

Inspiration Awaits At The Links Below:

Everyday Living - The Joys of Easter

The Little Yellow Corner Store - Funny Bunny Fern and Her Breakfast Tablescape

Me and My Captain - Spring Is In the Air

Red Cottage Chronicles - Fruit and Flowers Spring Tablescape

Living with Thanksgiving - The Joy of Spring

Life and Linda - Bunnies Pedaling Toward Easter

Hyacinths for the Soul - Garden Party on the Terrace  (You Are Here)

Home Is Where the Boat Is - Hop To It

Panoply - Blissful Signs of Spring / Easter Tablescape

My Hubbard Home - Busy Bunny Easter Table

My Thrift Store Addiction - Rabbits and Roses Garden Tea for Two

Thrifting Wonderland - Easter Table in Black and White

Karins Kottage - Children's Easter Table in Bright Colors

The Painted Apron - Spring Piggy Party!

Corner of Plaid and Paisley - Bunnies in the Garden

Dinner at Eight - A Field of Tulips on a Spring Table

The Bookish Dilettante - Casual Easter Tablescape

Pandora's Box - Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Happy Gardening!

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