Thursday, August 4, 2016

Sunflowers and Bees!

Each year I plant a package of sunflower seeds in a corner of my flower bed. I love watching them grow, some days it seems like they grow a foot overnight! I look forward to when they will bloom, they are such a bright and festive flower! Once we have blooms, the bees flock to the flower heads, they are a natural pairing. In the fall, once the flower heads have dried up, I harvest the seeds and leave for the birds during the winter months. My flower beds are full of color but they also serve to nourish the birds, bees and butterflies.
I brought sunflowers and bees into the house for this tablesetting. The sunflower plates are new (Pier 1), everything else I had, so it was just a matter of mixing and matching until I got the look I was envisioning. I ended up having a lot more green than I wanted, so added a pop of pink in the Gerbera daisies, to bring out the pink that is in the pitcher.







 

Our front door even has a sunflower in the form of this wreath I bought through an Etsy vendor.  I have had so many neighbors stop and tell me how much they like this on my bright red door!


Today I'm linking up to Tablescape Thursday.

5 comments:

  1. What a bright and sunny table you've set!

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  2. What a very sunny post. No matter how they are used, sunflowers make things happy.

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  3. You have put together one gorgeous and oh so happy tablescape. I love all of your details. You are very talented.

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  4. Your tablescape is beautiful! I love sunflowers, and those plates are so pretty! I also love the bumble bee napkin rings. They are adorable and add the perfect touch to your table!

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  5. Love love this! How marvelous to grow your own... wont grow here... also,love the sunflower plates.... a delightful table for sure~~

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