Hydrangeas

I think one of the best aspects of moving to the suburbs is the abundance of hydrangeas. The beautiful, bountiful bushes are in almost every yard and I'm in heaven!

{images via Better Home and Garden}

Hidden Oasis

Right now in DC we're experiencing day two of an incredible heat wave. When I woke up this morning at 6am the temperature was already 80!  The air is sticky, the sun is brutal and the heat is consuming. 

What I wouldn't give to escape to this Cleveland Park hidden oasis created by landscape architects Scott Fritz and Leslie Gignoux...

Hope it's cooler where you are!

{image via Home & Design}

Monday Inspiration: Garden Party

My husband and I are throwing our very first crawfish boil up here this Saturday.  The 80 quart stock pot and stirring paddle have arrived and the live mudbugs will be flying up here Friday night.  Next on the list is the perfect lighting for the party.  Since our backyard only has a couple of flood lights, I'm hoping to enhance the mood with little white lights and lanterns.  

{image via Apartment Therapy}

{image via Martha Stewart}

{image via Martha Stewart}

{image via Pottery Barn}

{image via Pottery Barn}

{image via Pottery Barn}

{image via a perfect gray}

So much inspiration!