Boy this week has been so rainy and dreary here in Chicagoland! Don’t get me wrong, I’m as much a fall-lover as the next one… But this wet and cold has me pining for summer again. I was going through my phone pics over the past year and found a few that brought back the bright sunniness of summer.
In June I went a community garden walk and got to see some amazing landscaping! Before I saw this beautiful vignette, I thought I disliked hostas. They just seem like a plant that everyone has, like the ‘builder-grade’ of the garden world, if you will. But in this garden they were arranged with some pops of red and each in their own pots. I love it! Maybe someday I’ll get some big pots to put hostas in on our deck 🙂
Another favorite of mine was this sweet little container. Truthfully, I have no idea what either of those plants are, I’m sure my grandma and aunt knew though! I think the peachy flowers with the olive green makes for such a whimsical vignette!
And finally, another trend I’ve been noticing lately is to use cabbages as late summer/fall landscaping. I think it’s so fun and out of the box! Would you ever do this? They do have a unique shape and fun color, I could see myself trying this in the future 🙂
Well I hope these summer blooms and greens brought some sunshine to your day. I know they brightened mine 🙂 Until next time!