Flashback to Summer and Flowers

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.

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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 🙂

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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!

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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 🙂

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Well I hope these summer blooms and greens brought some sunshine to your day.  I know they brightened mine 🙂  Until next time!

 

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