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Finding inspiration for the garden seems like it would not be difficult but I am not sure that I have found this much in just one place as of late.  I am deeply in love with the outdoor spaces that Arne Maynard has created and will be referring back to them often as I start to plant again here in our garden.  I think I may love everything I see.  

I hope you are having a wonderful weekend so far!  It is going really nicely here.  The weather is perfect and I am doing a little "summer cleaning" as Spring completely passed me by.  I found out yesterday that our container has left France and I could not be more excited!  It means a lot of work but hopefully fun work to come.  Keeping our fingers crossed that it all goes well!

Just a few things that caught my eye this week ...

Another fantabulous looking lemon tart recipe.. (I say looking because I like a good photo with my recipes)

I am completely smitten with Jenny's art..  simply wonderful to have an original piece!

Would love to spend a little time here.

Oh my goodness friends.. I hope you have had a wonderful weekend!  It has busy here and I have missed my regular posts!  I hope you can forgive me...

This week is going to be busy as well, but good busy.. I have two installs and I am looking forward to designing new projects for the following week.  

Happy Sunday!

 

Who knew that planning for landscape can be so difficult.  I truly am jealous of landscape architects and their level of knowledge about plantings and layering of live materials.  I am currently scouring nurseries in the So. Cal area looking for the perfect pieces to add to my garden now that the pool project is almost complete.  We need trees like crazy that will shield us from nosy passersby but keep their leaves for year round green and such.   Needless to say I have bought not one tree but many varieties of Hydrangea have made it home with me for my shade garden.  I love the Magnolia trees and I think I finally found the one I was searching for with the pink flower.. now the question is where to put her and should I buy more than one?  Any advice is greatly appreciated as I know there are some really great gardeners out there with a wealth of knowledge (please share).  Here are a few of the beautiful things I have come across in the past weeks while trying to find just the right thing!

Wishing you a wonderful weekend full of relaxing in your garden!

 I adore the snowball plants and although mine did not bloom as I had wanted it to this year I am holding out hope for the next time!

As always a few things I discovered this week..

Making these no matter what

I think mercury is my new favorite..

Perfect for poolside lounging

If your looking for inspiration for summer dinner parties this is always a favorite

Spring is my favorite time of year by far!  I love most flowers but my heart is deeply in love with the Peony.  I picked up a simple bunch at the market a few days ago and since then they have become my muse.  So so amazing.  I am a terrible flower arranger so I love that I can simply cut them and pop them into any kind of container and they always look beautiful.

Wishing you a wonderful long weekend!

Arriving home from a long trip can be bitter sweet.  I love traveling and seeing amazing things but I love being at home with my family more so.  I was so glad to get back to the California sunshine and my sweeties!  I am spending the day getting up to speed, organizing and answering emails and messages!  Looking forward to sharing our buying trip with you and some of the amazing pieces and places we found!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  I spent some much needed time just relaxing and working on planning my trip.  This time we will not be visiting Giverny, but our last visit was so fun and beautiful I thought I would share it with you today.  My garden has been on my mind lately as I am going to have to start fresh once we are finished with the pool.  I cannot wait to gather more ideas from the beautiful gardens on our upcoming visit.