Blue Garden Parties

I thought it would be fun to carry my love of blue outdoors this week.  Here in Northern Colorado we hit 80 degrees today and it gave us all a wonderful taste of what's to come. The children in my neighborhood were flying their kites.  I was smiling at my tulips as they pop their beautiful green leaves through the soil, and the smell of BBQ was heavy in the air :)

Blue  mop-head hydrangeas easily fill out the Chinese  porcelain urns on the blue stripe tablecloth. The blue and white color scheme seems to make you feel cooler on a hot day ( ice cold lemonade helps too :))

Blue lace-cap hydrangeas aren't as full, but they are just as beautiful. Fresh berries and mint add their own beauty to the table-scape, and a great flavor to sparkling ice water.

Even a blue wine bottle (or blue glass water bottles), add a beautiful punch of blue to the garden-scape

Blue and pink are used together here.  More as accents than the primary color, but I still love the pops of blue in the glassware, ribbons, and place-cards.

Don't forget to light up the blue sky when the sun goes down :)  These are simple mason jars, wrapped with decorative silver floral wire (tight around the rim and hung from tree branches) and citronella candles, to keep the bugs at bay:)

OK, I just had to throw in a picture of my ideal garden party.  It's no secret that I'm a romantic and love all things Victorian.  So here's to a Spring full of  romantic, beautiful, and delicious garden parties :)