We've added a few more plants, some comfortable seat cushions, a small outdoor rug (not quite in the picture) and bamboo shades. I think we're well on our way to a comfortable outdoor living space! Don't you?
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outdoor living
A few weeks ago I posted about our pitiful attempt at creating an outdoor oasis full of flowering plants and comfortable seating... Well, as you can see from the photo below, 4 plants and a table does not make an outdoor living space - clearly!! However, we've made several improvements in the last couple of days...
We've added a few more plants, some comfortable seat cushions, a small outdoor rug (not quite in the picture) and bamboo shades. I think we're well on our way to a comfortable outdoor living space! Don't you?
We've added a few more plants, some comfortable seat cushions, a small outdoor rug (not quite in the picture) and bamboo shades. I think we're well on our way to a comfortable outdoor living space! Don't you?
summertime fun...in our backyard!
We are gearing up for summer around these parts - especially since we moved into our new place which boasts tons of outdoor space (a private deck as well as a semi-private backyard!!!)! I'm anticipating bbq's and birthday parties and generally enjoying having our friends and family over for some summertime fun! With that said, we've been testing some fun, summery beverage recipes: sweet tea, perfect lemonade and white peach sangria.
Sweet Tea - Serves 8
Sweet Tea - Serves 8 1 pinch baking soda*
2 cups boiling water
6 tea bags
3/4 cup white sugar
6 cups cool water
*the baking soda apparently takes the bitterness out.2 cups boiling water
6 tea bags
3/4 cup white sugar
6 cups cool water
Perfect Lemonade - Serves 10
3/4 cup and 2 tablespoons white sugar
4 cups water
3/4 cup lemon juice
4 cups water
3/4 cup lemon juice
White Peach Sangria - Serves 10
1-1/3 bottles dry white wine
1 cup peach flavored vodka
1/2 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1/3 cup white sugar
1-1/4 pounds white peaches, pitted and small diced
1 cup apples, small diced
1 cup seedless green grapes, halved
1-1/3 bottles dry white wine
1 cup peach flavored vodka
1/2 cup frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1/3 cup white sugar
1-1/4 pounds white peaches, pitted and small diced
1 cup apples, small diced
1 cup seedless green grapes, halved
flowers and shrubs and trees, oh my!
Nathan and I spent entirely too much time at our local garden center yesterday. Their seemingly endless variety of flowers, plants and garden accessories kept us there for over 2 hours, but ultimately, we only bought 4 plants for our "container garden" on our deck! Four plants! Pitiful, I know! Hopefully our next trip will be more successful. Until then, take a look at some of the photos below - what a selection!
You can't really tell by this photo, but Gethsemane Gardens is over 2 city blocks long and 1 city block wide! This place is HUGE!
Even the median across the street is beautiful!
You can't really tell by this photo, but Gethsemane Gardens is over 2 city blocks long and 1 city block wide! This place is HUGE!
Even the median across the street is beautiful!
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