Think Pink for Spring Indoors and Out

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Think pink for Valentine’s Day is nothing new but bringing in

a little pink will introduce some welcome color into

our winter-time homes while we

wait for spring…

Bring on the pink

You know me ~ I love to add in pink all of the time ~

but for some pink is not their go to color.

If pink isn’t your usual color then try adding in a little with

the flowers you buy for your next dining table set for when company is coming over.

Or, bring a little pink in with some soft napkins

in your table decor to celebrate a loved one’s

special day.

If you collect teacups like me it’s easy to add small doses
of pink just by choosing china patterns with pink roses and
other pink flowers printed on them.

Very soft pink is often tolerable for those who really aren’t into pink but who would like to add just a touch to their decor. Here I’ve added just a hint of pink with a light pink dried peony

in a tiny bouquet set in this vignette.

Lovely and subtle without being overpowering

this pink is quiet and can be mixed with blacks and whites

in our china and table linens to create a stunning

French feel to our festive table settings.

Funny thing I am the opposite ~ I don’t decorate with black

much as I prefer decorating with whites.

This year though I thought I’d try to incorporate a little

more black into my tablesettings so I am on the hunt

for black and white toile and striped fabrics to add
some variety to my usual
white and cream and pink linens.

Here are some ideas for napkins and table linens to try

to mix in a little pink with your usual table decor:

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Out in the garden

As you choose what annuals and perennials to plant and mix

into your garden this year consider adding in some

light and dark pink crepe myrtle bushes-turned-into-trees

which will bring in that wonderful pop of pink.

Just the addition of one or two trees and some smaller

flowering annuals will really brighten your gardens

and give you a whole new color range of flowers

to cut and bring inside your home.

Here a neighbor had sweet pink petunias planted into

pots and as you can see the pink does add that subtle burst

of color to her otherwise green garden.

Some of the trees on the property here are young

crepe myrtles and here is one in bloom.

Crepe myrtles begin blooming in late May to early June

and each bush or tree will continue blooming for

up to three months.

I have noticed that the medium pink like this one pictured here

tends to be the first species of crepe myrtle to bloom.

Then the light pink variety begins in June or July

followed by the really deep pink/purple variety which

begins in late June to early July.

They are incredibly beautiful in season and add so much

to one’s spring and summer garden decor!

The Crepe Myrtle Trees

I cut off all their branches every year in the spring.

They look odd, just six foot tall trunks, and no other thing.

The pruning is done to make it easier to see.

Then the new branches that grow are so pretty.

Their trunks shed some thin bark every year.

It’s a beautiful thing, just how unique they appear.

Each branch that’s cut off forms a new bough,

And they all grow large bunches of flowers somehow.

The colors of purple, white, pink and shades of red,

Are impossible to forget, or get out of your head.

When they are pruned down to just a bare spike,

It’s easier to see other burgeoning trees that I like.

I think they love this kind of brutal cutting, it’s clear;

Because they respond with natural beauty, each year.

The titmouse and chickadee are often seen in the trees.

It’s nice to have trees that provide seeds and berries.

In the winter their seeds provide small birds with their needs.

They give to our feathery friends, which no one else feeds.

The massive amount of work involved in the spring,

Is always mitigated by their beauty, an unmatched thing.

I’ve finished all the pruning already this year,

Now it’s on to other gardening tasks, I fear.

J.B. LeBuert

My only comment to Mr. LeBuert is that I’d cut my

crepe myrtle bushes and trees in late fall not spring

as spring is when they bloom.

😉

So consider adding some pink to your decorating

this season to bring in a little spring brightness to your

wintertime decorating and later to add vivid

dashes of color into your garden, too.

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Happy pink to you,

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