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Random Things Happening Behind the Scenes at Bricks ‘n Blooms

It was another gorgeous week here in New Jersey! Hot but beautiful.

And since it didn’t rain much, now that it is the holiday weekend, we are getting DAYS of rain.

Which is good for the gardens, but not so much for the holiday weekend!

Garden obelisk in the cottage garden
Isn’t this obelisk beautiful? It’s another great find from H Potter. I’m looking to tuck a few more flowers in here later this week but it’s already looking so pretty with my siberian iris, climbing roses and passionflower.

The gardens look so pretty now that more of my flowers are starting to bloom.

I’ll be sharing a garden tour later this week.

Wait until you see some of these flowers!

Bearded Iris and Allium in the Cottage Garden

The attic renovation is chugging along. It’s fully painted, doorknobs were added and electric came back to finish.

The rug will be getting installed after Memorial Day.

And then it’s all about getting my office set up.

attic renovation after painting but before carpet install

We spent some time at the lake this weekend before the rain settled in over the area.

I’m so glad we got one good lake day on the boat.

Christopher Ling on boat in Vermont

We even had a little lake adventure while we were out.

It was a quiet day with very few boats on the water.

When we came upon a boat that was shipwrecked ashore.

Their boat engine died and they got stuck on the rocks.

So we towed them in.

Stacy Ling on boat in Vermont

What’s Happening at Bricks ‘n Blooms

It was a busy week for the blog. We did lots of fun things here this week on the blog.

With the holiday weekend upon us, I shared how to care for the gardens both inside and outside your home.

Keep your plants and flowers alive with THESE tips.

backyard garden

My virtual supper club got together to celebrate summer with a fun themed dinner party.

I shared some summer table decor and dinner party ideas HERE.

For this month’s theme, I was in charge of the side dish.

Summer Dinner Party Ideas

And it’s a good one because you can make it with fresh veggies from the garden or your local farm stand.

You can check out the full summer dinner party menu HERE.

We also shared a fun short video for our virtual supper club. If you’ve not met my virtual supper club before, click play on the video below.

And if you are looking for some patriotic tablescape ideas, you’ve got to check out THESE red, white, and blue ideas for the table.

Do you remember I told you I guested on a podcast last week?

My friend Caylie from the Life and Style Podcast and I chatted about the joys of gardening, DIY projects, blogging, and more!

You can listen to the full podcast HERE.

Stacy Ling from Bricks 'n Blooms

Amazing Inspiration from Around the Web

I love finding cool inspiration from around the web and wanted to share some of what I’m loving right now.

My good friend Jen from Cottage on Bunker Hill makes the cutest DIY projects.

This patriotic shutter is no exception. Isn’t it awesome?

cottage on bunker hill
Photo by Cottage on Bunker Hill

I love my good friend Renae from Peacock Ridge Farm’s citrus tablescape idea.

Isn’t it gorgeous?

pink and yellow floral display with lemons on three tiered stand
Photo by Peacock Ridge Farm

These flower pot tips and ideas.

These coffee table decor ideas.

This low-carb alternative to mashed potatoes.

How to repurpose an old door.

These reasons why you want clover in your lawn.

These summer decorating ideas for the kitchen.

This tip for recycling broken urn.

And I love how she stenciled these bathroom floors!

lilac blooms and a garden shed on the happy gardening tour

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10 Comments

  1. Thanks so much for the feature this week Stacy! You’ve been so busy! Happy Memorial Day weekend🇺🇸🇺🇸

  2. It’s wonderful that you were able to help out the boaters who were stranded. They probably couldn’t stop thanking you guys. Enjoy your Memorial Dah weekend!

    1. It was quite an adventure! They were lucky we were out there or it would’ve been a 7 mile walk back to their truck! xo

  3. Stacy
    I loved your weekly experiences! I finally got to listen to your podcast and it great.

  4. Your podcast was SO GOOD Stacy! I was so impressed by how knowledgeable you are about gardening. I can’t believe how quickly they got your attic space finished! It looks fabulous and you have inspired me to get the ball rolling on mine. I don’t have to do nearly as much to it though. Thank you for the blog post share. So appreciate it. Have a great week!

    1. Thank you so much for listening! It was such a fun experience. The attic is really coming along! We got the carpet down and now I’m looking at how to furnish the office. I’m so excited to watch your redo too! xo