30 heavenly reasons why I love hydrangeas!

Good morning.....


I really have, truth be told many many more reasons than just 30 as  why I love summers poster child.....yep that gift that keeps on giving all summer long, the hardy gorgeous hydrangea. In all its many colors, its one flower that gives a lot of bang for the buck. I realize not all parts of our country are blessed with its billowy bushes but even for those who are not,  I hope will enjoy taking a look at this post. I pretty much have always had hydrangeas blooming in our yard and always have an arrangement or two or three in the house all summer long. Few things signify summers arrival than the non stop blossoming hydrangea bushes that abound. So....without further adieu, here's 30 reasons why I absolutely love hydrangeas!  How about you? Do you have the same love for them as I do? Whats your favorite way to use them?

What could be prettier than hydrangeas in pots brimming with full and overflowing blooms!

In any container, hydrangeas literally are a home run every time! Talk about versatile.....

What could be prettier than a luscious border of overflowing hydrangea plants?

Even in a simple glass vase they make the most elegant centerpiece!

Seriously? Wow, proof that theres no such thing as too much of a good thing, Caplan Miller Events

Carolyn Roehm, one of my favorite decorating doyennes uses hydrangeas often

Growing wildly, they are the jewelry to any landscape....

Love the beautiful arrangement Ashley Whittaker created for this elegant console

How gorgeous are the colors here? Love dried hydrangeas as much as I do freshly picked ones!

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Love these mini versions in gorgeous blue and white, Lonny

How can I not include this picture that's been all over the Internet? It still makes my heart race!

Tell me what flowering bush produces even half this many blooms!

Mary McDonald loves them and shows them to perfection with blue and white

Proof that even in the most formal of settings, hydrangeas are right at home, in this case in pretty elegant silver planters

Love the way the purple in the blue and whites pops against the fabulous green walls!

Something about all white hydrangeas, just ethereal. Style me Pretty

Could this cake be any prettier? Hydrangea heaven!

Love hydrangeas in big oversized planters for around the pool, Ashley Whittaker

A beautiful vase of full hydrangea blooms in a bathroom is a surefire way to add some freshness from the outdoors

I always try to incorporate them into whatever I put into my blue and whites, case in point here!

How stunning is the purple of the hydrangeas next to the dramatic black in this room!Hydrangea girl

Blue and white and white hydrangeas go together like Oreos and milk

Carolyn Roehm is clearly a fan, and why not...they are spectacular!

What a great idea for July 4th, BHG

Love seeing pretty arrangements in outdoor settings too, Tom Scheerer

These stunning purple hydrangeas at sunset almost look like they are illuminated from within, florals by David Kurio

Now you tell me what flower looks as good dried as it does fresh off the stem? Fabulous at every stage!

I like adding a small bouquet of them in the kitchen, a beautiful way to bring a little of the outdooors in, Simply Seleta

There are no flowers that hydrangeas don't look fabulous next to......

Last to close on a humorous note....my bud, Jennifer from Belclaire House made me aware of this  video, can you imagine someone NOT liking hydrangeas? Well you will never guess who......why does this not surprise me coming from someone who fancies a British accent on certain occasions and kind of forgets about it on others...lol!

Madge, I am disappointed, and why would he know that? The world LOVES them:)

Hope you like hydrangeas more than she does :) Wishing you a fabulous summer day!

Seduction of summer and we have a winner!

Happy Friday to you! Hope everyone is well,so glad its the weekend. Iam very excited to announce the very lucky winner of the gorgeous Kilim bench that Safavieh Home so generously donated. I went through Random.org. The winner is.........

Safaveih Kilim Bench 9th drawing held by The Enchanted Home Completed on Friday, 17 June 2011 at 10:05:21 UTC 179 entrants, 1 winner

Winners (1)

1st: DE TOUT DE RIEN,

Congratulations!! Please contact me so we can arrange to have this gorgeous bench shipped to its new home.

I am very excited that summer is here. Very. There were weeks that I was starting to wonder if it would ever thaw out and get past 60 degrees! Well it has and then some but I am loving every minute of it. To me summer signals certain things, moods, feelings, an unmistakable mindset that is distinctively summer. I think about backyard bbq's, summer outdoor entertaining, swimming, going to the beach, hitting farm stands, maybe a road trip, long walks, beach days,stretches of unstructured time (the best) you get the picture. So this is all about summer and all the different feelings and places and moods that come along with it. Do any of these resonate with you? Would love to know! Do you have any exciting summer plans on the drawing board?

A trio of comfy chairs with an ocean view..I'll take it!

Beautiful soft blues and whites for a beach house....love it!

Reading on the beach..one of my favorite things to do during the summer!

Lounging by a pool for the day...heaven! Decorpad

Playing golf is great, playing golf during the summer is better and at the oceans edge is the best!

A beautiful unpopulated beach...does it get better?

How about this fabulous all white beach house living room? Coastal Living

Watching a brilliant sunset in solitude just hearing the waves crash...ahhh!

Planting a garden, nothing like your own freshly picked produce!

Napa Valley, on a late summer afternoon...my personal nirvana!

Beach swings with an ocean view...perfection!

I love fresh string beans and tomatoes right off the vine!

Beautiful pieces of coral and large shells in white...it screams summer!

Meet summers' dessert poster child.....smores!

Popsicles...a prettier and healthier version!

Something about a lone farm on a summer afternoon right before a rain storm...beautiful!

Watching a colorful yacht race!

Love the driftwood table

Its a great excuse for fruity tropical drinks!!

How about a cool starfish mirror? Sea grass cottage

Summer means sleepovers and this room is beyond amazing! Coastal Living

Hitting the beach at sunset...truly a magical experience

How about an all white bedroom with an ocean view? I will take it! Coastal Living

Whats more fun than stopping off at a roadside farm stand?

An outdoor dinner party under candle and lantern light.....

Clambake..need I say more?

Tennis anyone?  The perfect summer sport...

An outdoor summer concert with the ocean as a backdrop..I am so there

Summer dinners al fresco...you bet! Summerour

Taking off to somewhere magical..love summer travel!

Of course you have come to expect this..my summer mosaic of some of my favorite things:

So what does summer mean to you?  Who doesn't love the carefree, footloose (sometimes) vibe that comes with it, road trips, travel, fruit stands, trips to the beach, a vineyard excursion,reading by the pool, all these things are exclusive to summer for me and that makes it that much sweeter to enjoy! Wishing you a wonderful and enchanted summer!