French Lavender Cocktails on the Potting Bench
Happy Monday! It’s my favorite day of the month, when I join my blogging friends for beautiful flower therapy and Monday Morning Blooms! I'll share Mary and Pam's links at the bottom of this post, as well as our special guest Bonnie from Living With Thanksgiving, be sure to visit them too, more flowers is always a good idea, no? Since summer has officially begun, I thought I'd share these French Lavender Cocktails on the potting bench with you today. They are perfect for all your summer entertaining.
WELCOME TO MONDAY MORNING BLOOMS! We're excited to have Bonnie of Living with Thanksgiving join us this time, I know, that if you don't know her already, you will love this sweet and talented friend!
Our theme for our flowers in June is watering cans. You may know that I love antique and vintage watering cans! Whenever we can get some antique French cans, I snap them up for the shop. {And have serious discussions with Mr. FGH who thinks every watering can that arrives here from France should be his to keep!}
It's the beginning of summer and outdoor entertaining, so I set up our little black potting bench in the back garden for cocktails and appetizers before a summer BBQ.
I filled my antique watering can with pink peonies and a new kind of wax flower that I've never seen before but isn't it so pretty? It has bigger clusters of the little pink flowers.
The cocktails are so good, they're French Lavender Cocktails. They are easy to make, I'll share the recipe at the end of this post with you. You can make them with or without alcohol, either version is refreshing and very good!
I froze some of our garden flowers in ice cubes, such a pretty look in drinks in the summer. {Keep reading for my best tips on how to make them.} Everything fits into the large French gathering basket, including our favorite linen napkins.
How fun are these little charcuterie cups I made using our antique French seedling pots? Simply lined with kraft paper, each little pot holds some almonds in the bottom, a long square piece of white cheddar cheese, some peanut butter filled pretzels, a few strawberries, and salami rolled up and skewered on bamboo sticks.
Antique and vintage flower frogs are a fun way to add a little card with a saying to your potting bench drinks station! I used an oval flower frog and added 'WELCOME SUMMER' with stamps to our gold bee name cards.
HOW TO MAKE FLORAL ICE CUBES
Floral Ice Cubes are so pretty in summer drinks! Here is how to make them. It's super easy.
Use Flexible Ice Cube Trays.
To make the large square ice cubes, I used a large silicone ice cube tray. These trays are flexibile which makes it easy to remove the ice cubes. You can get these at different stores, I bought mine at TJMaxx but Target should have them, and any other kind of store that sells housewares.
WELCOME TO MONDAY MORNING BLOOMS! We're excited to have Bonnie of Living with Thanksgiving join us this time, I know, that if you don't know her already, you will love this sweet and talented friend!
Our theme for our flowers in June is watering cans. You may know that I love antique and vintage watering cans! Whenever we can get some antique French cans, I snap them up for the shop. {And have serious discussions with Mr. FGH who thinks every watering can that arrives here from France should be his to keep!}
It's the beginning of summer and outdoor entertaining, so I set up our little black potting bench in the back garden for cocktails and appetizers before a summer BBQ.
I filled my antique watering can with pink peonies and a new kind of wax flower that I've never seen before but isn't it so pretty? It has bigger clusters of the little pink flowers.
The cocktails are so good, they're French Lavender Cocktails. They are easy to make, I'll share the recipe at the end of this post with you. You can make them with or without alcohol, either version is refreshing and very good!
I froze some of our garden flowers in ice cubes, such a pretty look in drinks in the summer. {Keep reading for my best tips on how to make them.} Everything fits into the large French gathering basket, including our favorite linen napkins.
How fun are these little charcuterie cups I made using our antique French seedling pots? Simply lined with kraft paper, each little pot holds some almonds in the bottom, a long square piece of white cheddar cheese, some peanut butter filled pretzels, a few strawberries, and salami rolled up and skewered on bamboo sticks.
Antique and vintage flower frogs are a fun way to add a little card with a saying to your potting bench drinks station! I used an oval flower frog and added 'WELCOME SUMMER' with stamps to our gold bee name cards.
HOW TO MAKE FLORAL ICE CUBES
Floral Ice Cubes are so pretty in summer drinks! Here is how to make them. It's super easy.
Use Flexible Ice Cube Trays.
To make the large square ice cubes, I used a large silicone ice cube tray. These trays are flexibile which makes it easy to remove the ice cubes. You can get these at different stores, I bought mine at TJMaxx but Target should have them, and any other kind of store that sells housewares.
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French Lavender Cocktails on the Potting Bench
FrenchGardenHouse Lavender Lemonade Cocktail A grown up lemonade with a French twist. Even though this is special, it's surprisingly easy, It makes a great mocktail without the alcohol too!- Water – 3/4 cup {you can use sparkling if preferred}
- Juice from 1 lemon {about 4 tablespoons}
- French Lavender Syrup
- 2 oz. good quality Vodka
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup regular fine sugar Sugar
- 1-1/2 tablespoons fresh organic or dried culinary Lavender
Do you use garden antiques when entertaining?
Be sure to visit my blooming friends:
Bonnie at Living With Thanksgiving
and me, Lidy at FrenchGardenHouse
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Jean Van Buskirk
June 08, 2023
Bonjour, Lidy,
What a lovely setting of all the above, I’m going to try the Lavander cocktail and I to use all my antique’s love them love all your smart idea’s flower’s are so pretty you do have a special touch, enjoy your summer partie’s my friend~~~~~Jean V.B. P.S. Thanks for sharing such a joy to see~~~~~