Summer Backyard Picnic

Summer Backyard Picnic -beautiful table setting ideas with lily of the valley place cards, and mason jar flower arrangements and an easy, no fuss menu.

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I love the warms days of summer that we’re starting to enjoy, and after a long winter one of the things I love most is getting outside more. A sure sign of beautiful weather is eating outside again and enjoying a Summer Backyard Picnic.

After a weekend of gardening, this easy, and yummy dinner was the perfect way to enjoy the sun and relax in our garden. We spent the day planting our veggie patch, working on planting flower containers for the deck, and weeding our perennial beds. It was so nice to sit down together outside and enjoy the beauty of our garden along with our yummy dinner.

After all our hard work outside, I was happy for a an easy, no-cook summer meal, and a pretty table setting.

Summer Picnic Table

I kept the table very simple with a pretty white linen table runner, white plates, and simple cotton napkins. The pretty summer flowers are the star of the show.

I gathered up some pretty blooms from our garden, like columbine and snowballs and added in some lilacs and flowering tree branches from a walk along a nearby country road.

We used some vintage mason jars and enamelware jugs for the flowers.

My favourite little detail for the table were the sweet lily of the valley placecard holders.

I used some small vintage bottles that were an antique fair find last year. We tied on some place card tags with a little twine. Lilly of the Valley were the perfect little flower to use in the vases, and they smelt divine.