Hey there, friend!

 

Well, y'all, I have a full porch swing of things to share with you this week.
 

We just got back from the most magical trip, Father's Day is right around the corner (more on a certain self-appointed gift guide expert in a minute), and I've rounded up a few of the questions y'all keep asking me about keeping your yard happy as we head into the hot summer season.
 

Speaking of summer... can you believe we're already in June?

It's time to get your porch decorated to celebrate the Fourth of July and America's 250th birthday! If you're planning a shindig, I've got some patriotic porch décor ideas plus mouthwatering red, white, and blueberry recipes to share with your party guests. Tap here for my best recipes!
 

Grab your coffee and settle in for a Saturday morning newsletter overflowing with fun!

XOXO,💚
Carmen

 

Welcome to The Bloom Report Vol. 043 🌿

Gardening tip of the week

Want the secret to a bug-free patio? I'm sharing my top seven plants that you need to keep the mosquitoes away this summer! 

Tommy and I packed up and headed to The Greenbrier last weekend, and oh my word. What a treat! We got to meet Katie Lee Biegel from Food Network's The Kitchen, and she is just as warm and lovely in person as you'd hope. She is a co-founder and partner of Kind of Wild Wines, and getting to learn from her about what actually goes into a bottle of wine was fascinating. 

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battle of the Father's DAY GIFT GUIDEs

Father's Day is almost here, friend, and this year we have not one but TWO gift guides for you.

 

The first one is mine, full of the thoughtful, useful, genuinely-going-to-get-used kind of gifts for the dads who love to grill out and putter around the garden. Tap the button to see it here: 

And then there's a second guide…

 

Now, I had this newsletter all planned out, and somewhere along the way Tommy decided that what y'all truly needed was his expert curation.

 

Most of y'all know that we don't even have children so this holiday is not even all that applicable to him, but these are, and I quote, "the things a man actually wants." Bless his heart. At least now I know what to buy him for his birthday!

So…y'all decide. Which one of these gift guides do you think is better for all the dads in your life?? 

 

Mine? Or Tommy's? 

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 Until next time….

 

Thank you for being here, friend. I cannot wait to hear how your gardens are growing and which Father's Day gift guide you're shopping (no judgment if it's Tommy's).

 

See y'all next week!

💚XOXO💚
Carmen

 

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