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This month’s theme: Reading Gardens
If you’re anything like me, you have horrible allergies in the spring. This post is for people who love to read, and might want to exist in nature, but the itchy eyes and runny nose mean we have to appreciate lush gardens and blooming flowers from afar.
Look at this adorable backyard garden! I want to see more of it; I see stairs. Where do they go? I foresee the bench getting a little uncomfortable after a half hour, but thankfully there are pillows. We just have to remember to bring them in when it rains. I don’t have the disposable income for replacement pillows.
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There’s no graceful way to get into a hammock. Thankfully, there are trees and bushes to block your shame. There aren’t many flowers and only a couple trees, so allergies might be mild here. I also love the gazebo because I hate not being able to find some shade.
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What a little tropical paradise! The chair is very reminiscent of a throne and everyone deserves a reading throne. Bonus points for a table to hold all your snacks and drinks. However, I can just feel the humidity coming through my computer screen.
Photo credit: Lee Yiu Tung | BigStock
Are you the go big or go home type? Well, there are nearly 80 acres of flowers and foliage at Keukenhof Park, known as the Garden of Europe, in the Netherlands. Surely, you can find a beautiful, prime reading spot that’s worth both the travel and ticket costs. But you better book your plane tickets now because it’s only open until May 19th.
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Do you love reading outside? Or are you more like me and prefer to live that “boy in the plastic bubble” life during springtime?
I’m a big plant and garden person and I LOVE reading outside on our deck, especially in the spring and fall. This post is awesome – combines my two absolute favorites, books and plants!
I love reading outside on my deck in the sunshine! But it’s not the pollen that gets to me, it’s the mosquitos.
I love reading in a hammock, especially on the beach! I wish I could read in my backyard more of the year, but Texas + mosquitos = hot sweaty torture.
Between allergies, bugs, and heat so bad it sucks your soul, I would like a comfy chair next to a big window overlooking one of these gardens where I can sit in air conditioning comfort knowing I won’t get sunburn.
I have a screened porch, but it gets pollen-covered too. I’m considering glassing it in. The cushions on the porch furniture also ended up pollen-covered and were very inviting to spiders. I’m always amused by garden magazines with their pictures of outdoor couches that are basically beds. I’m sure all 5000 bugs are very cozy!
I love spending the end of a long work day out on my patio with a book and a beverage. Unfortunately, condo living doesn’t allow for more that a container garden, and I opt for herbs over flowers. Still, I have some nice trees for shade and that wind rustling sound, and every once in a while I’ll reach over and brush my hand over the rosemary or mint.
I can get into a hammock; it’s the getting out that does me in. I spent an hour Saturday in one that was in the shade of a plum tree. I meant to read but I fell asleep. I’d probably do that in the gazebo, also, but it looks wonderful.