{"id":144329,"date":"2024-05-10T17:00:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/time-to-prepare-the-garden-for-alfresco-evenings\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T17:08:55","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T10:08:55","slug":"time-to-prepare-the-garden-for-alfresco-evenings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/time-to-prepare-the-garden-for-alfresco-evenings\/","title":{"rendered":"Time to prepare the garden for alfresco evenings"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCandles in jars, night-scented plants and a stash of blankets make for magical, unfussy dinners with friendsOne warm mid-spring weekend is all it takes\u00a0for me to start conjuring up evenings dining in the garden. Not the usual solitary potter around with a drink in one hand and a pair of secateurs in the other (we are on the cusp of deadheading season, when the best ornamentals will produce another flush if the spent flowers are removed). This is very pleasant, but I\u2019m talking about those longer soirees that unfurl from glorious afternoons into alfresco cosiness.I love entertaining outside. For one, it\u2019s more practical: when I lived in a\u00a0chaotic shared house in London a\u00a0decade ago, outdoor parties were always preferred because the clean-up never involved mopping. But it\u2019s also more magical: there\u2019s something about candlelight against a darkening garden that you just can\u2019t get inside. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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