Re: Garden Parties

Lucky Dog · ‎03-14-2010

Don't know why, but everytime I hear garden party, I think of the music video of "All Of You" from Julio Iglesias and Diana Ross.

hellie jo · ‎07-16-2017

Ricky Nelson went to a garden party.Remember that song?

wishmoon · ‎08-14-2013

@hellie jo wrote:
Ricky Nelson went to a garden party.Remember that song?

Think Ricky may have been stoned!

Mz iMac · ‎07-26-2014

I gather none of ya'll got an invitation to "Queen Elizabeth's" anual garden party for the "common" folks......

"Never argue with a fool. Onlookers may not be able to tell the difference."

Marp · ‎03-09-2010

When I host a garden party everyone gets a rake, hoe, shovel or spade and their very own section of garden to work in preparation for planting.

What is good for the goose today will also be good for the gander tomorrow.

colliemom4 · ‎09-08-2010

I don't know but it sounds formal.

ROMARY · ‎04-28-2010

I personally Love anything and everything 'Garden'.

Weddings, receptions, showers, get-togethers, etc., etc.

I'm not a fan of being 'stuck' in one place indoors for long periods of time.

So much nicer to be able to 'roam around', viewing the various flowers, shrubs, and trees. A few folks I know love to take photos of various flowers and settings during these 'Garden' type of events.

'More or less', 'Right or wrong', 'In general', and 'Just thinking out loud ' (as usual).

KingstonsMom · ‎03-09-2010

@wishmoon wrote:
@hellie jo wrote:
Ricky Nelson went to a garden party.Remember that song?
Think Ricky may have been stoned!

@wishmoon

You say that like it's a bad thing, LOL!

You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have.

NYC Susan · ‎03-13-2010

@ajsidney12 wrote:
What is a garden party? I have never known anyone to attend or host one, nor have I been invited to one. To me it sounds like a cookout or sitting at the patio table eating on the deck. These hostesses continually talk about them during the maxi dress value today . Are they mostly a Southen tradition, because you are very lucky! to have such continuous lovely weather compared to those of us in the Northeast. I know gardens are important to many residents down there. Thanks

I live in the northeast, and I've been to many garden parties. They were held spring, summer, and fall.

They're nice outdoor events, not a barbeque, as other posters have said. They're not like barbeques at all, and they're not just a bunch of people sitting on a patio. They're not formal, but on the dressy side. Usually in someone's beautiful backyard or at a larger outdoor garden venue. Drinks and food, sometimes live music.

I live part-time in the Hamptons, and they're very common there (especially for charity events), but I've also attended some elsewhere.

Patriot3 · ‎06-07-2010

In my mind, a garden party is set in a glamorous English manor from years ago where the women dressed in light filmy dresses (because of the heat) and wore gloves and carried parasols and the men wore light colored suits and everyone sat around and ate cucumber and watercress sandwiches and little cakes and drank tea and lemonade.

What a dreamer