Happy May and welcome to Thursday Favorite Things! I am thrilled to celebrate my FIFTH year co-hosting this fabulous weekly link party for bloggers and blog readers with Katherine of Katherine’s Corner and a fantastic group of bloggers! We recently celebrated the 600th TFT! Please hop over to Katherine’s after linking up to congratulate her on the milestone and to thank her for starting this wonderful party.

NOTE: The party time has changed to 9:00 a.m. MDT (11:00 EST)

If you would like to make some new friends, grow your blog audience, or just find some weekly inspiration, this is the place to be! *Bloggers: Please leave a comment with the number of your link up for a chance to be featured at next week’s party. The hosts are all looking forward to what you’ll share this week! (If you missed the last party and the AWESOME features, you’ll find it here. Here’s what I have been up to recently:

A Little Path Through the New Shade Garden

While my husband is still doing construction inside our new house on the kitchen, I have been working outside building new gardens from scratch. My shade garden is really shaping up! I added a stone path with sweet little garden accents and I am loving it! Check out the post for all the details.

Now here are some lovely features from last week’s party!

Simple Summer Styling Home Tour ~ Thistle Key Lane

A Casual Woodland Tablescape ~ Everyday Living

How to Arrange Potted Plants on a Patio ~ Sonata Home Design

Ideas for  Outdoor Entertaining Areas ~ Calypso in the Country

Vintage Market Cottage Finds~ Common Ground

Bonus Feature

Simple Summer Fruit Salad Recipe ~ Ann’s Entitled Life

Thanks for visiting! Enjoy the party!