Gardening with Soule

    ~”Gifts of time and love are surely the basic ingredients of a truly merry Christmas.”  ~Peg Bracken

~”At Christmas, all roads lead home.”  ~Marjorie Holmes  

We visited NYC and the tree at Rockefeller Center last weekend.  It was a fun day but not for the weak of heart when it comes to crowds.  You couldn’t get very close to it but it’s hard to miss its beauty.  The first Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center was put up by the construction workers [...]

Visited NYC last weekend.  Loved this shot with the reflections and the shadows. This was taken at Bryant Park. ~”Divine Nature gave the fields, human art built the cities.”  ~Marcus Terentius

What could be better for a gardener than bringing plant life inside when it’s too cold to be outside enjoying it? Furthermore, decorating it and bringing out cherished pieces of Christmases past to make it even more beautiful than it already was.  It’s such a great tradition! I have many vintage decorations and ornaments but [...]

  I love pointsettias.  They really Christmas up the house. I did a bit of reading and I found out about the history of this festive holiday plant.  Legend has it that a small girl named Pepita and her brother Pedro were on their way to present gifts for their Chapel’s Christmas Eve service.  Pepita had nothing to [...]

     We have all been given advice on the many ways to take care of  Christmas trees, so if you are like me  you will probably be surprised how many of those rules aren’t necessary, so here’s a quick list of things to do when you’re picking out and bringing your tree home. Before [...]

The garland I have used for many years finally fell apart so I had to get a new one this year.  Every one I looked at was ugly, overpriced or both so I decided to make my own.  It was so easy to make.   I just picked out a basic evergreen garland in enough [...]