Gardening with Soule

H is for Hibiscus
To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.  ~Beverly Nichols
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As promised, I took a photo of my iris’s that are now opened up.  I think it’s the color that really grabs me with these, although the flower itself is beautiful on it’s own.
 Maybe I am just so winter weary that  any flower makes me giddy.  Either way there is no denying that Mother Nature is [...]

  Dahlias are great flowers that give such pleasure with their different colors and constant blooms.
They are tubers that  bloom in the summer  and grow well in full sun.  They are  hardy in zones 7 – 11.  If you live where it gets very cold, you have to dig them up after the first killing frost and store [...]

When I think about it, it was in my mother in law’s yard, where I realized my love for gardening.  Seeing how happy she was there and the beauty that she created in her little corner of the world was inspiring and I admired her gift of making her home welcoming and warm.   If I were to name [...]

Bald Eagle.
B is for Beautiful. B is for Breathtaking.
Last spring, while driving near the Delaware river,  we were thrilled to see a Bald Eagle.  It was young so the colors weren’t exactly right.  They don’t get their white heads until nearly five years old.  It flew to a tree on our side of the river.  I [...]