Gardening with Soule

Gardening Gone Wild is hosting their monthly photo contest.  This month’s category is Ornamental Grasses.  Here’s my entry~
 

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I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.~
Walt Whitman

You Know you are a gardener when…

1.  You want to dead head other people’s flowers ~like at the Dr.’s office.
2. Your receive potatoes for your birthday~ and they are in a gift bag!
3. You need to work in your yard all day….and you are happy about it.
4. The  Gardening department is your first stop at the home improvement [...]

We are finally getting some tomatoes in quantity. We harvested a bunch last night as well as peppers and lots of them.  

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 I even found a tiny pumpkin.

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There are still quite a few patches of color around the yard 

and many flowers to admire as August winds down.

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It’s kind of sad to see summer ending,  but fall brings color of [...]

 Now that the end of August is upon us, everything is about as good as it is going to get for another year. Â
After looking over my photos I can see the vast difference from Spring until now. It is kind of like looking at pictures of your kids as babies and comparing them to now.  [...]

It is still friday, so I hope I am not to late to participate in the fun of Fertilizer Friday. (Thanks to Tootsie)  Today was very busy, I worked on my stone patio, before the rain, during the rain and after the rain.  If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em.  Otherwise it will never be finished.  [...]

Green Thumb Sunday is here!  Another chance to take pictures of my bloomers.  Did I say that?  Honestly no underwear will be photographed today.  Here are my flower blooms!

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“The splendor of the rose and the whitness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of [...]

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Gardening Gone Wild is hosting their monthly photo contest.  The Subject is Roses.  Weeeeellllll,  I just love roses.Â
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                                                               The following 3 pictures are my entries.  Â
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   This is the rose in my garden that I think is easily one of the most beautiful roses I have ever seen~ It is a russet-colored floribunda named Hot Cocoa.Â
The texture of the petals and [...]

Yes, that is holly and no, it is not Christmas time.Â
Today is Friday and that makes it the day to take stock of what’s going on in our gardens, thanks to Tootsie and her Fertilizer Fridays.Â
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My garden is much the same with a few exceptions from last week.  The weather has improved so we can at [...]

Already June 15th. wow.  This time of year flies by.  I have many blooms going on right now, here are just a few:
 

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Rainy days were made so gardeners could get their housework done. ~ Anonymous
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Fertilizer Friday. Already? Can’t wait to get out there and see what everyone else has going on in their gardens.    Â
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    The best fertilizer is the gardener’s shadow.  ~Author Unknown