Gardening with Soule

 

  After a couple of well needed rainy days, the weather has been wonderful.
These past two days, it’s hot but with low humidity so you can actually enjoy being outdoors.Â
 I was finally able to catch up on my yard work and see what is going on out there.Â
I have plenty of blooms putting on their [...]

 Here are a few of the blooms happening today in my garden. 

They just happen to all be

RED!:)Â
Have I mentioned that’s my favorite color?
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 ~” ‘Tis my faith that every flower
Enjoys the air it breathes!”~William Wordsworth
 

 It’s mid July, time to see what’s going on in our gardens for Garden Blogger’s Bloomsday.  It’s also Fertilizer Friday!

I have a lot blooming,

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so it makes it hard to believe my yard and gardens are showing the stress of very little rain
and extremely high temperatures.
   My grass is brown in spots

and some of my plants have given in to the [...]

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The temperatures are in the high 90’s to low 100’s here for the past week or so.Â
The heat is one thing, but the humidity makes it so hard to breathe. 

It’s hard to find a spot that is cool to stay in unless you are in front of an air conditioner.
  Although most of my plants [...]

There are so many different flowers.Â
I even had a tomato that turned red.Â
Unfortunately, the critters that live amongst us decided it would be great fun to pick, take a bite or two and leave in the dirt to rot.Â
 I am not sure if it’s squirrels or chipmunks.
Devils, I ‘d say.  They have pulled up [...]

I  had a bunch of fun taking pictures today for this post.Â
There are so many colors to take in right now.Â
Just when I think how sad it is that a certain flower is done blooming,
 another steps up and takes it’s place.
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This lily is so bright and vibrant
   …and huge!  Â
 My rose “hot cocoa” has begun to [...]

It’s hard to believe that it is already mid June.Â
 Almost the first day of summer.Â
 Things are blooming away here.Â
 My vegetables seem to be doing well so far.

  Putting in these raised beds makes it so much easier to take care of them. Â
 I have delphiniums in blue,Â
and purple.
There are nasturtiums as well as
Evening Primrose(sun drops),
 lilies,
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and Campanula [...]

growing at my house this week.
First there is the lily getting ready to bloom. 

 Then we have Rose Campion.
   Then Campanula ‘Cherry Bells’

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“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” ~ BuddhaÂ
 

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away today after yesterday’s soaking rain.Â
 My plants seem to have given a sigh of relief now that they have had a good long drenching.Â
  We could use even more rain but I keep hoping it doesn’t choose Saturday to give it to us.  I am throwing a baby shower brunch and rain is not invited.Â
 This [...]

This is my favorite time of year.Â
 There are so many colors and fragances.

I thought I would give bigger views this week of what’s blooming here.
There’s plenty to see.Â
The bees and the birds have been very busy this week.  It’s nice to see all the activity in the yard.Â
I have a chipmunk in my garden [...]