Gardening with Soule

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 I began using Green Cure last summer.  Due to all of the rainy, damp weather we had, I used it as a preventive measure against powdery mildew.  One can only guess how many different afflictions my plants avoided because I was using  Green Cure faithfully every week.  It is organic and it doesn’t hurt the good insects. I have begun to [...]

I have been working hard to get my yard in tip top shape.Â
 I have a huge baby shower and a graduation party to throw in June. They are a week apart so our work is cut out for us. (What was I thinking? two parties in a row?)Â
Anything that makes work easier is welcome [...]

  The sun was shining and it got to be 80 degrees today, with a nice breeze.

 Perfect garden weather. 

There was so much to photograph. 

 It was hard to choose only a few of them for this post.

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Hopefully nice weather is here to stay.  

~Who would have thought it possible that a tiny little flower
could preoccupy a person so completely [...]

These are the great vintage finds from the garage sale I went to.  This picnic basket is in almost perfect condition.Â
There are no breaks in the outside and it is lined with RED(my fave) and has service for 6 of plates, cups and silverware.  I am not fond of the tableware but the basket [...]

The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.  ~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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One of the perks of my job is getting to review our products and let you know what I think after using them in my own garden. Here are my garden shoes from Garden Shoes Online- what I like and dislike about them. I hope it helps if you are trying to decide what kind [...]

Don’t worry if the ants go marching one by one onto your peony buds.  Â
 Peonies do not cause ants to infest your garden and home.  There is nectar on the buds that attracts them from your garden and you notice them because you are admiring your beautiful peony plant.  Once the flowers bloom, they are less interested [...]

To spite our crazy weather here in upstate NY, plenty of flowers are starting to show themselves.Â
 One day it’s hot~ like 80 degrees, and the next it’s in the 30’s.

There’s been a lot of wind and rain as well. 

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 The last couple of days have been rainy but not really cold so the whole garden seems to be coming [...]

The weather has been dreary and cold for days with some rain and sunshine stuck in here and there. 

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Not great gardening weather which means I have been very lazy about weeding and trimming.Â
 I hate shivering while I am gardening. 

 To spite my neglect, things are still beginning to bloom so there are some treats to see. 

If you [...]

 It’s hard to believe a year has gone by since the first time I posted this blog.  I have met so many kind and encouraging people that share the same passion~Gardening. Â
  The year mark has made me look back and compare my garden to one year ago and even back to when we bought this house 3 [...]