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
 

 Dahlias are great flowers.
 They come in all sizes and colors.Â
They grow from tubers you plant in spring after all chances of frost is over.Â
 Dahlias require soil with good drainage and  they do well in partial to full sun. 

Dahlias are not hardy, so they must be dug up before the first frost.  They can be stored and replanted the following [...]

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We have Felco Pruners for both right and left handed users, and small sized pruners for those of you with smaller hands.  We also offer pairs with an ergonomic rotating action  handle.

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All Felco pruners fit your hand comfortably so you don’t tire while using them. They have an ergonomic design, cushioning to protect your hands, wire cutting notch and a groove for sap [...]

This is how my porch looked last summer.Â
It was subdued and warm and I liked it very much….then.
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 This year I was looking for a little more pow so I went with my favorite color
…..RED.Â
A quick coat of paint ,some new fabric to cover the cushions  and voila…
fun,
Fun,
FUN!
 Simple, inexpensive and easy. Just the [...]

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 [...]

 can really add a lot of personality to your yard.Â
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 They can also be functional to support and guide your plants .
We have arranged for Brian Weaver, of Iron Feather Creative to make several art pieces that are available exclusively at Garden Shoes Online.Â
These sculptures are made of steel that has been given an aged patina.Â
 They are weather [...]

This is my friend’s dog Riley.Â
She was bored so she thought she would do a bit of weeding.  Too bad we can’t really get them to help out a bit.Â
“You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

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 [...]

My Vintage Thingies this week are my cupboards.  There are stories behind both of them.  This first one actually was in the back room of the Salon I used to work at.  It was a basement shop, really nice with stone walls, very vintage.  When they sold the old home that it was in I [...]