Gardening with Soule

Last week we had several rainy days that were really needed.Â
 The temperatures have been cooler and it was beginning to feel fall like way toooooo soon for me.Â
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It has finally stopped and they are predicting sunshine and warm weather for the next 6 days or so.Â
 Whew.  I thought maybe summer had ended.Â
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Luckily between the raindrops,
 I was able [...]

 

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~”Flowers have spoken to me more than I can tell in written words.  They are the hieroglyphics of angels, loved by all men for the beauty of their character, though few can decipher even fragments of their meaning”.  ~Lydia M. Child
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   Every gardener knows that lady bugs are friends of the garden.  Even children love ladybugs and aren’t afraid of them like they are of other bugs.  One of the stories of how they came to be called ladybugs is from a time in Europe during the mddle ages, crops were being eaten by insects so badly [...]

We had a rainy afternoon,
but I was able to get out there and snap a few shots of my flowers before it started.

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 I love seeing them so close up.Â
 The intricate patterns are amazing.Â
 Mother Nature is quite an artist.
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~”Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.”~Albert Einstein

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 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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 If you are looking for a plant that adds bold color and shape to your garden, Foxglove might be the perfect fit.  Often seen in cottage gardens, it will grow well in shade or part shade and is easily grown from seed. Â
Foliage grows the first season and blooms in the next.  Plants reseed themselves freely so [...]

~Can we conceive what humanity would be if it did not know the flowers?  ~Maurice Maeterlinck
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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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 These are a few of the beauties growing in my garden right now.Â
The pink hibiscus has such an interesting center.  The Stamen and Pistil remind me of an alien hand, or maybe something Dr. Seuss would draw.  Very colorful.  It’s too bad each flower only lasts a day.  Luckily there are many more to follow.Â
 The [...]