Gardening with Soule

Last winter, while out on a drive we came upon this wonderful tractor.  And what could be better than an old tractor? An old red tractor.   ~ Happiness is never stopping to think if you are.  ~Palmer Sondreal

Trying to keep the delights of summer in my mind while it is blustery and cold outside.  Today I am thinking red… Winter is the season in which people try to keep the house as warm as it was in the summer, when they complained about the heat.  ~Author Unknown Visit Ruby Tuesday to see [...]

Let us love winter, for it is the spring of genius. ~Pietro Aretino    

         I bought this Santa sign at a garage sale for $4.  I couldn’t believe my luck, that I had found it.  It stands about 4 ft tall and is made out of wood.   I think it may have been an advertisement of some sort long ago.  Whatever it was, it has new life now [...]

     Amaryllis are the easiest of flowering bulbs to bloom.  It’s botanical name is Hippastrume and it is now a popular Christmas time flower that originated in South American tropical regions.  They are not winter hardy bulbs but they are fun to force in the wintertime to have holiday blooms.  They always seem like a Christmas flower to me.  [...]

Life is simple, it’s just not easy.  ~Author Unknown   Rednesday

  Although these are not abloom in my garden right now, this beautiful red flower is a Mimulus also known as a Monkey Flower because it is said to resemble the grinning face of a monkey.  (Personally, I don’t see it).  It gives bright colorful blooms that are great in hanging baskets and containers.  These flowers are [...]

On this first day of November I thought I would reminisce and look at my flowers from warmer days.    All red for Ruby Tuesday  

                  ~”Fiery colors begin their yearly conquest of the hills, propelled by the autumn winds. Fall is the artist. ” ~unknown      VISIT WORDLESS WEDNESDAY  TOO!                                   

These trees were so bright red in the sun.   They were breathtaking and more beautiful than a camera can show. “Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.” ~Faith Baldwin