I guess I’m a generalist gardener. What does that mean? In my generalist garden, pollinators come first. No real gardening agenda except I want to help pollinators including butterflies, native Read More
I’m a generalist gardener
I guess I’m a generalist gardener. What does that mean? In my generalist garden, pollinators come first. No real gardening agenda except I want to help pollinators including butterflies, native Read More
My daylily sickness rages on
Daylily season may be nearly over, but my daylily sickness rages on. Every year, I do at least one post on the daylily magic that happens here each June. Daylily Read More
Lessons from our open garden
We learned several lessons from our open garden. Sit down with a cup of coffee or an iced tea because this post is a long one. Visitors see gardens differently Read More
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day June
It’s the 15th of June, so that means it’s time for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. Special thanks to Carol Michel of May Dreams Garden who has hosted this meme now Read More
Rain washed garden
Rain is again falling from the sky, so I have a rain-washed garden. My French door is open. Birds are singing, and my new windchime is gently swaying in the Read More
My High Country Gardens order
In early spring before the full extent of plant destruction showed its ugly face, I placed an order of perennials to High Country Gardens, and it came two weeks ago. Read More
Did covering plants work for the spring freeze?
Did covering plants work for the spring freeze? Last night, we had a hard freeze in central Oklahoma. It got down to 30° for several hours. It wasn’t 26°F, but Read More
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: April
This post is for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, the one day each month where bloggers all share about our favorite flowers, the ones in bloom, that is. Carol Michel hosts Read More
Spring is here in all its glory
Spring is here in all its glory. That’s good news. Our spring freezes may be over. Let’s accentuate the positive because in many years we have a late spring freeze. Read More
Oklahoma spring garden after the storms
Honestly, much of my spring garden looks like hell. My spring garden is a shadow of its former self. Remember the October ice storm? After cleaning up all the limbs Read More
