Hi, I’m Dee, a professional garden writer and speaker born and raised in Oklahoma. Here you’ll find all my best dirt on gardening and travel. Welcome!
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Winter gardening with amaryllis and paperwhite bulbs
What does a red-dirt-garden girl do in winter, or even late fall while her garden gently sleeps? I can’t speak for anyone else in red-dirt land, but I plant amaryllis Read More
Road trip to Yellowstone National Park
Bill and I traveled all summer. I’m not gonna lie. It was tons of fun, but after getting back from our road trip to Yellowstone National Park last month, I Read More
Take time for butterfly watching (and plant for them too.)
Wherever you live in Oklahoma, take time for butterfly watching this fall. I haven’t seen such a nice variety of butterflies in my garden for a long time. Because of Read More
Buy bulbs now for spring flowers
Buy bulbs now for spring flowers, but wait to plant them. In Oklahoma, I wait until around Thanksgiving or maybe even a little afterward to plant my bulbs. In fact, Read More
Botanical Interests Seeds Giveaway!
Carol Michel and I have a little old podcast we call the Gardenangelists. I’m linking to Apple Podcasts if you want to listen. To celebrate fall gardening, we’re giving away a Read More
Harvesting ideas at GardenComm and a veggie garden report
It’s been a week of harvesting ideas at GardenComm along with tomatoes and peppers from my late summer veggie garden. These might seem like disparate topics but read on. I Read More
East Anglia Garden Trip: East Ruston Old Vicarage
I spent most of my summer traveling. After the difficulties and sadnesses of last year, I felt an urgency to get moving, and boy did I! Along with the Garden Read More
Plants that thrive in Oklahoma summers
In case you haven’t heard, it’s July, and it’s hot outside. How hot? This weekend, a giant heat dome will cover half of the United States. Oklahoma isn’t just the Read More
Down the pelargonium rabbit hole
If you follow me on Instagram or Facebook, you may have noticed Bill and I went with our friends, Layanee from Ledge and Gardens, Mary Ann from Gardens of the Read More
