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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Grow your own transplants from seed
One of the cheapest ways to garden in Oklahoma is to grow your own transplants from seed. Starting vegetable and flower seeds indoors isn’t as hard as you might think, Read More
Garden inspiration and plantswomen
This week’s Gardenangelists podcast is about garden inspiration and plantswomen. In the episode, Carol and I talk about dahlias and my gardening grandmother, Juanita. We also discuss Jennifer Jewell’s fabulous Read More
Heart-shaped plants
I have always loved heart-shaped plants, and what could be better for Valentine’s Day? While I’m not one to snub red roses or flowers of any kind or color for Read More
Red aglaonema addiction
It’s happened. I have a bonafide red aglaonema addiction. It sounds like a nasty rash, but actually, it’s an affliction of indoor plant happiness. Chinese evergreens Haven’t heard of red Read More
Favorite indoor blooms and tropical plants
Good morning plant friends! It’s Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, and I want to share some of my favorite indoor blooms and tropical plants for January. Many thanks to my co-host Read More
Three garden resolutions
It is the beginning of the new year and time for resolutions I hear. Have you any for 2020? Here are three garden resolutions of mine. Remove overly-aggressive plants 1. Read More
Paperwhite holiday gifts in milk glass
A couple of weeks ago, before our annual Advent/Christmas party, I planted paperwhite holiday gifts in milk glass. I found the milk glass in antique shops in Guthrie, Oklahoma, where Read More
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
