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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Hard times in the cutting garden
This photo is of my cutting garden in previous, happier summers. I’m telling myself it can again be this good if I try, try again. This will be the third Read More
Tomatoes I’m trying this summer
Tomatoes I’m trying this summer. A list!
Tornadoes and High Water
Two days before Monday, Oklahomans were warned it was going to be a bad day, a “high risk” weather day. That afternoon, I was recording this week’s Gardenangelists podcast on Read More
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: the glories of May
Come, step into my garden and take a walk with me. Ah May, I’m so glad you’re here. It seemed like the weather would never get warm, and the rain Read More
Container gardening 101
If you came across Red Dirt Ramblings because of a Google search, you’re probably thinking about growing your first garden, and you might be interested in container gardening. Why? Because Read More
April garden chores
I am really behind on my April garden chores, and after the last couple of days, rain and abundant sun is making the cultivated plants and weeds grow. I would Read More
Ten more easy flowers to grow in Oklahoma
My top post on this blog year-after-year is Ten easy flowers to grow in Oklahoma. I wrote that post forever ago in 2011, so it’s time to update it with Read More
Spring has sprung!
A quick garden update. Spring has sprung at Little Cedar Garden! Click on the galleries to see larger photos. It’s the time of year when everything needs doing all at Read More
A look back at last May
Sunday, I wrote an article for Oklahoma Living magazine, which meant going through photographs. It was 22°F outside, and we had a bit more snow. Not the hyped snowmageddon predicted Read More
