This year, along with lavender, I tested several basils in the garden. Below are four basils worth growing in your southern garden. Two new culinary basils to tempt your palate Read More
Fall beauty remains
Although we still have limbs down in the back garden, and some still hanging in the trees, fall beauty remains. I always fall for fall. Just look at these photos Read More
No power, but not powerless
One week ago, Oklahoma was hit by a historically damaging ice storm. At one point, 388,000 Oklahomans were without power. Bear with me, this is a long post, but a Read More
Ice storm double whammy
An ice storm double whammy hit Oklahoma starting on Monday morning at 5:00 a.m. The second wave of freezing rain came through last night. This ice storm is so devastating Read More
Four basils worth growing
This year, along with lavender, I tested several basils in the garden. Below are four basils worth growing in your southern garden. Two new culinary basils to tempt your palate Read More
How to take stem cuttings of favorite plants
After my last post on pelargoniums, several people asked me how to take stem cuttings of favorite plants for the greenhouse or to grow indoors. First you need good light. Read More
Pelargoniums on the move
Greenhouse gardening begins! The pelargoniums and my other plants are on the move into the greenhouse. I thought I would share my process with you as I move plants back Read More
More native plants for the meadow
Last weekend, Bill and I went to Tulsa for the Audubon Society’s fall garden tour that featured native plants. There were also four native plant vendors, so while we were Read More
Gluten-free biscuits and wildflower honey, please!
Sunday morning, I didn’t really feel like making gluten-free biscuits, but I decided to anyway because, last week, I harvested fifteen beautiful jars of honey from my three hives. This Read More
Seven easy steps to a beautiful fall garden
Want to keep your garden blooming into fall? Here are seven easy steps to achieve a beautiful fall garden. After all, splendor in the fall garden begins in spring. 1. Read More
Favorite flowers: white Cuban buttercup
This is the first season I’ve grown white Cuban buttercup, Turnera trioniflora. I planted it in a large container on my back deck as the spiller portion of the thriller, Read More
