Last year, I wrote my container garden tutorial, but I neglected to post the information about easy plants for your containers. …
Trees of hope
In December, we planted two trees of hope where the horse barn stood before March 2023's wildfire. Since we don't have horses …
Tick bites and Alpha-gal Syndrome
In late October, I was diagnosed with Alpha-gal syndrome which is an allergy to mammalian products. I can't eat any meat products …
Magical, fleeting spring
Part of spring’s magic is its fleeting nature. Magical, fleeting spring. Every day, I walk out in the garden and see something …
Eradicating eastern redcedars: my garden’s journey
A few days ago, before our second windstorm and third or fourth Logan County wildfire in a week, I began eradicating eastern …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: March
It's that time of the month for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day where we show what we have flowering in our gardens. First, the …
Navigating Alpha-Gal Syndrome: What Can I Eat?
Newly diagnosed alpha-gal syndrome patients frequently ask, "What should I eat?" This is understandable, given that many are only …
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Why I’m Downsizing My Garden: A Personal Journey
I've been planning on downsizing my garden piece-by-piece, bed-by-bed, for years. Why am I downsizing? This land and I have …
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Oklahoma Winter: Coffee, Power Outages, and Greenhouse Woes
Good afternoon! Yesterday morning my part of Oklahoma saw a low of ten degrees, but that's January for you. I think we can …
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A bowl of blooming amaryllises and more for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
Hello friends! For you this month, I have a bowl full of blooming amaryllises and more for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. …
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Letting the garden grow
As I've been garden coaching so many of you, one thing we often discuss is letting the garden grow, hopefully making it simpler to …
The bones of the garden
The wind is blowing, and leaves are falling. Autumn is the perfect time to review the bones of the garden. Once the landscape puts …
Zinnia favorites
It's probably no surprise I love zinnias. I talk about them on the Gardenangelists podcast every chance I get, but these are my …
Gardening is a love story
This morning I was talking to a friend about flowers, and we agreed gardening is a love story. Jennifer Hussman from Ladybug …
Yellow flower parade
Throughout July and August, my garden is a yellow flower parade. Yellow flowers know pollinators love them, so many start …