Before settlers crossed the Mississippi River and literally ran for 160-acre plots in one of several Oklahoma land runs in the late 1800s, much of the territory's western half was …
Pink muhly grass in Oklahoma
Pink muhly grass is the big star this week in my Little Cedar Garden. My five plants have finally grown into their adult form. It's been a long time coming--five or six years …
Ornamental grasses breathe life
Ornamental grasses breathe life into your garden and knit your landscape together blade-by-blade. Let me count the ways. As the wind blows, grasses sway with feathery grace …
Stopping grasshoppers in the garden
Grasshoppers . . . . I hate the little beasties. This summer seems a banner year for these dahlia munching menaces. I use organic practices in the garden, and I needed a way to …
Almost Wordless Wednesday: a grass in two lights
I took this first photo from the bottom of the hill. Then, I walked up the hill and took it with the sunlight shining from behind. Doesn't even look like the same …
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Tallgrass Prairie Revealed
Tell me true, have you ever seen anything more beautiful than golden, red, Big Bluestem against a clear blue sky? This morning, after I dropped the red dirt kids off at their …
Welcome To The Seedy Grass Motel
While her "Red Dirtness" was gone on vacation, we set up a little hacienda in the unmulched areas of her garden. On the left, check out her Lewis & Clark meadow that she …
Easy plants for your containers
Last year, I wrote my container garden tutorial, but I neglected to post the information about easy plants for your containers. Let's remedy that, shall we? Consider this my …
A quick garden update
So, how is everyone's garden season so far? I thought I would give a quick garden update and tell you what I've been doing for the last few weeks. [Click on the images in the …
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 anymore, we decided to plant two maple trees in this …
What flowers in fall?
If you search perennial gardening in Oklahoma this time of year, you might want to know what flowers in fall. Well, here I am, your ever-helpful guide. I'll be glad to share …
Plants I love in the garden now.
These are the plants I love in the garden at the beginning of October. The weather is still hot, but changes are coming this week. Thank goodness. New plants I love in the …