Organizing new seeds
It’s that time of year when gardeners start to dream through seed catalogs and troll websites, buying and later organizing new seeds. All this shopping…
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…
What flowers in fall?
If you search perennial gardening in Oklahoma this time of year, you might want to know what flowers in fall. Magical closeup of sneezeweed, Helenium…
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day September
Hello!! I’m here for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day today! Not a day late. Not a day early, but on time. ‘Tightwad Red’ crapemyrtles really shine…
Garden success with Wave® petunias
Wave® Gardening asked me to write about my experience growing Wave® petunias this summer. My husband, Bill, loves petunias so I always incorporate several varieties in my containers and elsewhere in the garden.
Cut flower garden update
Remember my cut flower garden plans last spring? I thought I would give you a cut flower garden update in the middle of the hottest…
It’s August, and it’s hot.
It’s August, and it’s hot outside. The weather has been in the 100s for three weeks straight, but good news is on the horizon. A…
Garden questions
We opened our garden a week ago Saturday, and people had lots of garden questions. I figured my internet friends do too. And I have…
Color crush
Have you ever had a color crush? I know I have. Some years it’s using complementary colors on the color wheel, like purple and gold…
Ephemeral Spring Beauties
While these flowers aren’t true ephemeral spring beauties in that they don’t bloom and then go underground for summer, they don’t last long, either. Because…
Everything’s coming up roses
My roses have never been better than this year. In fact, this May, everything’s coming up roses in my back garden and in containers throughout…
The year of the salvia
In my garden, this is the year of the salvia. I deem it so. Why the year of the salvia? Two reasons: So many new…