Firmly rooted in the Oklahoma soil
Big and bright yellow daffodils. Hi Everyone! Because of the Coronavirus, we've all been told to stay home. I say, take it a step further. Let's stay home and garden. Once you've been through your backlog of Netflix and Amazon Prime, you can read a book on rainy days, trawl the internet endlessly, or you can go outside. My 'Jane' magnolia has grown very large over the Read More
One of the cheapest ways to garden in Oklahoma is to grow your own transplants from seed. Starting vegetable and flower seeds indoors isn't as hard as you might think, and broken down into steps, the process is even more straightforward. Pepper plants transplanted into four-inch containers with a fine later of grit. I dearly love grit. I buy it at the hardware store It is Read More
The plantswoman who inspired me, my Grandma Nita. This week's Gardenangelists podcast is about garden inspiration and plantswomen. In the episode, Carol and I talk about dahlias and my gardening grandmother, Juanita. We also discuss Jennifer Jewell's fabulous book, The Earth in Her Hands: 75 Extraordinary Women Working in the World of Plants. We felt like her book Read More
I have always loved heart-shaped plants, and what could be better for Valentine's Day? While I'm not one to snub red roses or flowers of any kind or color for that matter, I do love heart-shaped plants partly because plants are usually easy to grow and last longer. Carol Michel and I also talked about heart-shaped plants on the Gardenangelists podcast this week. First Read More
It's happened. I have a bonafide red aglaonema addiction. It sounds like a nasty rash, but actually, it's an affliction of indoor plant happiness. My newest red aglaonema acquisition. I'm not positive, but I think it might be 'Pink Dalmatian.' Chinese evergreens Haven't heard of red aglaonemas? How about Chinese evergreens? For years, the large green and silver Read More
