Firmly rooted in the Oklahoma soil
A quick post about my seed orders. I'm Dee, and I have a seed problem. Ordering seeds for flowers and vegetables I'm sharing what I ordered for you and for me. This is what happens when a freak buys seeds. I've grown some of these seeds before, and I put photos of several plants in the gallery above. I know that it seems like a lot of seeds, but I have a very large Read More
Here's a hint: terra firma What lies underneath Oklahoma's flora and fauna is a complex network that we perhaps too simply call soil. Soil composition is more complicated than you think Soil composition isn't simple at all. According to the National Conversation Resource Service, soil is "The unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the Read More
For this month's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, I don't have much blooming indoors, but since it's snowing, I'll share those photos too. Snow day! We've had snow twice this week! Almost unheard of in Oklahoma this early in the season. Seems we are getting all of Minnesota's snow, and this storm will turn into a Nor'easter after it leaves the plains. [Click on the photos Read More
Planting bulbs indoors and outside. That's what's happening at our Little Cedar Garden the past few weeks. That and continued storm cleanup. We removed most of the large limbs that were hanging in the trees and got the largest limbs out of the back garden and front beds. There is still a lot of debris like small twigs and leaves. Bill and I worked on that all weekend. It's part Read More
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 of Hamamelis × intermedia 'Arnold Promise' and Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle' in my front yard and back garden respectively. The witch-hazel sits between our front door and our bedroom. It is one of Read More
