In the middle of October, my fall garden puts on its late, late show. Pearly heath asters combine with pink roses for a beautiful …
Gardening will break your heart
Gardening will break your heart, but each time, you fail, you learn something about yourself and the plants you're trying to …
August Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
Not much seemed to be blooming, but I was wrong. Not much seemed to be blooming for this August Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, but …
My third year beekeeping
I'm in my third year beekeeping. This hobby has such a learning curve. Kinda like gardening when I first started except most …
Vegetable garden late April
We are in the last week of April, and the vegetable garden is doing just fine thank you. In fact, it's doing a little too fine. …
Winter gardening with amaryllis and paperwhite bulbs
What does a red-dirt-garden girl do in winter, or even late fall while her garden gently sleeps? I can't speak for anyone else in …
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Buy bulbs now for spring flowers
Buy bulbs now for spring flowers, but wait to plant them. In Oklahoma, I wait until around Thanksgiving or maybe even a little …
Hard times in the cutting garden
This photo is of my cutting garden in previous, happier summers. I'm telling myself it can again be this good if I try, try again. …
Tomatoes I’m trying this summer
I've worked all spring to get you a list of the tomatoes I'm trying this summer. You would think that for the queens of the …
Container gardening 101
If you came across Red Dirt Ramblings because of a Google search, you're probably thinking about growing your first garden, and …
April garden chores
I am really behind on my April garden chores, and after the last couple of days, rain and abundant sun is making the cultivated …
My first season of beekeeping
My first season of beekeeping. Several people have asked about my bees and my first season of beekeeping so I thought I would …