My fall flower garden which is full of eye candy right now. I'll pretty much let the photos tell the story. At least I'll …
Some days are diamonds
Some days are diamonds. Others don't glitter with promise. Instead, they are as jagged as rocks jutting out from a precipice. This …
The Beautiful Edible Garden and a giveaway
I've been writing a book on edibles so I've been trying not to read anybody else's while I'm working on mine. However, I was …
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Color in the garden can change your life
There was a time when I feared vibrant color. Although I painted during college, I worried about adding color accents to my …
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A potpourri of gardening tips
I've been outside the last three days. In between stints of writing, gardening clears my mind of the spider webs of …
Best garden covers for freeze protection
Oklahoma City's latest freeze date on record is May 3. That record may not have fallen in the city last night, but if you think my …
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Where I shop for plants in north central Oklahoma.
Someone asked where I shop for plants. Ha! Where don't I shop might be the better question. Here are my favorite places. None of …
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Sunflower symphonies
Last summer, in my vast garden full of flowering plants, there were none I enjoyed more than sunflowers. I wrote about them as …
Burning questions about growing vegetables in Oklahoma
Hi Winter Weary Gardeners! I've been perusing search terms on my blog stats for the past week, and it seems like you're …
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Rain does a winter garden good
Don't misunderstand me. We need rain spring, summer and fall too, but winter rain is a blessing beyond measure. In a land that …
Great flowers to grow from seed
A forest of seed and plant catalogs probably arrived in your mailbox and inbox over the holidays, but I wonder if you've had time …
Plants that inspire passion, Part II
Leaves are falling outside my kitchen window, and the wind is blowing them across the lawn these last warm days. Last week, I …