They drape over walls and into pathways softening hard surfaces and rectangular beds and borders while drawing the eye of the …
Six Plants I Can’t Live Without
Steve Bender from the Grumpy Gardener issued the challenge, and I accepted the gauntlet where it lay. Which six plants in my …
Heavenly Hellebores
In the late winter or early spring, is there any plant with more ephemeral beauty than the Hellebore? Granted, you have to …
Land of Surprises
If New Mexico is the "Land of Enchantment," then, today, my garden became the "Land of Surprises." This is what greeted me this …
In Search of Fall
In spite of two freezing nights in a row (with lows of 26 degrees), warm weather is back with a 40 degree low this morning and a …
Oklahoma + October = Red and Yellow: Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
It's October, and it doesn't feel like fall. We're still having late summer temperatures, so everything continues to grow and …
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The Gardens and Gifted Imagination of Terra Nova
After Iseli, we boarded our buses for Terra Nova Nurseries in Canby, Oregon. If you've ever purchased an unusual Heuchera like …
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Sunflower Salutations
A perfect, early fall day bathed in blue. The sun is shining. Only a few marshmallow clouds gliding across the sky. Standing in …
Great Garden Standbys
Orignally published in the Spring 2008 OHS Horticulture Horizons newsletter. As avid gardeners, we search out the newest and …
Going for the Gold
I've reached a new level of garden craziness from which I may never return. This morning, before the sun completely broke the …
This Little Red Dirt Girl Went to Market
And here is what I bought. I'm crazy to plant anything in this heat. We're at 100° now with a projected high of 102° …
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The Color Green
I remember reading in a publication somewhere long ago that the most important color in the garden was green. I remember because, …