Hello friends! I'm actually making it to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day this month on the actual day! I think it's the first time this …
Rain-soaked garden
Most of Oklahoma got rain night before last. The rain-soaked garden woke up yesterday morning to singing birds, crawling …
Tulsa Botanic Garden, an Oklahoma jewel
Good morning! This will have to be a quickie because I'm behind on my writing projects due to arm surgery. I'm fine. My fingers …
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Ornamental gardens are forgiving
Ornamental gardens are forgiving, and mine has certainly had a lot to forgive this year. The garden's slump started with …
Travelogue: RHS Garden Wisley
Good morning campers! Did you think the travelogue was over? Ah, no, it is not. We have many more places to go and things to see. …
Return to paradise
A week ago Sunday, we drove in from Tomball and Sugar Land, Texas and returned to paradise. I spoke in both locations which was …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: Is it really March?
Can this only be March 15 and Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day? The temperature feels like late April, but before you run to the nursery …
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How to balance garden desires
There comes a time in every gardener's life when she realizes she can't grow it all. Gardeners by their very nature fall in love …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, January
The only things blooming at RDR in January are those in my indoor garden: amaryllis, hyacinths, daffodils and lily of the valley, …
Goodbye 2015, but before you go….
Two thousand fifteen, you were an exceptional year, and a lot happened around the Red Dirt ranch. It's nearly time to move on to …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, Dateline October
Hello gang! I bet you thought I would be MIA for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. Nope, I ran …
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An October state of mind
As I step outside my back door just after dawn, my Nikon hangs over my shoulder and across my hip. I balance a cup in my right …