I know, they say it's been overdone, but really, with fall color like this, who cares? In our hot part of the world, most …
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The roses wave a fond farewell
A cold front, dumping tons of snow onto Colorado, and with snow also predicted in the Oklahoma panhandle, is making its way …
Get your bulb on Part II: the half-price bulb beds
The other day I was driving through Edmond, a suburb of Oklahoma City. With kids, I'm always driving here, there and everywhere. I …
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I am afraid
This morning, I woke to a fine and cool day in Oklahoma after yesterday's return of the heat wave. I stretched my arms above my …
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: lemonade plants
Lemonade plants are those which just keep making their presence known blooming their little heads off as summer does its …
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Too tired to post
I feel a post percolating about the fires and rebirth, but having just returned from GWA, I'm too tired to write it today. My home …
Mums and asters: good companions for fall
Yes, I know we've had a terrible summer, and it's still hot. Even if you haven't completely thrown in the trowel, it's probably …
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More Seattle goodness: Lorene’s garden
How Lorene managed to do the lion's share of the work to put on the Seattle Bloggers' Fling and also open her garden to us amazes …
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Try to imagine
Envision a neighbor who loves gardening as much as you, and whose garden is only a few feet from your own. Imagine living on a …
I feel I’ve lost my gardening mojo
This summer is taking its toll on south central gardeners especially in parts of Texas and all of Oklahoma except the southeast …
Busy days at the Red Dirt Ranch
The last three weeks have been a blur of activity. My nieces came to stay for several days while my sister-in-law, Maria, helped …
June Bloom Day, come and converse with the daylilies
At the Red Dirt Ranch, when the daylilies are blooming, nothing else can compare. Not even beautiful Hydrangea arborescens …
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