There's a lot of advice online about spring garden preparations. One rule of thought is to do nothing until temperatures are …
Trees of hope
In December, we planted two trees of hope where the horse barn stood before March 2023's wildfire. Since we don't have horses …
What flowers in fall?
If you search perennial gardening in Oklahoma this time of year, you might want to know what flowers in fall. Well, here I …
Plants I love in the garden now.
These are the plants I love in the garden at the beginning of October. The weather is still hot, but changes are coming this week. …
Garden success with Wave® petunias
Wave Gardening asked me to write about my experience growing Wave® petunias this summer. I like how Wave® petunias quickly take …
Not enough time
For the first time in my life, this year, I realize there is not enough time. Not enough time to grow everything I want to …
Garden questions
We opened our garden a week ago Saturday, and people had lots of garden questions. I figured my internet friends do too. And I …
Color crush
Have you ever had a color crush? I know I have. Some years it's using complementary colors on the color wheel, like purple and …
Ten ways to enjoy your garden more
Last Saturday, while planting pansies and violas for fall and cleaning up my front borders, I began to ponder ten ways to enjoy …
New Monarch butterfly info
A couple of weeks ago, Carol Michel, my podcast cohost, told me about a lecture from the Horticultural Research Institute in their …
New seeds for the new year
I’m in my fifteenth year of writing this blog, and I hope you’re still interested in my new seeds for the new year. Carol and I …
December is a busy garden time
Ever since we returned from Portugal last month, I've been swamped. December is a busy garden time of year. November is pretty …