The Oklahoma Horticultural Society holds a garden tour each fall showcasing Oklahoma gardens in various parts of Oklahoma City, or …
Sow a cutting garden
I used to read about cutting gardens in magazines, and while I was attracted to the idea, I felt overwhelmed at implementing it. …
Photographing the late summer garden
Good morning Sunshines! We're going to do something a little different today on RDR. Saxon Holt is one of my favorite people and …
Garden editing, i.e. weeding
Late summer is the season of garden editing especially in a year with consistent rain and moderate temperatures. Consistent rain …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: Pollinator Buffet
When you plan your garden in early February, what do you consider most important? Do you want fresh vegetables, fruit, flowers, or …
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Summer gardening sighs into August
Do you find it difficult to write about summer gardening? I do. I feel the same way about summer after July 4th that I do about …
Summer flowers for summer heat
July temperatures are above normal today, but it is the middle of an Oklahoma summer so I'm not surprised. This post started out …
July garden chores
The page on the calendar has turned. It's already July, which came in on a flood in Oklahoma. Today is gray, but I don't mind. …
Hot forecast and sunny days
"Is it hot out here or what?" I ask as I fan myself, and sweat drips down my face. Bill says, "Is a twenty-pound Robin …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, June 2015
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, June 2015, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. If it's June in Oklahoma, then you must …
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Back to our regularly scheduled program
We just returned from two trips scheduled back-to-back. We didn't do this madness on purpose. Bill had a convention, and the other …
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Perennial gardens love rainy days
Perennial gardens love rainy days, but the vegetables, tropicals and annuals, not so much. The tropical plants are shivering in …