It's August, and it's hot outside. The weather has been in the 100s for three weeks straight, but good news is on the horizon. A …
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 …
Ephemeral Spring Beauties
While these flowers aren't true ephemeral spring beauties in that they don't bloom and then go underground for summer, they don't …
Everything’s coming up roses
My roses have never been better than this year. In fact, this May, everything's coming up roses in my back garden and in …
The year of the salvia
In my garden, this is the year of the salvia. I deem it so. Why the year of the salvia? Two reasons: So many new varieties are …
The Simpson wildfire
Some of you may not know that my neighborhood, home, and garden were part of the Simpson wildfire in Logan County, Oklahoma, a …
On the lookout for Texas wildflowers
Bill and I went on a little trip a couple of weeks ago. We were on the lookout for Texas wildflowers, bluebonnets in particular. …
Container gardening tutorial
This week I've had a lot of questions from my garden coaching clients about containers and what to grow, so I thought I'd share a …
New zinnias to grow this year
Oh my goodness, the new zinnia varieties this year! Anyone who listens to my podcast, The Gardenangelists, with Carol Michel knows …
Defending hellebores?
When I first saw Marianne Willburn's excellent post, A Defense of Hellebores, on Garden Rant, I thought, we're now defending …