After I wrote the post, Rain Music, about the joys of my rain chain, I was contacted by the good people at Teak, Wicker and More. …
Dear Friends and Gardeners Week Eight
As a reminder for everyone already reading our letters, and as an explanation for those who haven't previously, Carol from May …
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The sweetest things in life are free
This morning, I chaperoned a field trip, and one of the other moms, Julie H., handed me a sack. Inside were pumpkin seeds, four …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: Container Madness
Thanks to our friend, Carol of May Dreams Gardens, all garden bloggers have a once-a-month chance to show off what's blooming in …
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Dear Friends and Gardeners Week Six
Dear Carol and Mary Ann, I'm a bit late with my letter this evening. We had an Easter soiree with thirty members of our family …
Accentuate the positive
Mr. Freeze came and went and with him also went most of the leaves on my Japanese maples. Even covered, at 25F, it was just too …
Dear Friends and Gardeners, Week Five
Dear Ones, As I write this, the wind is howling around the corner of my oh, so, cozy kitchen, rattling the windowpanes. After …
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Ah, Springtime in Oklahoma
Today, I am very cranky. If you don't want to read further, I completely understand. "Why?" you ask. Well, central Oklahoma …
Feel the Burn
Last week's freeze damage is just now starting to show. I didn't cover this Japanese maple located in the front bed because I …
Say Goodbye to Spring
There is an historic snowstorm barreling toward Oklahoma with blizzard conditions already reported in the western part of the …
Dear Friends and Gardeners Week Three
Dear Carol and Mary Ann, It was nice reading your letters last week and seeing that both of you are now, in spite of the …
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Sweat Equity = Sleep
This morning, a Twitter conversation I had with Margaret from A Way to Garden got me thinking. She'd woken very early (3:50 a.m.) …