Easy on the eyes with a cool, come hither attitude, it's easy to fall for fall. October is one of the best months of the …
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Prairie in the city
In Edmond, Oklahoma, there are several parks. One is Mitch Park, best known for fields where the ping of softball on aluminum bat …
Garden touring and a guide
In case you missed it, last weekend was the Oklahoma Horticultural Society's annual Garden Tour for Connoisseurs. At one time, the …
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 …
Wildflower Wednesday: common mountain mint
If you want to be invited to a pollinator keg party, just plant one of the many mountain mints and stand back for the show. A …
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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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Tale of Woe
What's there to say? Today's temperature so far is 109F (42.7C.) No rain in my garden since June, and with few exceptions, the …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, Forecast still hot and miserable
Dateline: July 15, 2011, Guthrie, Oklahoma. Hot, hot and more hot. Extreme drought conditions. Death Orb pulsating in the …
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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 …
Hard times under the Oklahoma sun
I don't know how things are in your neck of the woods weather wise . . . . I had to turn off the news after the fifty-thousandth …
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 …