Busy this week with maternal duties and, later, writing projects, I nearly failed to glance outside my window. Thank goodness I …
Plant obsessed or just marginally insane?
Planting outdoors during a downpour might look like one definition of insanity, but I had a bunch of plants to get into the ground …
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Wildflower Wednesday: Wild Blue Ageratum
Always, in September, I can count on the Conoclinium coelestinum (a/k/aEupatorium coelestinum) to bloom throughout my garden. …
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Celebrating the past, old garden roses and antiques with Mike Shoup
"Old garden roses have a lot of nuances of fragrance and diversity of form. This gives you, the artist and gardener, a palette …
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GTS and Sunday Stroll: Perseverance and the Thawing Process
I saw this tiny viola while I was out, and it occurred to me that we could learn a thing or two from it and its larger cousin, the …
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Cover Your Summer Garden with a Blanket of Color
I worked all week on a Power Point presentation for last night's Central Oklahoma Hemerocallis Society meeting; so, if you don't …
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GTS and Sunday Stroll: Iseli Nursery
As it states in its brochure, Iseli Nursery sits at the bottom of Mount Hood in Boring, Oregon. The views surrounding the nursery …
Before and After
The alternative title could be "How I Got Poison Ivy from Hell." Our log cabin rests on the east side of a gentle hill. HH …
Of Tornadoes and T-Mobile
The calm after the storm . . . . Yesterday, I washed my cell phone. After one day of being without it, I knew a replacement …
There’s A War Going On
I kept passing by the asparagus bed last week. Each time I frowned because this is what I saw. This may not look bad to you, but …
Upcoming Events
Although I'm writing an article on deadline for Monday, I wanted to post some upcoming garden events in Oklahoma City. The first …
My Gardening Niche?
Dave at The Home Garden asked us to share what we thought was our gardening niche. I'm good at a few things like: growing …