It's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day: August 2022, which means it's time to share what's in flower in my Oklahoma garden. Some plants, …
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Too hot, too long
We returned from the daylily national convention a couple of weeks ago, and it's been too hot in Oklahoma ever since. I think …
Battling Japanese beetles
As if it wasn't already difficult to grow roses in Oklahoma, we are now battling Japanese beetles too. Normally, I don't like to …
Creating swathes of color
Let's chat about creating swathes of color. Yes, I'm spelling it in the English style as swathes because, as Anne of Green Gables …
Grow summer flowers from seed
One of the best ways to fill your garden with color is to grow summer flowers from seed. Growing flowers from seed is cheaper than …
Spring fever?
How can you temporarily alleviate a case of spring fever if you’re tired of cloudy days, winter storms, and disgusted with …
New seeds for the new year
I’m in my fifteenth year of writing this blog, and I hope you’re still interested in my new seeds for the new year. Carol and I …
The fall garden late, late show
In the middle of October, my fall garden puts on its late, late show. Pearly heath asters combine with pink roses for a beautiful …
Bringing fall color to my front garden and containers
Plant fall flowers and hot-weather tropical plants in fall colors like gold, orange and dark red. Yesterday, I spent most of …
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Beautiful butterfly watching today
At my Little Cedar Garden, it's hot, hot, hot, but it's also beautiful butterfly watching today. I returned home from an …
I’m a generalist gardener
I guess I'm a generalist gardener. What does that mean? In my generalist garden, pollinators come first. No real gardening …
My daylily sickness rages on
Daylily season may be nearly over, but my daylily sickness rages on. Every year, I do at least one post on the daylily magic that …