Envision a neighbor who loves gardening as much as you, and whose garden is only a few feet from your own. Imagine living on a …
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 …
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 …
One hot and humid mamma jamma
We came home last night from Bill's paving convention at Big Cedar in Branson, MO. On the whole, Missourians were pretty disgusted …
Why I haven’t written
I've been like a long-tailed cat in a room full of rockers. It's the end of the school year for my kids, and all that …
A bit of cloud in the red dirt sky
I wasn't going to write this post because I believe you'd rather not hear me whine. However, Non-gardening, best friend (NGBF), …
A tumble down the daylily rabbit hole
It is an established fact I have too many daylilies, hemerocallis, for those who like a little Latin sprinkled about like good …
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A visit to the Garden Home Retreat of P. Allen Smith
A few months ago, I was asked if I'd like to visit Little Rock and P. Allen Smith's Moss Mountain Farm, a/k/a the Garden Home …
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Walkabout
Although the garden as a whole doesn't have a lot of color, if I lean in close, I find so many things like this little skipper on …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: April, 2011
I feel like the blue in this dianthus' foliage. I'm cold. After several days in the mid-80s, we've dropped to a chilly 48F. …
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Wait, little garden, wait
Wait, little garden, wait. It's not April even though the weather makes us feel like May. New bulb shoots are popping up all …
A look back at RDR’s late spring/early summer 2010
Because I just can't help myself, here is a look back at RDR's late spring and early summer in 2010 going backward in fact. I'm …
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