Dear Carol, Mary Ann and all planting friends, I hope this Monday finds you with a trowel in one hand and seed packets in the …
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I’m a fool for April. How about you?
I'll admit it. I'm a fool for April with its changeable skies: cloudy, sunny, cloudy again. I'll even take the wind, although it …
Other winter interest: Stems, seeds and berries
My recent posts on blooms and foliage made me reflect on those other winners in the winter garden, stems, seeds and berries. They …
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Looking forward and making plans
Kelly, a frequent commenter, wrote: "I shouldn’t wish my life away but I can hardly wait for spring!" Like a smooth stone in …
Garden questions from a reader moving to Oklahoma
A reader, Molly, wrote me the sweetest email, and because I thought her questions reflected others I'd received, I thought I'd …
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‘Carefree Beauty’ rose
Tired of hearing about cold and snow? Me too. Instead, let us speak of times past, particularly of summer, when the garden posed …
Who knew there were crinum rustlers?
If you said yes, raise your hand so I can see it. I sure didn't. Of course, I know about the Texas Rose Rustlers. By now, who …
Why ‘Old Blush’ is also called Common Monthly
Some roses are simply easy to love. Rosa chinensis 'Old Blush', supposedly hardy to USDA Zone 6 (and definitely to Zone 7a), goes …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, colorful November
[Please click on the photos in the gallery to make them larger] I managed to delude myself for the past few weeks imagining it …
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Some girls buy shoes . . . .
Last night, HH and I attended our church's oh-so-swanky auction at the Skirvin Hotel, so, Friday, my husband asked me what I was …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, October 2009
Bloom Day dawned with more rain and fog. We are covered in a misty, gray morning for the second week in a row, and it's starting …
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Do you know what day this is? (Hint: gifts are involved!)
It's Red Dirt Ramblings' two year anniversary, and what a wonderful time I've had. Let's see what's different about my …
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