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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Our visit to the J.C. Raulston Arboretum
What happens when you have an internationally recognized plant hunter come to North Carolina State University? You learn …
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Plant Delights Nursery Lives Up to Its Name
This morning, buses arrived at 7:00 a.m. to whisk 600 plus writers, photographers, television media personalities, designers and …
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Duke University Gardens Full of Fall Splendor
On our first full day of Garden Writers Association goodness, we had talks on the greening of the planet and working on the web, …
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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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Their last haircut
If you live in Oklahoma or anywhere surrounding, it's time to deadhead the roses one last time. I like to think of it as their …