For July's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, I want to share my visit to the daylily national convention. A region of the American …
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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 …
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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Ten plants to naturally attract hummingbirds to your Oklahoma yard
Feed hummingbirds the easy way. Below are ten flowers to naturally attract hummingbirds to your Oklahoma yard. Hummingbirds …
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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 …
Did covering plants work for the spring freeze?
Did covering plants work for the spring freeze? Last night, we had a hard freeze in central Oklahoma. It got down to 30° for …
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Grow lavender in Oklahoma
It isn't easy to grow lavender in Oklahoma, but it is well worth it. Drainage is the biggest issue. Lavender, like many …
Daylily magic
Every year I think my garden won't have its usual daylily magic. Maybe it's too dry, too cold, too hot, but each year, come June, …
Gardening, citizen diarists, and a heartfelt thank you
A couple of weeks ago, I got my 10,000 steps seeding and feeding the fescue lawn. The lawnette always looks pretty pitiful this …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: the glories of May
Come, step into my garden and take a walk with me. Ah May, I'm so glad you're here. It seemed like the weather would never get …
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