Garden work Garden work is blessed work, but it's still work. That's why garden tasks are called chores. Last Sunday, in …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, August
Hello friends! I'm actually making it to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day this month on the actual day! I think it's the first time this …
A visit to Hillwood
Hillwood, Marjorie Merriweather Post's estate, in Washington, D.C. opened its doors for the Garden Bloggers' flingers on our first …
Blessed be gardens and weddings in May
It's the beginning of May. Sorry I haven't written in a couple of weeks. You must forgive me. Like the garden, I am gathering my …
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Rain-soaked garden
Most of Oklahoma got rain night before last. The rain-soaked garden woke up yesterday morning to singing birds, crawling …
Flower bed before and after & plant shopping 101
After returning home from Italy last week, I found the garden in better shape than I expected. Ornamental gardens are forgiving. …
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February garden chores: bit by bit
February has decided it's March, and so the late winter season waltzes on into spring. Many years ago, I read Bird by Bird: Some …
Ornamental gardens are forgiving
Ornamental gardens are forgiving, and mine has certainly had a lot to forgive this year. The garden's slump started with …
Travelogue: RHS Garden Wisley
Good morning campers! Did you think the travelogue was over? Ah, no, it is not. We have many more places to go and things to see. …
Chilly May brings memories and yellow and pink roses
I didn't make it on time to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day this month because we had a graduation for one child on May 15, and a …
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Beautiful foliage carries the summer garden
A garden without beautiful foliage is boring especially in the middle of a hot summer. Except in Oklahoma's most temperate years, …
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How to balance garden desires
There comes a time in every gardener's life when she realizes she can't grow it all. Gardeners by their very nature fall in love …