Autumn arrived at RDR this morning with a kiss from icy lips. A cold front with rain barreled through the center of the state …
Some days are diamonds
Some days are diamonds. Others don't glitter with promise. Instead, they are as jagged as rocks jutting out from a precipice. This …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day July 2013
It's a soggy Bloom Day here in Oklahoma. I can't believe I just wrote those words. The last three years have been nothing but …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, June 2013
The entire garden is dancing a spring jig for the rains have come again to much of Oklahoma. Because it is Oklahoma, we are …
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Color in the garden can change your life
There was a time when I feared vibrant color. Although I painted during college, I worried about adding color accents to my …
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Get your motor running
Brrr . . . it's cold outside, isn't it? Yesterday, I wore flip flops and a sleeveless shirt, and today, it's jeans, a sweatshirt …
Five beautiful, easy-to-grow roses for Oklahoma and the central south
Oklahoma gardening is complicated. The climate is classified as part of the central south, USDA Zones 6a to 8a, but anyone who …
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Plants that inspire passion, Part I
Roses. I dearly love them, but I must be honest. The last few years haven't been kind to roses in the Sooner State. The summer of …
Almost Indian Summer
Whether it was actually the beginng of a true Indian Summer, or just a frost a couple of nights ago, is still up for debate. …
Falling for fall
What is it about fall that stirs our imagination? On Pinterest, the boards displaying the best of autumnal blessings are lighting …
Garden prejudices
I wandered over to Hayefield today, and read Nan's post on her garden and personal journey. It made me consider my own garden, and …
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day in May: roses are red . . . and yellow too
A few years ago, three probably, I began adding red roses to the spring symphony. I also added several yellow. I like red and …
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