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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Inspiration lies everywhere
I travel to other gardens every time I get the chance, and there's a method to my madness. At the first Garden2Blog, I came back …
Rose Rosette Disease in Oklahoma
Last week, when I was at the second annual Garden2Blog, I asked Allen if he's seen any Rose Rosette Disease in Little Rock. He …
It’s beautiful ’round here
Oh, how I wish you could visit this spring. We could stroll through my garden with clippers in hand, and I would cut you a …
A cottage in the woods with roses for me?
Once, I saved dish towels and aprons in a hope chest and fantasized about my future home. Nothing fancy. Instead, it was always a …
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Butchart Gardens
Last summer, while in Seattle, Bill, the kids and I visited Victoria on Vancouver Island and Butchart Gardens. I was told I should …