Did you ever wonder where the term, the "Dog Days of August" came from? Do you suppose it refers to hot weather and a general …
Come on over to daylily’s dark side
Imagine, for a moment, Darth Vader holding a daylily scape in his hand instead of a light saber. He's exhorting Luke Skywalker to …
Which flowers are easy to grow from seed? Here are several I like.
Gardens don't have to be expensive. Here are several flowers to grow from seed. All can be sown directly outdoors too. Many of …
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What to buy your favorite rose gardener for Valentine’s Day
Bill and I were discussing romance this morning, and he asked me what I thought was romantic. You know I love roses, but not a …
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Fantastic plant combos of 2013
The end of the year usually marks a roundup of posts. However, this year, I thought I would change things up a bit. Let's look …
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 and Foliage Followup
This Garden Bloggers Bloom Day, you get two, two for the price of one. I'm still working on the book, and I'm too tired to think …
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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 …
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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Growing dahlias and other summer bulbs in Oklahoma
This week I picked out several dahlias for my garden. Summer bulbs and corms don't get the kind of press that fall-planted ones …
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The bold and the beautiful
Heady with their beauty, these plants are proud to proclaim it loud and clear. Our climate is changing, and instead of sporting …
Crapemyrtles shine in the summer landscape
If the rose is the undisputed queen of the garden, then crapemyrtles are her knights in shining armor, for when summer temperature …
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