My top post on this blog year-after-year is Ten easy flowers to grow in Oklahoma. I wrote that post forever ago in 2011, so it's …
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Spring has sprung!
A quick garden update. Spring has sprung at Little Cedar Garden! Click on the galleries to see larger photos. It's the …
A look back at last May
Sunday, I wrote an article for Oklahoma Living magazine, which meant going through photographs. It was 22°F outside, and we had a …
Grow kale and make kale chips
Winter is nearly over in Oklahoma. Sure, it will blast a bit more and make us all shiver, but the days are getting longer. Time to …
Of hyacinth bulbs and rats
For those who read this blog regularly, you know I often force bulbs in winter to keep my gardening chops alive and kicking. …
In the garden of my mind
At night when I can't sleep, I engage in a bit of garden dreaming. Instead of counting sheep, I wander through the everlasting …
Random New Year’s thoughts
It's the New Year, and while I'm excited and grateful about a new page turning, I'm also sad because today is the first …
How to grow amaryllis and paperwhites indoors
I grow a variety of flower bulbs indoors, but my favorites in December and January are amaryllis (Hippeastrum sp.) and paperwhites …
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The garden moved indoors
In the last couple of weeks, Jack Frost visited Oklahoma so the garden moved indoors. I find that growing bulbs indoors helps me …
Glorious grasses
Before settlers crossed the Mississippi River and literally ran for 160-acre plots in one of several Oklahoma land runs in the …
‘Bluebird’ smooth aster
Another great plant group for the fall garden is the asters, and the best of these is 'Bluebird' smooth aster. I have many …
Pink muhly grass in Oklahoma
Pink muhly grass is the big star this week in my Little Cedar Garden. My five plants have finally grown into their adult …