Always a day late and a dollar short, my Wildflower Wednesday post is on Thursday. While Gail, Carrie and I took photos of the roadside prairie meadows near RDR, we noticed a small pink flower in abundance. Neither one of us had ever seen this tiny and intense flower before so we literally ran back to the house to look it up. As always the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center came to our rescue. If you are ever in Austin, make a date with the Wildflower Center. I did, and it remains one of my favorite garden destinations. This little beauty is Sabatia campestris, or as it goes by its common names, Texas star, Rose gentian, Meadow pink, Prairie rose-gentian, or Prairie sabatia. I don't think I've ever seen a prettier wildflower, and there are many blooming this time of year around these parts. Sabatia campestris is a two inch...

A slender mud-dauber wasp moved into the garden this summer. He lives in a little teapot, the bird house 3B. At first, he was a nice neighbor. We got along swimmingly. Until he had children and became quite cross you see. I don't like the wasp in 3B.

Dear Carol, Mary Ann and all those who walk in the garden way, This time of year, the sun is all smiles for the garden. In spite of the twelve inch in twenty-four hours rain, I discovered my plants were still thirsty a few days after especially in the front garden. After some investigation, I realized the rain washed all of the mulch away leaving a topsoil of mostly sand. Odd occurrence, and I made a note to replace leaf mold and pine bark mulch in a day or two. I was watching Oklahoma Gardening this morning via the techno wonder of DVR, and I noticed OSU is testing Eastern redcedar mulch. If it works, it may be the solution to our Juniperis virginiana invasion. Let's hope it works. About the vegetable garden, I'm all smiles. I'm staying ahead of the squash bugs (barely), and I've eaten green beans, peppers...

H. 'Topguns Eye Popper' exhibited by Brenda Jindra and hybridized by Bob Scott who lives in Oklahoma. I'll be buying this one I think. You know I love my Hemerocallis. In fact, I am a bit of a Hemnut. H. 'Primal Scream' exhibited "on vase" by me. Second place isn't very good, but I lost points due to grooming (or lack thereof). However, I never entered a daylily show until yesterday. I always enjoyed seeing others' flowers, but I, selfishly, didn't want to cut my scapes. I was also a wee bit intimidated  because I knew nothing about showing. Last week, though, a plea went out from the club asking for us to enter. I decided this was the year. Please, feel free to laugh as you read. H. 'Killer' (Stamile 1992) in my garden I took ten or twelve different AHS registered flowers, and by the time I escorted...