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I’m Dee Nash, a native Oklahoman, and I’ve gardened here since my teens. I know from personal experience how challenging our prairie climate can be. 

But my blog isn’t just for Oklahomans. Gardening can be challenging in other climates too. So, I share how to garden wherever you grow. 

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Enjoy the garden you’ve always wanted!

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My very old mystery climbing rose.

Magical, fleeting spring

Part of spring’s magic is its fleeting nature.…

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Homemade chicken and dumplings are safe for alpha gal patients. What can I eat?

Navigating Alpha-Gal Syndrome: What Can I Eat?

Newly diagnosed alpha-gal syndrome patients frequently ask, “What…

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Downsizing my garden

Why I’m Downsizing My Garden: A Personal Journey

I’ve been planning on downsizing my garden piece-by-piece,…

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day.

Oklahoma Winter: Coffee, Power Outages, and Greenhouse Woes

Good afternoon! Yesterday morning my part of Oklahoma…

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You’re all winners to me

You’re all winners to me

Dee Nash – 14 October, 2009
However, three people won prizes in my blogiversary drawing.  Offer your best congratulations to: Kclily from Empty Nest Gardens and Quilts, who won the Easy Bloom Cindy from My Corner of Katy, who won the pruners. Carolyn Gail of Sweet Home and Garden Chicago, who won the book Thanks to everyone who won.  Send me your addresses, and I'll forward your gifts.  Also, thank you all who read and comment on RDR.  I read every comment, and try to answer each when time permits.  I'm grateful for your insight and friendship.
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Do you know what day this is? (Hint: gifts are involved!)

Do you know what day this is? (Hint: gifts are involved!)

Dee Nash – 7 October, 2009
It's Red Dirt Ramblings' two year anniversary, and what a wonderful time I've had. Let's see what's different about my garden and life from two years ago. Because of the blog: I take better care of my garden.  It's still messy, or blowzy as I like to think of it, but I'm always considering that next photo opportunity.  Therefore, I'm better about cleaning up and garden chores. My photos are better than they once were. I have an audience to tell about my roses, all ninety-five of them, and counting. I'm often asked if I make money blogging.  Well, no, not per se, but I write for more print publications than beforehand (and more online ones too). When I attended the Garden Writers Symposium this year, more vendors knew me from the blog than anywhere else. And, because of writing as the Oklahoma Gardening Examiner, I get more books and...
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The Many Moods of Montrose

The Many Moods of Montrose

Dee Nash – 5 October, 2009
As we traveled on the bus for the second or third day (they all began to blur into a seamless, leafy consciousness), I turned to Kathy Purdy of Cold Climate Gardening and asked "Are you excited about visiting Montrose?"  At her incredulous look, I continued, "I mean, is it a big deal?" Carol of May Dreams Gardens and Mary Ann of Idaho Gardener turned around in their seats.  "You're kidding right?" they said in unison. "You know, it's Nancy Goodwin's garden.  She wrote books and sold Cyclamen through her nursery." I shook my head. I don't grow cyclamen, I wanted to say.  They don't live in Oklahoma except as houseplants, and you know how I feel about indoor plants. You may have guessed by now that I didn't know who Nancy Goodwin is. I do now. When we first entered Montrose, we were taken on a guided tour around the...
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Our visit to the J.C. Raulston Arboretum

Dee Nash – 2 October, 2009
What happens when you have an internationally recognized plant hunter come to North Carolina State University? You learn everything you can from him and then name the eight-acre arboretum (which he founded) after him. J.C. Raulston came to NCSU in 1976. I found this interesting because, at nearly the same time, in Oklahoma, I began to really think about gardening.  I was in high school, and my bedroom was full of houseplants in containers and hanging macramé holders.  That was when I knew I could grow things. A few years later while in college, I actually went outside and placed plants in the ground. While visiting the arboretum, I discovered that James Chester Raulston was born on a wheat farm and cattle ranch in Oklahoma. He went to Oklahoma State University. Eventually, he made his way to North Carolina where he made connections with other plant geeks all over the...
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