Buy bulbs now for spring flowers, but wait to plant them. In Oklahoma, I wait until around Thanksgiving or maybe even a little afterward to plant my bulbs. In fact, I pick …
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 endure winter's darkest days. Although most of …
Flowers and plants for the bereaved
Well, friends, January hasn't been an easy month so far. When I read what I just wrote, it is such an understatement. My sister died suddenly on New Year's Day, and I haven't …
A little Christmas Bloom Day Decor
All around the house, it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas. Although we Catholics are still technically celebrating the season of Advent, Christmas is right around the …
Advent, a quiet season of change
It's been awhile since I've written, but I've been deep in thought this Advent. Many changes are coming to our family. Over the last nine years, you've watched as our children grew …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, January
The only things blooming at RDR in January are those in my indoor garden: amaryllis, hyacinths, daffodils and lily of the valley, to name a few. This living menagerie is enough to …
Blooming plants beat the winter blues
I don't know how you feel about winter, but if you've read RDR in the last eight years, you know it's not my favorite season. That's an understatement. Oklahoma skies are gray and …
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Goodbye 2015, but before you go….
Two thousand fifteen, you were an exceptional year, and a lot happened around the Red Dirt ranch. It's nearly time to move on to the babe of 2016, but first, let's reflect over our …
Christmas decor, a tale of two minds
When it comes to decorating for Advent and Christmas, I'm of two minds. On the one hand, I live in a log cabin, which just begs for natural decorations and flowers forced inside. …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: Christmas Flowers
December Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day is all about Christmas Flowers at RDR. While waiting for the big day, I've been decorating and using some of my favorite Christmas flowers like …
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Growing plants in the greenhouse
Have you ever wanted a greenhouse? Most obsessive gardeners do, and who could blame them? Growing plants in a greenhouse is one of those exquisite pleasures Victorian gardeners …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: December
Oklahoma is cloudy and wet on this December Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day hosted each month by Carol Michel at May Dreams Gardens. Cold is supposed to return tomorrow. Oh joy. Each …