The page on the calendar has turned. It's already July, which came in on a flood in Oklahoma. Today is gray, but I don't mind. …
Hot forecast and sunny days
"Is it hot out here or what?" I ask as I fan myself, and sweat drips down my face. Bill says, "Is a twenty-pound Robin …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, June 2015
Welcome to Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, June 2015, hosted by Carol at May Dreams Gardens. If it's June in Oklahoma, then you must …
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Back to our regularly scheduled program
We just returned from two trips scheduled back-to-back. We didn't do this madness on purpose. Bill had a convention, and the other …
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Perennial gardens love rainy days
Perennial gardens love rainy days, but the vegetables, tropicals and annuals, not so much. The tropical plants are shivering in …
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: Welcome Sweet May
The rains of April and May have been good for Oklahoma gardens, and mine is no different this Garden Bloggers Bloom Day. Welcome …
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Roses I have left and Mother’s Day
The roses I have left are putting on quite a show. All this rain Oklahoma is receiving in April and May makes the garden glad to …
About Dee
I'm a professional writer, garden coach and speaker, born and raised in Oklahoma. Thirty years ago, Bill and I married during a …
Irises, peonies and roses light up May Day
Good morning everyone and Happy May Day! It's beautiful in sunny Oklahoma. Rain fell in April, and there's more forecast for this …
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Early garden mistakes often linger
Early on, when I was a young gardener, I made a lot of mistakes--truth told, I still do. The unpredictability of climate and plant …
There is magic in the garden this spring
There is magic in the garden this spring, but there are no magic formulas to achieve such beauty. Gardening is hard work. Cutting …
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Native shrubs to replace roses
What do you do when the shrub you based your entire English-cottage-style garden upon dies? The rose, that fair-blossomed beauty, …