Did you miss me? I've missed you in more ways than you know. It's been a very long spring and we're heading into a long, hot summer. Get that drip irrigation out and going as soon …
Gardening, citizen diarists, and a heartfelt thank you
A couple of weeks ago, I got my 10,000 steps seeding and feeding the fescue lawn. The lawnette always looks pretty pitiful this time of year. How did I get 10,000 steps? I mixed …
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Rain
Rain is the big news at my Little Cedar Garden. It rained the entire time I was in Denver for the Garden Bloggers' Fling. It rained when I returned home, and on Saturday night, …
April garden chores
I am really behind on my April garden chores, and after the last couple of days, rain and abundant sun is making the cultivated plants and weeds grow. I would love to tell you …
Glorious grasses
Before settlers crossed the Mississippi River and literally ran for 160-acre plots in one of several Oklahoma land runs in the late 1800s, much of the territory's western half was …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day July
Good morning campers! It's the 15th of the month so, you know that means Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day hosted by the splendid Carol of May Dreams Gardens. I went out last night and …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: Daylily season
It's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, and since it's June, it's daylily season. Time for me to flit about the garden and wax rhapsodic about these big, bright perennials which take over …
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Why do gardens matter?
In this age of hyper-technology and a corresponding increase in nature blindness, why do gardens matter? This is the question I've pondered all spring as I work in my own …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day March
Every month Carol from May Dreams Gardens invites gardeners from around the world to celebrate what's blooming for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Check out her website to watch the …
Garden temptation
Consider this post, chock-full of eye candy, your garden temptation for the week. Grow something. You see, I really want you to grow something. I don't care how you grow. You …
Niki Jabbour’s Veggie Garden Remix Book Giveaway
I feel fortunate to be part of Niki Jabbour's Veggie Garden Remix: 224 New Plants to Shake Up Your Garden and Add Variety, Flavor, and Fun book launch. For this post, I did receive …
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Tour gardens are pageant girls
Tour gardens are pageant girls. And, yes, I could have used contestants in the headline, but that wouldn't be alliteration, would it? So, don't take the girl thing personally. I …