It's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day: August 2022, which means it's time to share what's in flower in my Oklahoma garden. Some plants, like the Helenium autumnale, common sneezeweed, …
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Too hot, too long
We returned from the daylily national convention a couple of weeks ago, and it's been too hot in Oklahoma ever since. I think David Payne said yesterday that we're at day 15 of …
Late April garden update
I've been getting a lot of requests from my garden-coaching clients and other friends for a late-April garden update. So, I thought I would brief everyone all at once about what is …
Grow summer flowers from seed
One of the best ways to fill your garden with color is to grow summer flowers from seed. Growing flowers from seed is cheaper than buying plants, and you'll also find a greater …
Spring fever?
How can you temporarily alleviate a case of spring fever if you’re tired of cloudy days, winter storms, and disgusted with Vladimir Putin? When world events make you blue. I …
Indoor flower garden
Since my amaryllis and paperwhites didn't bloom for Christmas I'm now enjoying my indoor flower garden in January. This might be even better because the flowers don't have to …
December is a busy garden time
Ever since we returned from Portugal last month, I've been swamped. December is a busy garden time of year. November is pretty busy too with Thanksgiving and such. Then, I …
Bringing fall color to my front garden and containers
Plant fall flowers and hot-weather tropical plants in fall colors like gold, orange and dark red. Yesterday, I spent most of the day outside bringing fall color to my front …
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Ten plants to naturally attract hummingbirds to your Oklahoma yard
Feed hummingbirds the easy way. Below are ten flowers to naturally attract hummingbirds to your Oklahoma yard. Hummingbirds remain a delightful part of the Oklahoma landscape …
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Lessons from our open garden
We learned several lessons from our open garden. Sit down with a cup of coffee or an iced tea because this post is a long one. Visitors see gardens differently which is …
Did covering plants work for the spring freeze?
Did covering plants work for the spring freeze? Last night, we had a hard freeze in central Oklahoma. It got down to 30° for several hours. It wasn't 26°F, but it wasn't good …
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Spring is here in all its glory
Spring is here in all its glory. That's good news. Our spring freezes may be over. Let's accentuate the positive because in many years we have a late spring freeze. …