Bill and I traveled all summer. I'm not gonna lie. It was tons of fun, but after getting back from our road trip to Yellowstone National Park last month, I am tired and will be staying home for a while. The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Yes, I took this photo with my iPhone 10. I wanted to share our Yellowstone road trip experiences so this will be a travel post instead of a gardening one. I hope it's more interesting and helpful than Uncle __________ sharing his vacation slides one-by-one. If not, just run away. I won't even know. The Wonderful World of Disney Like so many other children of the 60s and 70s, every Sunday night I would watch The Wonderful World of Disney. I can't tell you how many times they profiled Old Faithful and Yellowstone National Park on that program. It's difficult to explain how magical...

Gray Hairstreak butterfly with open wings. Gray Hairstreak butterfly nectaring. Wherever you live in Oklahoma, take time for butterfly watching this fall. I haven't seen such a nice variety of butterflies in my garden for a long time. Because of a massive pollinator planting effort throughout the state, I'm also seeing numerous butterflies in medians, shopping centers, city gardens, etc. All I can say is "Huzzah!" Photo of radar showing a cold front passing through a few days ago. It also shows a line of insects being pushed south. Photo taken by Scott Peake and shared publicly on Facebook. It's a marvel to watch butterflies like Monarchs, and they will be gone to Texas before we know it. We've had a gorgeous week for Monarch butterfly sightings. They flew in on a cold front a few days ago, and some have encamped, building up their strength for the next surge...

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. Pink tulips and white daffodils in the front border. Yes, we live in a log home. In fact, I pick the coldest day I can find and shiver as I plant. Suffering is essential to bulb success. Just kidding. If I plant bulbs when soil temperatures are between 55° and 60°F, I know the bulbs will put down roots and not use a lot of their energy growing above ground. Root growth is why you continue to water in winter when air temperatures are above 40°F. This is also true for shrubs and trees. Keep them watered about once a week when temperatures are above 40°F. Pink tulips and white daffodils from 2015. I'd almost given up on tulips because of voles....

Carol Michel and I have a little old podcast we call the Gardenangelists. I'm linking to Apple Podcasts if you want to listen. To celebrate fall gardening, we're giving away a garden of easy-to-start seeds with Botanical Interests Seeds.  Botanical Interests Seeds in the Fall Seed Giveaway! Don't those look yummy?!? To enter, comment on the Gardenangelists Instagram Page on the giveaway post.  Here is what the post looks like.  The Gardenangelists' Seed Giveaway with Botanical Interests. Now for the other pesky details to enter and possibly win one of five sets of seeds. 1. Follow  @botanical_interests and @thegardenangelists on Instagram if you haven't already! 2. "Like" the photo on the Instagram feed. It looks like the one above. 3. Tag a friend on the post to let them in on the giveaway! Remember, we have five sets of seeds so you and your friends have more chances to win. Feel free to share...