Front border. Please ignore the potting soil. A quick garden update. Spring has sprung at Little Cedar Garden! Click on the galleries to see larger photos.  This miscanthus needs cutting back right now. More grasses to cut back. Good news is that's all I need to do until next year. The newest border has roses that need pruning and feeding. Also, some of the perennials need cutting back. Even more work to do. It's the time of year when everything needs doing all at once.  Small, delicate yellow daffodils growing next to the garage. And, with the good weather we're having, I'm outside working like a madwoman. My daughter, Claire, said I should share what it takes to get the garden ready for May and June's highlights along with September and October's finale. I'm going to try. Orange-cupped narcissus. I don't know the variety. I gave up long ago trying...

Rosa The Lady Gardener has a complicated petal structure. She is also very disease resistant in my garden. Sunday, I wrote an article for Oklahoma Living magazine, which meant going through photographs. It was 22°F outside, and we had a bit more snow. Not the hyped snowmageddon predicted by the weather people, but still cold and windy for what seemed like the millionth day. For some reason--harrumph February--the cold weather and gray skies were getting to me so I decided we should take a look back at last May. Let's see what worked and what didn't at Little Cedar Garden, shall we? Click on the photos in any of the galleries, below, to enlarge the photos for your viewing pleasure. Huisache Tree in the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.Lucinda Hutson in front of her purple casita and in the middle of her front garden. Isn't she beautiful? A bed of...

'Winterbor' kale in early spring garden. Because it's curly, it makes great kale chips. Winter is nearly over in Oklahoma. Sure, it will blast a bit more and make us all shiver, but the days are getting longer. Time to think about the early spring garden. Next week, I'll sow seeds all kinds of cold-weather veggies including kale. We know we're supposed to eat more of this delicious vegetable, but a lot of us don't think we like it. I think it's delicious, especially thrown into soups at the last few minutes where it becomes sweet and tender. I also like kale chips. The first year I grew kale I  discovered my family hates it stir-fried or sautéed. Undeterred, I learned to make kale chips. Everyone in the family, except my son--who abhors all green vegetables, loves them. So, let's turn kale into chips. Those fancy chips in the store are...

Hyacinths 'Delft Blue' I forced this fall and winter. For those who read this blog regularly, you know I often force bulbs in winter to keep my gardening chops alive and kicking. Who am I kidding? I start bulbs in winter to keep from losing my ever-loving mind. Most of January 2019, was cloudy, and February started out the same with the addition of a sleet and ice storm for a bright red cherry on top of the winter sundae. My hyacinths on the windowsill bring me happiness and joy. In August, I received my hyacinth bulbs from Van Engelen. I usually buy their exhibition collection because the bulbs are quite large with more blooming power. In years past, I've forced them in a variety of ways. In Oklahoma, you never know what the weather will bring, whether winter will be cold or warm, so it's hard to force bulbs,...