Yes, I know we're all exhausted from the summer from hell in Oklahoma and Texas--or is that just me? But it's time to start planning for next year's dream garden. Trust me, it's …
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Fall vibes
Fall vibes is a hashtag used all over the internet. Cozy vibes is its pumpkin-scented counterpart. I don't know why, but both of them make me laugh. Consider this my fall vibes …
Ten ways to enjoy your garden more
Last Saturday, while planting pansies and violas for fall and cleaning up my front borders, I began to ponder ten ways to enjoy your garden more. I always get my best ideas …
April garden thoughts
With this morning's bright sunshine and blue skies, I am overflowing with April garden thoughts. In fact, I've been thinking about this blog post for a couple of weeks ever since …
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 …
Soup and bean obsessed
I know soup and beans have very little to do with gardening, but with the cooler weather, I am soup and bean obsessed. Yes, it's warm and horribly windy in Oklahoma today, but …
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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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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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: April
This post is for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, the one day each month where bloggers all share about our favorite flowers, the ones in bloom, that is. Carol Michel hosts this day …
What lies beneath Oklahoma’s flora and fauna?
Here's a hint: terra firma What lies underneath Oklahoma's flora and fauna is a complex network that we perhaps too simply call soil. Soil composition is more complicated …
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Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day December
For this month's Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, I don't have much blooming indoors, but since it's snowing, I'll share those photos too. Snow day! We've had snow twice this …