Honestly, much of my spring garden looks like hell. My spring garden is a shadow of its former self. Remember the October ice storm? After cleaning up all the limbs and being …
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False spring
Lately, the weather in Oklahoma has never been more beautiful, but my friends, don't be fooled by these fabulous temperatures and blue skies. It's a false spring. False spring …
Gardening will break your heart
Gardening will break your heart, but each time, you fail, you learn something about yourself and the plants you're trying to nurture. Gardening is tough. I know these are hard …
So many seed orders
A quick post about my seed orders. I'm Dee, and I have a seed problem. Ordering seeds for flowers and vegetables I'm sharing what I ordered for you and for me. This is …
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 …
Planting bulbs indoors and outside
Planting bulbs indoors and outside. That's what's happening at our Little Cedar Garden the past few weeks. That and continued storm cleanup. We removed most of the large limbs that …
Four basils worth growing
This year, along with lavender, I tested several basils in the garden. Below are four basils worth growing in your southern garden. Two new culinary basils to tempt your …
How to take stem cuttings of favorite plants
After my last post on pelargoniums, several people asked me how to take stem cuttings of favorite plants for the greenhouse or to grow indoors. First you need good …
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Pelargoniums on the move
Greenhouse gardening begins! The pelargoniums and my other plants are on the move into the greenhouse. I thought I would share my process with you as I move plants back …
August Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
Not much seemed to be blooming, but I was wrong. Not much seemed to be blooming for this August Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, but there were more meadow flowers for pollinators …
Grow an Oklahoma summer vegetable garden
Good morning everyone. I see you're searching for how to grow an Oklahoma summer vegetable garden. Good for you! Garden on my friends! But, wait. We have an entire week of …
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