There's a lot of advice online about spring garden preparations. One rule of thought is to do nothing until temperatures are consistently over 55 or to wait until after the last …
Plants I love in the garden now.
These are the plants I love in the garden at the beginning of October. The weather is still hot, but changes are coming this week. Thank goodness. New plants I love in the …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day September
Hello!! I'm here for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day today! Not a day late. Not a day early, but on time. I know. It never happens. I planted a lot of perennials this morning, …
Not enough time
For the first time in my life, this year, I realize there is not enough time. Not enough time to grow everything I want to grow. Not enough time to garden. If I’m lucky, …
Garden questions
We opened our garden a week ago Saturday, and people had lots of garden questions. I figured my internet friends do too. And I have answers. A special thanks to everyone who …
On the lookout for Texas wildflowers
Bill and I went on a little trip a couple of weeks ago. We were on the lookout for Texas wildflowers, bluebonnets in particular. And, did we ever find them!! To get the timing …
Container gardening tutorial
This week I've had a lot of questions from my garden coaching clients about containers and what to grow, so I thought I'd share a little container gardening tutorial. I've also …
Defending hellebores?
When I first saw Marianne Willburn's excellent post, A Defense of Hellebores, on Garden Rant, I thought, we're now defending hellebores? Surely not. Who wouldn't love these …
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 …
Fall favorites
October can be the most beautiful month in the garden, and that's because it is full of fall favorites. I've been doing a few Instagram videos about my fall favorites this week, …
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 …
September Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
As usual, I'm a day late for September Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day, but I have good reasons. I had garden coaching clients in Tulsa and Edmond this week. I was also on babysitting …