As if it wasn't already difficult to grow roses in Oklahoma, we are now battling Japanese beetles too. Normally, I don't like to include words of war in my posts, but battling …
June flower parade
It's time for the June flower parade which, of course, includes our favorite daylilies. There are lots of other flowers blooming, but, in June, the daylilies always steal the show. …
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 …
A redwork memorial quilt
Bill and I went to the Vintage Tulsa Show on Saturday, and I found several lovely things including a redwork memorial quilt. We are big fans of antiquing, and our home reflects our …
The fall garden late, late show
In the middle of October, my fall garden puts on its late, late show. Pearly heath asters combine with pink roses for a beautiful crescendo. Japanese beetles that so devastated my …
I’m a generalist gardener
I guess I'm a generalist gardener. What does that mean? In my generalist garden, pollinators come first. No real gardening agenda except I want to help pollinators …
Lessons from our open garden
We learned several lessons from our open garden. Sit down with a cup of coffee or an iced tea because this post is a long one. Visitors see gardens differently which is …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day June
It's the 15th of June, so that means it's time for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day. Special thanks to Carol Michel of May Dreams Garden who has hosted this meme now in its fifteenth …
Rain washed garden
Rain is again falling from the sky, so I have a rain-washed garden. My French door is open. Birds are singing, and my new windchime is gently swaying in the wind. It's a nearly …
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 …
Spring is here in all its glory
Spring is here in all its glory. That's good news. Our spring freezes may be over. Let's accentuate the positive because in many years we have a late spring freeze. …
Oklahoma spring garden after the storms
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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