Mr. McGregor's Daughter asked all of us to take a census of our houseplants. Somehow, this census is supposed to save her …
A dangerous beauty
Yesterday, an inch and a half of freezing rain fell on most of Oklahoma creating a crystalline and cold paradise. Today, …
When a freak buys seeds
The ice is here, and the rain chain tells the story. Birds fly from the bird feeder stations to the rain chain for …
Kitchen Gardener magazine arrives!
About a hundred years ago, when I first started gardening out here in the country in my red dirt, I subscribed to Kitchen Gardener …
A contest!!! Win a Fiskars® Momentum™ reel mower
Why don't we begin this brand new decade with a practical resolution? Yes, I know we're twenty-two days into things, but I like …
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Other winter interest: Stems, seeds and berries
My recent posts on blooms and foliage made me reflect on those other winners in the winter garden, stems, seeds and berries. They …
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Foliage Follow-Up for January 2010
My foliage is mostly gone due to the snow and unseasonably low temperatures. However, I wanted to show a bit of my garden which …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day for January 2010: Achieving Winter Bloom
Last year, my January Bloom Day post consisted of little, so I vowed to give you more in 2010. Like last year, let's begin with …
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Making and baking bread a new gluten free way
Right now, my kitchen smells of good things like cinnamon, raisins, flour, olive oil and yeast. It smells like home. I'm …
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Looking forward and making plans
Kelly, a frequent commenter, wrote: "I shouldn’t wish my life away but I can hardly wait for spring!" Like a smooth stone in …
Garden questions from a reader moving to Oklahoma
A reader, Molly, wrote me the sweetest email, and because I thought her questions reflected others I'd received, I thought I'd …
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‘Carefree Beauty’ rose
Tired of hearing about cold and snow? Me too. Instead, let us speak of times past, particularly of summer, when the garden posed …