Rain is the big news at my Little Cedar Garden. It rained the entire time I was in Denver for the Garden Bloggers' Fling. It rained when I returned home, and on Saturday night, …
Hard times in the cutting garden
This photo is of my cutting garden in previous, happier summers. I'm telling myself it can again be this good if I try, try again. This will be the third planting of sunflowers, …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: the glories of May
Come, step into my garden and take a walk with me. Ah May, I'm so glad you're here. It seemed like the weather would never get warm, and the rain would never stop falling. …
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Container gardening 101
If you came across Red Dirt Ramblings because of a Google search, you're probably thinking about growing your first garden, and you might be interested in container …
April garden chores
I am really behind on my April garden chores, and after the last couple of days, rain and abundant sun is making the cultivated plants and weeds grow. I would love to tell you …
Spring has sprung!
A quick garden update. Spring has sprung at Little Cedar Garden! Click on the galleries to see larger photos. It's the time of year when everything needs doing all at …
A look back at last May
Sunday, I wrote an article for Oklahoma Living magazine, which meant going through photographs. It was 22°F outside, and we had a bit more snow. Not the hyped snowmageddon …
In the garden of my mind
At night when I can't sleep, I engage in a bit of garden dreaming. Instead of counting sheep, I wander through the everlasting garden in my mind. While meandering, I push away …
Random New Year’s thoughts
It's the New Year, and while I'm excited and grateful about a new page turning, I'm also sad because today is the first anniversary of my sister's death. Over the holidays, I've …
‘Bluebird’ smooth aster
Another great plant group for the fall garden is the asters, and the best of these is 'Bluebird' smooth aster. I have many asters , and I've profiled them before, …
Yorkshire garden trip: Cow Close Cottage
Finally! I've found time to post again about our Yorkshire garden trip. My first post was about Newby Hall. You may get really tired of these UK posts, but as Robert Browning …
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