It's a soggy Bloom Day here in Oklahoma. I can't believe I just wrote those words. The last three years have been nothing but drought, but this year is a whole different animal. I …
Color in the garden can change your life
There was a time when I feared vibrant color. Although I painted during college, I worried about adding color accents to my garden. So many rules about what goes with what. No …
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In the garden today
In the garden today, it is very breezy bordering on windy. While I tidied things, I took some photos of what it looks like on this second, very warm day. Yesterday was 88°F which …
Get your motor running
Brrr . . . it's cold outside, isn't it? Yesterday, I wore flip flops and a sleeveless shirt, and today, it's jeans, a sweatshirt and wool socks. Good grief, it's April 10, not …
Growing dahlias and other summer bulbs in Oklahoma
This week I picked out several dahlias for my garden. Summer bulbs and corms don't get the kind of press that fall-planted ones do, but they are bright in the spring and summer …
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Wild and wooly garden days
I'm working on a talk I'm giving to my local daylily group this weekend. When they asked me earlier this summer, they said I could talk on any subject I wanted--a dangerous …
Plants that inspire passion, Part II
Leaves are falling outside my kitchen window, and the wind is blowing them across the lawn these last warm days. Last week, I talked about plants that inspire passion in my garden. …
Plants that inspire passion, Part I
Roses. I dearly love them, but I must be honest. The last few years haven't been kind to roses in the Sooner State. The summer of 2012 wasn't nearly as bad as 2011, but it was bad …
Almost Indian Summer
Whether it was actually the beginng of a true Indian Summer, or just a frost a couple of nights ago, is still up for debate. Indian Summer is defined as warm temperatures after …
The heat is on for Garden Bloggers Bloom Day
Yesterday, my blog was hacked, and because of malware, it took down my blog host's entire system. Luckily, I have a wonderful technician who rebuilt the blog from scratch. It just …
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Garden prejudices
I wandered over to Hayefield today, and read Nan's post on her garden and personal journey. It made me consider my own garden, and how it's changed over the years. I bought an app …