When I posted about February garden chores last week, I mentioned a Fiskars garden tool giveaway. I finally got the photos ready, and now I can share it with you. I wrote for …
February garden chores: bit by bit
February has decided it's March, and so the late winter season waltzes on into spring. Many years ago, I read Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life, by Anne Lamott, …
Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: February indoor plant party
Sorry, I'm late to the Garden Bloggers Bloom Day party. I didn't realize it was already mid-February. How could I miss it with Valentine's Day right before? Well, everyone here has …
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Smiling through winter, an update
After last week's post, I implemented my seven ways to smile through winter plan. This quiet season covers at least five months of the year in Oklahoma so smiling through winter is …
Seven ways to smile through winter
It's only mid-January, and I've reached winter's crying time. You think I'm being overly dramatic? I'm not. Usually, I reach this stage mid-February right after Valentine's …
Magnolia Market, Waco, Texas
I like Texas a lot. In fact, second only to Oklahoma, it's probably my favorite state. Maybe because as I cross the Red River, our southern border, it still feels like home. A …
Fall flower garden dance
A week ago, when I started this post, it was cold, bitterly so, after a very long and warm fall. Any tropical I didn't get moved into the greenhouse froze. Deciduous trees and …
Five lessons from the Garden Communicators’ annual meeting
I was going to write "Five lessons from GWA" because it's short, to the point and SEO friendly, but the organization's new name, GWA, the Association for Garden Communicators, …
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Hydrangeas for Oklahoma’s finicky climate
Do you like hydrangeas, but despair of growing them in hot and sunny Oklahoma? Here are several hydrangeas for Oklahoma's finicky climate. Choose wisely because hydrangeas live for …
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Travelogue: RHS Garden Wisley
Good morning campers! Did you think the travelogue was over? Ah, no, it is not. We have many more places to go and things to see. Click on the galleries below to see the photos in …
Easter garden
Happy Easter my friends! I hope that all of you who celebrate Christ's resurrection have a joyous and blessed day. We're headed to church this morning, and I'm excited lent is …
Crazy ’bout coleus
After last week's beautiful summer foliage post, I promised you another entry devoted entirely to coleus. I'm crazy 'bout coleus, and I think you will be too when you consider all …