These are the plants I love in the garden at the beginning of October. The weather is still hot, but changes are coming this week. …
Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day September
Hello!! I'm here for Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day today! Not a day late. Not a day early, but on time. I know. It never …
Cut flower garden update
Remember my cut flower garden plans last spring? I thought I would give you a cut flower garden update in the middle of the …
It’s August, and it’s hot.
It's August, and it's hot outside. The weather has been in the 100s for three weeks straight, but good news is on the horizon. A …
Garden questions
We opened our garden a week ago Saturday, and people had lots of garden questions. I figured my internet friends do too. And I …
Ephemeral Spring Beauties
While these flowers aren't true ephemeral spring beauties in that they don't bloom and then go underground for summer, they don't …
On the lookout for Texas wildflowers
Bill and I went on a little trip a couple of weeks ago. We were on the lookout for Texas wildflowers, bluebonnets in particular. …
It’s time to plan for next year’s garden
Yes, I know we're all exhausted from the summer from hell in Oklahoma and Texas--or is that just me? But it's time to start …
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Fall favorites
October can be the most beautiful month in the garden, and that's because it is full of fall favorites. I've been doing a few …
Ten ways to enjoy your garden more
Last Saturday, while planting pansies and violas for fall and cleaning up my front borders, I began to ponder ten ways to enjoy …
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, …
Creating swathes of color
Let's chat about creating swathes of color. Yes, I'm spelling it in the English style as swathes because, as Anne of Green Gables …