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November 3, 2020

No power, but not powerless

Crystalline leaves of my blueberry bush.

One week ago, Oklahoma was hit by a historically damaging ice storm. At one point, 388,000 Oklahomans were without power. Bear with me, this is a long post, but a Read More


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Published on November 03, 2020 14:38

October 27, 2020

Ice storm double whammy

Carefree Beauty rosebud covered in ice.

An ice storm double whammy hit Oklahoma starting on Monday morning at 5:00 a.m. The second wave of freezing rain came through last night. This ice storm is so devastating Read More


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Published on October 27, 2020 09:59

October 22, 2020

Four basils worth growing

Closeup of Everleaf Emerald Towers basil in Dee Nash's garden

This year, along with lavender, I tested several basils in the garden. Below are four basils worth growing in your southern garden. Two new culinary basils to tempt your palate Read More


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Published on October 22, 2020 10:59

October 15, 2020

How to take stem cuttings of favorite plants

Snipping extra leaves off of salvia before making a cutting.

After my last post on pelargoniums, several people asked me how to take stem cuttings of favorite plants for the greenhouse or to grow indoors. First you need good light. Read More


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Published on October 15, 2020 16:03

October 8, 2020

Pelargoniums on the move

Greenhouse gardening begins! The pelargoniums and my other plants are on the move into the greenhouse. I thought I would share my process with you as I move plants back Read More


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Published on October 08, 2020 08:02

September 22, 2020

More native plants for the meadow

Last weekend, Bill and I went to Tulsa for the Audubon Society’s fall garden tour that featured native plants. There were also four native plant vendors, so while we were Read More


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Published on September 22, 2020 08:05

September 9, 2020

Gluten-free biscuits and wildflower honey, please!

Gluten free Biscuits and my wildflower honey

Sunday morning, I didn’t really feel like making gluten-free biscuits, but I decided to anyway because, last week, I harvested fifteen beautiful jars of honey from my three hives. This Read More


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Published on September 09, 2020 05:41

September 2, 2020

Seven easy steps to a beautiful fall garden

Chrysanthemum 'Fall Charm'

Want to keep your garden blooming into fall? Here are seven easy steps to achieve a beautiful fall garden. After all, splendor in the fall garden begins in spring. 1. Read More


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Published on September 02, 2020 08:35

August 27, 2020

Favorite flowers: white Cuban buttercup

Turnera trioniflora, white Cuban buttercup

This is the first season I’ve grown white Cuban buttercup, Turnera trioniflora. I planted it in a large container on my back deck as the spiller portion of the thriller, Read More


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Published on August 27, 2020 05:28

August 17, 2020

August Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day

The view I see out my window as I wash dishes. Not bad. I like the repeating 'Bright Eyes' phlox and the American wisteria. The crapemyrtles aren't bad either.

Not much seemed to be blooming, but I was wrong. Not much seemed to be blooming for this August Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day, but there were more meadow flowers for Read More


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Published on August 17, 2020 10:57