Dee A. Nash's Blog, page 11
November 3, 2020
No power, but not powerless

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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October 27, 2020
Ice storm double whammy

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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October 22, 2020
Four basils worth growing

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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October 15, 2020
How to take stem cuttings of favorite plants

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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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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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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September 9, 2020
Gluten-free biscuits and wildflower honey, please!

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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September 2, 2020
Seven easy steps to a beautiful fall garden

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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August 27, 2020
Favorite flowers: 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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August 17, 2020
August Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day

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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