Dee A. Nash's Blog, page 15

June 24, 2019

Rain

Hemerocallis 'Sherry Candy'

Rain is the big news at my Little Cedar Garden. It rained the entire time I was in Denver for the Garden Bloggers’ Fling. It rained when I returned home, Read More


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Published on June 24, 2019 09:54

June 5, 2019

Hard times in the cutting garden

Gulf Fritillary on 'Oklahoma Salmon' zinnias. I think I'll grow these with Zinderella Peach zinnias next year. Wouldn't that be fun?

This photo is of my cutting garden in previous, happier summers. I’m telling myself it can again be this good if I try, try again. This will be the third Read More


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Published on June 05, 2019 15:25

May 28, 2019

Tomatoes I’m trying this summer

'Honey Drop' tomato from Hudson Valley Seed Co. is the best and sweetest cherry tomato I've ever eaten.

Tomatoes I'm trying this summer. A list!


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Published on May 28, 2019 15:04

May 22, 2019

Tornadoes and High Water

Two days before Monday, Oklahomans were warned it was going to be a bad day, a “high risk” weather day. That afternoon, I was recording this week’s Gardenangelists podcast on Read More


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Published on May 22, 2019 12:01

May 15, 2019

Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day: the glories of May

Come, step into my garden and take a walk with me. Ah May, I’m so glad you’re here. It seemed like the weather would never get warm, and the rainRead More


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Published on May 15, 2019 11:03

April 24, 2019

Container gardening 101

If you came across Red Dirt Ramblings because of a Google search, you’re probably thinking about growing your first garden, and you might be interested in container gardening. Why? Because container gardening is a great way to begin. So, let’s begin at the beginning. Growing a garden, vegetable, ornamental or a mixture of the two,...


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Published on April 24, 2019 12:52

April 19, 2019

April garden chores

I am really behind on my April garden chores, and after the last couple of days, rain and abundant sun is making the cultivated plants and weeds grow. I would love to tell you I’m all sage and wisdom about my garden chores, but I am not. Quite frankly, I am trying not to panic....


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Published on April 19, 2019 06:27

April 3, 2019

Ten more easy flowers to grow in Oklahoma

My top post on this blog year-after-year is Ten easy flowers to grow in Oklahoma. I wrote that post forever ago in 2011, so it’s time to update it with ten more easy flowers to grow. Aren’t I the clever one? Cosmos bipinnatus, cosmos. The only thing stopping a good cosmos flower is the Oklahoma...


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Published on April 03, 2019 10:08

March 28, 2019

Spring has sprung!

A quick garden update. Spring has sprung at Little Cedar Garden! Click on the galleries to see larger photos.  It’s the time of year when everything needs doing all at once.  And, with the good weather we’re having, I’m outside working like a madwoman. My daughter, Claire, said I should share what it takes to...


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Published on March 28, 2019 11:48

March 6, 2019

A look back at last May

Sunday, I wrote an article for Oklahoma Living magazine, which meant going through photographs. It was 22°F outside, and we had a bit more snow. Not the hyped snowmageddon predicted by the weather people, but still cold and windy for what seemed like the millionth day. For some reason–harrumph February–the cold weather and gray skies...


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Published on March 06, 2019 08:07