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Zinnia favorites

It’s probably no surprise I love zinnias. I talk about them on the Gardenangelists podcast every chance I get, but these are my zinnia favorites, the varieties I want to always grow no matter what. My zinnia plan failed, sort of. Gardening is a love story, and as the kids would say, I’m here for […]

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Gardening is a love story

This morning I was talking to a friend about flowers, and we agreed gardening is a love story. Jennifer Hussman from Ladybug Lane Flower Farm and I were discussing marigolds and zinnias. She is very fond of ‘Coco™ Gold’ marigolds, and I’m digging ‘Benary’s Giant Deep Red’ zinnias now. How is gardening a love story? […]

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Yellow flower parade

Throughout July and August, my garden is a yellow flower parade. Yellow flowers know pollinators love them, so many start strutting their stuff in summer when there are more bees, butterflies and hover flies to entice. Yellow flowers are also great summer flowers for summer heat. Yellow daisy-like flowers rule the summer garden. While blue […]

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Weeds have superpowers

Weeds have superpowers. Like Marvel super villains, weeds are tenacious and difficult to control, and they don’t realize they are evil. In their viewpoint, they are simply trying to survive and replicate, and oh yeah, dominate the world. And they do so in plenty of ways. Last year I shared about some of these problem […]

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Favorite June views and daylily hues

By writing about my favorite June views and daylily hues, I get you to look at my daylilies again. See how sneaky I am? What? No daylilies in your gardens? What do you do for color in the in-between season of late spring/early summer when all of the ugly daffodil foliage is dying back? If […]

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Late spring garden chores

We’re almost at the end of May. The roses bloomed in April signifying it’s time for late spring garden chores. If you’re feeling behind the eight ball, I’m not surprised. I always feel like there’s too much to do in late spring, but this year is wetter than usual, bringing more weeds. Still, the garden […]

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Gardening with Alpha-gal Syndrome

Gardening with Alpha-gal syndrome might not be on your mind when you’re initially diagnosed. At first, you’re simply trying to figure out how to navigate what to eat and probably what to wear, not to mention your medications. Many of our medications in the U.S. have mammal in them, and we can be very allergic […]

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Dear Spring Garden, I love you

Dear Spring Garden, I love you. You are having a banner spring. I took a few photos and recorded you for posterity because heavy rain is supposed to fall this weekend. [Click on the photos in the galleries to enlarge them.] We need the rain. We always need rain even if irises and peonies don’t […]

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Easy plants for your containers

Last year, I wrote my container garden tutorial, but I neglected to post the information about easy plants for your containers. Let’s remedy that, shall we? Consider this my Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day post. Carol Michel hosts GBBD each month on the 15th at May Dreams Gardens. Tropical plants are the easiest ones to grow […]

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A quick garden update

So, how is everyone’s garden season so far? I thought I would give a quick garden update and tell you what I’ve been doing for the last few weeks. [Click on the images in the gallery to enlarge the photos.] Although the weather has been unseasonably warm, we are closer to normal this week. Oklahoma […]

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