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Spring garden preparations

There’s a lot of advice online about spring garden preparations. One rule of thought is to do nothing until temperatures are consistently over 55 or to wait until after the last spring freeze–around April 20 in Oklahoma. Well, in Oklahoma, spring weather temperatures are rarely consistent, and I cannot wait to do my spring garden […]

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Grow the sweetest cherry tomatoes

Have you ever wanted to grow the sweetest cherry tomatoes? Since my granddaughter loves all tomatoes and enjoys picking cherry tomatoes best I became excited about growing the sweetest cherry tomatoes I could find. Last winter, I also fell in love with Sugar Bombs, those extra sweet cherry tomatoes you can buy at certain times […]

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My zinnia plan for this year

I see you laughing at this title, but a zinnia plan is what it will take to incorporate so many different varieties in my garden this year. I have 32 packets of seeds. Some hold zinnia blends, but still, you could ask… Why so many zinnias? Last summer, I was overcome by the new varieties […]

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Organizing new seeds

It’s that time of year when gardeners start to dream through seed catalogs and troll websites, buying and later organizing new seeds. All this shopping is like being a little kid at a dessert buffet. Once the packages start to arrive, I’ll need to organize my bounty. New Year dreaming. Each year, I write about […]

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Trees of hope

In December, we planted two trees of hope where the horse barn stood before March 2023’s wildfire. Since we don’t have horses anymore, we decided to plant two maple trees in this spot where we can see them from inside the house and outside too. We chose red maples because red is not a color […]

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Tick bites and Alpha-gal Syndrome

In late October, I was diagnosed with Alpha-gal syndrome which is an allergy to mammalian products. I can’t eat any meat products including dairy. I also removed gelatin and glycerin unless they come from fish or vegan sources. Vegan products can’t have carrageenan. It sounds simple, but it isn’t. There are so many things made […]

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What flowers in fall?

If you search perennial gardening in Oklahoma this time of year, you might want to know what flowers in fall. Well, here I am, your ever-helpful guide. I’ll be glad to share which plants flower in my fall garden. Native and non-native asters flower in fall. Asters make garden magic in fall, but they do […]

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Plants I love in the garden now.

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. Thank goodness. New plants I love in the garden now. Last weekend, I went to the inaugural Native Plant Festival in Oklahoma City, and I bought a few new plants. […]

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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 happens. I planted a lot of perennials this morning, and I met with four garden coaching clients this week, so let’s get going before I’m too tired to post. Click on […]

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Garden success with Wave® petunias

Wave® Gardening asked me to write about my experience growing Wave® petunias this summer. My husband, Bill, loves petunias so I always incorporate several varieties in my containers and elsewhere in the garden.

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