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Gang, it’s July. Time for a garden update. Blah, blah, blah.

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Part of spring’s magic is its fleeting nature. Magical, fleeting spring. Every day, I walk out in the garden and see something fading along with something else emerging anew. Springtime is almost dizzying in its busyness, but I am here for the ride and the weeding. Spring may be fleeting, but weeding is eternal, or […]

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A few days ago, before our second windstorm and third or fourth Logan County wildfire in a week, I began eradicating eastern redcedars from my rural garden and our surrounding landscape. Eastern redcedars are out of control in Oklahoma. I have never liked eastern redcedars, Juniperus virginiana, unless we’re talking about one of the named […]

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It’s that time of the month for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day where we show what we have flowering in our gardens. First, the weather It’s been extremely warm, dry, and windy in Oklahoma this week, and there are still fires burning this St. Patrick’s Day. I’ll be glad when things calm down. Also the Eastern […]

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Newly diagnosed alpha-gal syndrome patients frequently ask, “What should I eat?” This is understandable, given that many are only told they must eliminate mammal meat from their diet after receiving their diagnosis along with a prescription for two Epipens. People wrongly think avoiding red meat is enough, but it’s actually mammal meat of all kinds […]

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I’ve been planning on downsizing my garden piece-by-piece, bed-by-bed, for years. Why am I downsizing? This land and I have had a long and fruitful relationship. I’ve been growing in this space for 36 years. If you give a plant nut 7.5 acres to grow, you’ll end up with an extensive garden, or maybe several […]

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Good afternoon! Yesterday morning my part of Oklahoma saw a low of ten degrees, but that’s January for you. I think we can categorize this Oklahoma winter as chilly with a side of snow. We had blowing snow, and there is a chance for measurable snow at the end of the week. About yesterday. Yesterday, […]

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Hello friends! For you this month, I have a bowl full of blooming amaryllises and more for Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day. Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day is the longest-running meme in gardening blog land. It’s hosted on the 15th each month by my podcast co-host, Carol Michel. If you don’t know, we host a garden podcast […]

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As I’ve been garden coaching so many of you, one thing we often discuss is letting the garden grow, hopefully making it simpler to care for. At least, that’s the idea. Letting the garden grow doesn’t mean letting the garden go. There’s a fine line between exuberant, healthy plants and those intent on world domination. […]

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The wind is blowing, and leaves are falling. Autumn is the perfect time to review the bones of the garden. Once the landscape puts itself to bed for winter, you can truly see its structure, but now is a good time to plan for better garden bones for next year. Yes, you can always add […]

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