Zen Gardens
Perhaps the most recognizable Japanese garden style to Westerners is the dry landscape garden or karesansui, what we commonly call a Zen...
Central Gardens of UCO
If you are looking for a garden stroll, college campuses are often a great place to find inspiration. You may be surprised by what you...
Cutting Back Ornamentals
As the weather warms we will start to see new growth emerge from our ornamental grasses and find new sprouts from the base of herbaceous...
Shinjuku Garden, Tokyo
The park and gardens of Shinjuku were first designed for use by royalty, but opened to the public in 1949. The expansive grounds contain...
Lendonwood Gardens
For the best display of spring blooms plan an April trip to Lendonwood Gardens in Grove, Oklahoma. Lendonwood houses one of the largest...
Forcing Woody Branches to Bloom
I love adding color to the house in winter by forcing woody ornamentals plants to bloom indoors. Forcing is a term used to describe the...
Beating the Heat: Azaleas and Rhododendrons
This week’s featured garden is bursting with azaleas and rhododendrons, plants that many gardeners in the southern plains find...
A Winter Walk
Snow in Oklahoma is a rare event, so I make the most of the opportunity. I love seeing the landscape transform beneath a soft blanket of...
Winter Blossoms
Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’ lived up to its name this holiday season during my visit to the Huntsville Botanic Garden in Alabama. The...
Tidying Hellebores
I adore hellebores for their resilience. When other flowers in the garden are fast asleep hellebores decide it is time to show off by...
