Muskogee's Honor Heights Park is beautiful year round and a popular destination for flower lovers. The gardens have been rebuilding and have added a children' s garden , a butterfly house, a playground, a splash pad, and many new varieties of azaleas, roses, lilies, irises, daffodils and this year tulips. Some of the varieties of... Continue Reading →
Indian Paintbrushes the Texas Bluebonnet of Oklahoma
The paintbrushes fill spring pastures and watery ditches with bright red color. I love these wildflowers of Oklahoma. They seem to grow everywhere and pop up to delight and surprise our hearts after the drab brown of winter. You'll find once and again a pale yellow or white among the reds and notice that the... Continue Reading →
Roses
The roses are beginning to wiggle free of their buds and reach for the sunshine and warmth. They sway in the morning breezes and drip- drip-drop morning dew like leaky cups. They invite bumblebees. They call for passersby to stop and smell their special fragrances. "New," they call out, "try our finest seasonal perfumes. Don't... Continue Reading →