The anemone has a delicious bloom. The blues are wonderful with periwinkle petals and black wispy centers. I planted one this spring and its feathery leaves make it look so fragile that I had little hope for it. Then just last week my plant from last year came up and bloomed. I hadn't known they... Continue Reading →
Azaleas for Veterans?
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 →