OKLAHOMA ARTICLE ARCHIVE
Below you will find our growing collection of Oklahoma-specific articles. Enjoy!
AROUND THE SQUARE
The time my special little garden struck gold Story by Schroeder Wilson You would never use the word “spacious” to describe my special little garden. We call it a special garden, because you cannot see the miniature garden from the street. It is only visible when you’re on the front porch. It is a space …
‘DRAGON’S BREATH’ COCKSCOMB
Story by Russell Studebaker Cockscomb (Celosia) plants have a crested form that looks like the comb on a rooster. But newer and hybrid plume types, like the cultivar ‘Dragon’s Breath’, look like ostrich feathers dipped in vivid red paint and are dramatic knock outs in the landscape. These annuals are in the amaranth family and …
LARRY HOFFMAN
Q&A with a lifelong gardener Story by M.J. Van Deventer Photos courtesy of Larry Hoffman M.J. had a short Q&A session with Larry Hoffman, Retired State Farm Insurance Agent, President of the Muskogee, Oklahoma Garden Club and Civic Volunteer. He lives in the Zone 7 garden area. How long have you been gardening? Not including …
HIVELY’S HAVEN
This master gardener transforms her family acreage into a wildlife paradise Story and Photos by Susan Albert Judi Hively of Hominy, who gardens on the land where her grandparents once lived, said she must have inherited the gardening gene from her mother, who liked flower gardening, and her grandfather, who always tended a vegetable garden. …
A GOOD START
Growing your own vegetable transplants Story and Photos by Dee A. Nash One of the cheapest ways to garden in Oklahoma is to grow your own transplants. Starting vegetable and flower seeds indoors isn’t as hard as you might think, and broken down into steps, the process is even more straightforward. In central Oklahoma, the …
DON’T PASS THE BUCK
Bottlebrush buckeye Story by Russell Studebaker Bottlebrush buckeye was first collected by American naturalist and nurseryman William Bartram in the 1770s. Although not common in American gardens, the bottlebrush buckeye was an instant success when introduced to Europe by John Fraser in 1785. Native to the Southeast – South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and north Florida …
JARED DEAN WEST
A bucket list of growing tips Story and Photos by Maureen Heffernan Five generations of his family, beginning with his great-great-grandfather, have farmed and gardened on Jared Dean West’s 102 acres in Ada. Of this acreage, 52 acres were part of the original Indian allotment lands of the late 1800s. His great-great-grandfather made his way …
OUTDOOR HANGOUTS
Demystifying garden rooms Story and Photos by LeeAnn Barton What defines a room? Is it four walls and a door or the contents? Maybe it is the room’s purpose or the fact that it is only a portion of the whole living space. All of these speak to what a room is – garden rooms …
CAPSICUM ANNUM AWESOME!
Growing your own banana peppers in Oklahoma Story by Maureen Heffernan If you have full sun in a location, you can grow peppers – sweet or hot. While sweet bell peppers are the most popular pepper, there are so many others to try – like banana peppers. Banana peppers are very easy to grow and …