OKLAHOMA ARTICLE ARCHIVE
Below you will find our growing collection of Oklahoma-specific articles. Enjoy!
CURBSIDE CREATIONS
Give careful thought and planning to what you plant by the street Story and Photos by Susan Jasan As a garden spills over the curb, there seems to be a sort of magic that draws the viewer toward the landscape. The lushness of Lantana exploding in full sun with colorful blooms and butterflies dancing all …
HOT STUFF!
Growing hot peppers at home in Oklahoma Story by Dee A. Nash, Photos by Bob Westerfield Hot peppers sport names as interesting as their flavors and colors. From the medium-hot ‘Bishop’s Crown’ to the exceedingly hot ‘Carolina Reaper’, there’s a hot pepper to suit anyone’s taste buds. One way to decide which hot peppers to …
CHERRY TOMATOES
Grow your own cherry tomatoes in Oklahoma Story by LeeAnn Barton Cherry tomatoes get little of the glory when gardeners, in their friendly manner, compete for the earliest, the biggest, or the most flavorful tomato. Little do most know that without that little cherry tomato, modern and heirloom varieties would never have come into existence. …
ONCE IN A MILLENIUM
‘Millenium’ ornamental onion Story by Russell Studebaker The Perennial Plant Association chose Allium ‘Millenium’ as the 2018 Perennial Plant of the Year. This herbaceous perennial and relative of the garden onion was bred by Mark McDonough, horticulture researcher from Massachusetts, and introduced by Plant Delights Nursery in Raleigh, N.C., in 2000. ‘Millenium’ (yes, the name was …
NATE TSCHAENN
An Oklahoma transplant thriving in the red dirt Story and Photo by Maureen Heffernan When your job is to maintain and continually improve a botanical garden located in the middle of downtown Oklahoma City, you better be up for the job, as “your” garden is open for all to see 24/7/365. Nate Tschaenn, the director …
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