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Gardening in Oklahoma
Most everyone, at some time or another, gets an urge to try his or her hand at a form of gardening. It may involve flowers. It could be shrubs or trees. Maybe it’s simply a lawn edging. Or, perhaps it’s a vegetable garden for table-variety food. Those who have the time, money and interest may take it farther and make it a major hobby — or even a business.
Gardening in Oklahoma, a state where there is sunshine and even temperatures most of the year, offers opportunities that don’t exist in some areas of the United States. There can be challenges, with dry conditions often continuing for lengthy periods, or soil conditions that require a little assistance. But they can be met and the experience can be a good one.
Deter ‘deer drama’ this winter
Deer do some of their worst damage to your garden, landscape, trees and shrubs in winter, when other food sources are hard to come by.
Gardening expert Loretta Aaron leaves wide legacy
An Oklahoma City gardening expert has died, but her namesake Iris will bloom on as a reminder of the lasting impression she left on so many Oklahoma gardeners. Loretta Aaron, a well-known gardening columnist of 21 years for The Oklahoman, died July 12 at the age of 92.
Read a selection of Loretta's columns:
Flower type often lasts over winter
Take note of summer heat's toll
New plant additions suggested
Preparing the garden for zinnias
Vacation gets tough for plants
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EDMOND — The Fine Arts Institute of Edmond is offering 18 workshops Nov. 30 through Dec. 16 to help children get in a holiday spirit. Children can make holiday creations out of a clay-like...
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Deer do some of their worst damage to your garden, landscape, trees and shrubs in winter, when other food sources are hard to come by.
“In the early 1900s, there were probably only about half...
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You could be called the lawn Luddites. You’re the holdouts who shun leaf blowers and lawn vacuums, the hardy types who find satisfaction in the scrape of tines on grass. You’re the leaf...
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The cabbage that Claremore fourth-grader Riley Jensen grew over the summer with her grandfather was so big that she and her family members spent a week eating it before it was all gone. When they...
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Q: What are some tips for home pest control? A: The first important step in insect control is to identify the insect that is present so that the proper control procedure will be used. OSU county...
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PHILADELPHIA — At one time, collecting and sharing seeds was more about saving money than anything else. Today, it’s likely to be that and more. You might want to plant that...
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I am writing this column in Israel while on an Ag Trade Mission to visit greenhouse and vegetable production operations and to learn more about their crop production in the desert with limited...
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Robin Potter is a happy refugee from the dot-com world. She bailed out at just the right time. "Then I decided to go into what I really like doing, which is fiddle with plants,” she...
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In many parts of the country, garden centers are loaded with fresh bedding plants to give you months of cool-season color and splendor. Pansies, violas, snapdragons, dianthus, flowering kale,...
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Q: What causes the leaves to turn color in the fall? A: The green in leaves is actually chlorophyll, which is responsible for catching the sun’s energy and converting it into energy for plant...
Sampling of articles from former columnist Loretta Aaron
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Mon, 11/16/09 | 1 Comment
Giant cabbage wins Claremore girl some lettuce
Clint, Edmond: I think you meant salad.
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Mon, 10/26/09 | 1 Comment
Fall color displayed in flowers, leaves
Holly, Oklahoma City: Too bad this isn't a color photo.
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Mon, 10/12/09 | 2 Comments
Marshmallows do grow, just not on tree or bush
Bryan, Oklahoma City: Now if only I could just find the mysterious and fabled bacon tree...
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Mon, 10/12/09 | 2 Comments
Marshmallows do grow, just not on tree or bush
Kim, Yukon: Now if we could only grow graham crackers and chocolate....
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Wed, 09/02/09 | 2 Comments
Raising chickens at home real coop for Oregonians
Matt1, OKC: We have 12, 'chickavision' is the best day in and day out entertainment in town. imho
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Mon, 08/31/09 | 2 Comments
Raising chickens at home real coop for Oregonians
Mike, : Backyard chickens are just one of the urban pleasures of Portland, my adopted hometown. I was...
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Mon, 08/10/09 | 1 Comment
Yard ornaments can encompass extremes
Kevin, Oklahoma City: Nothing says 'Oklahoma' more than concrete deer in the yard...
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Mon, 08/03/09 | 1 Comment
Gardening might lengthen life span
UnSub, Yukon: Fishing does also.
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Sat, 05/30/09 | 1 Comment
First lady visits garden helpers
Steve, OKC metro: ah....the laying of hands...
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Fri, 05/29/09 | 3 Comments
The grass is always greener on someone else’s lawn
Philip Spencer, Edmond: Moneywort is a miracle plant. There are two species, gold and green. It is a perennial but...
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