The Edmond Sun

Horticulture Industries Show to take place in Tulsa
STILLWATER — Oklahoma State University is partnering with the University of Arkansas to sponsor the 29th Annual Oklahoma and Arkansas Horticulture Industries Show. This two-day event will take place Jan. 8-9, 2010.
Fall leaf piles not all fun and games
Just try to tell me that the sight of a multi-colored pile of freshly raked leaves doesn’t nudge you toward the urge of belly-flopping right into the middle of that organic pile of fun. This was always something I looked forward to as a child, but I fear that few children get to make these same memories as our cities begin to fill up and creep out.
11-13 Garden: in brief
Ambassadors, volunteers sought for OSU Botanical Garden
STILLWATER — Oklahomans who have a love of gardening and volunteering are encouraged to apply for the Ambassador Program or the Garden Volunteer Program at the Oklahoma State University Botanical Garden.
Fall color in an evergreen?
Homeowners may be beginning to wonder why their evergreens resemble a palette of fall color. Many pines and arborvitaes are exhibiting shades of brown and yellow in their needles. With all of the other pine problems running rampant, this may be alarming, but there is no need to start tree shopping just yet.
Plant some candy: the pretty marsh mallow
With harvest season winding down, it’s time for dessert. How about some candy, real candy, from the garden?
Marshmallows, anyone?
Plant swap gone bad
It’s been said in this column and many others that one of the many joys of gardening is being able to share plants with friends. Sharing divisions is a great way to increase the diversity of plants in the garden without increasing the pressure on your pocketbook. But I do have some words of caution before you start introducing new plants into the yard.
Enjoy Edmond’s most beautiful yards this weekend
Edmond Beautiful sponsors free tour

Edmond Beautiful asks local residents to relive the beauty of summer this weekend through its annual Yard of the Week program.
Don’t get burned when buying firewood
The day the firewood gets delivered at my house is almost as magical as Christmas morning. There is nothing as relaxing as coming home in the dead of winter to sit in front of the fire. I look forward to this all year. Some may think that a person who sits on the hearth until her back just can’t take the heat anymore is crazy, but I suppose most gardeners are.
Alliance plans 19th annual Kitchen Tour
Oklahoma County Medical Society Alliance will sponsor the 19th annual Kitchen Tour from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 25.
Logan County OSU Extension offers Master Gardener Program
The Master Gardener Program is being offered by the Logan County OSU Cooperative Extension Service to provide horticultural training to home gardeners in Logan County.
Fall temps signal time to bring plants indoors
I’ve always thought that the real gardeners are the people who are able to bring a full sun-loving plant indoors for the winter and keep it alive and thriving. When the spring bulbs pop their heads above ground and the birds begin to sing, the plants are again moved outdoors for their summer vacations. The lush foliage seems to never miss a beat.
Gardeners can find valuable resource right in their own yards
STILLWATER — There is a noticeable chill in the crisp morning air. In many parts of the state, the leaves are starting to change color and giving the landscape a beautiful new look.
Tree care conference slated for Oct. 28
STILLWATER — Gardeners looking for innovative information regarding proper tree care should plan to attend a tree care conference that will be hosted by the department of horticulture and landscape architecture at Oklahoma State University.
OSU Extension plans tree care seminar
When it comes to establishing new trees in yards and landscapes, fall may be the best time for a new planting.
Attitude is everything in the garden
Since having a little girl four months ago, I have learned so many things. Most of those lessons have no place in an article about gardening. But one particular morning something appeared very clear to me, and this revelation came by the way of a message on my daughter’s pink and purple bib.
Here’s some bang for your gardening buck
It’s real easy for me to sit at my computer and type away about all of the beautiful plants there are to plant in a flower bed, but it’s not nearly as easy to go pay for all of those new flashy varieties. I realize that money is tight in most homes these days, and it’s completely understandable that landscaping is considered to be a line item in the budget where cuts can be made. There are a few tips, however, that can make your gardening dollars stretch further across the yard.
Flower bulbs make a ‘box lunch’ for garden pests
Bulbs are perfect, self-contained packages for gardeners. They’re equipped with everything necessary to make flowers grow and bloom.
Problem is, that makes them a prize for predators, too.
Fighting an uphill battle: Proper plant selection
We have all heard this saying before: “I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.” Some folks may even be unfortunate enough to know the feeling. It’s when you know that if the situation were tweaked just a bit, life would become a breeze.
The truth about compost
To compost or not to compost, that is the question. I think many novice composters find themselves asking this question while holding a piece of who-knows-what in their hand. I’ve discovered that people want to do the right thing — they really do. But in their ignorance of not knowing what the right thing is they are frozen by the fear of possibly doing the wrong thing. Confused? Let me clarify.

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