All the Dirt on Gardening

one of the perennial beds Here's a pictorial of our garden this week - just a few shots so you can see what we're growing in USDA Zone 7 Northeast Oklahoma - feel free to click on images to see a larger view. Pinks, Dianthus or mineature carnations Pink Oxalis crassipes Moon Carrot,  Sesli gummiferum American Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis  Our preference for tall, dramatic plants is balanced by the need to have flowers on the ground under them. Plus, you will see in our gardens, a strong preference for flowers that feed pollinators and birds. Clematis jackmanii Mexican Hat, Ratbida columnifera Upright Prairie Coneflower Yarrow, Achillea paprika  For example, the Elderberry shrubs, Mexican Hat, Moon Carrot, Verbena and Yarrow in these pics. The only places we use insecticidal soap and fungicide is on the food crops. In particular the broccolini, the grape vines and the fruit trees need to be protected from fungal infecti...