With 38 state parks and 12 protected nature preserves, Oklahoma is overflowing with hidden gems. Here are 5 ways to experience it.
Walking through the streets of downtown Guthrie, Oklahoma you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time. The small town’s old western charm and history is beautifully preserved in its century-old buildings. Those buildings now house
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Over the weekend, staff at the Oklahoma Humane Society found a pup in a precarious position.
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"You are a human being and worth more than a meal from a dumpster."
When the museum reopens, there will probably be a million people waiting outside just to meet this kind man.
Walking through the streets of downtown Guthrie, Oklahoma you’ll feel like you’ve stepped back in time. The small town’s old western charm and history is beautifully preserved in its century-old buildings. Those buildings now house
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It's the time of year where we can finally go outside in skirts and sunhats to take pictures among nature. Spring 2020 has us all longing for solo trips where we can explore the vastness of nature without all the crowds. At Oklahoma's Great Salt Plains, mining for crystals is so much fun and you'll get your growing wanderlust satisfied all at the same time.
This listing is for one (1) "Pink / Miss Oklahoma" Canna Lily bulb. (also known as LA Canna or "Pink President") Miss Oklahoma is a showy pink Canna that will beautify your flower garden. Miss Oklahoma Canna is a most beautiful watermelon-pink Canna with an extremely large bloom head and is a strong grower. The large foliage produced by these plants is truly beautiful. Although we call it a Tall Canna, it is a semi-dwarf, usually growing to a height of 3-5ft. Make sure you plant outside after all chance of frost has passed. Likes a LOT of SUN and WATER! The more sun and water these get, the bigger the plant will get. A popular summer-flowering bulb, Cannas produce large green foliage, with pink flowers at the top. These showy plants can be used in borders and are also ideal in containers. Bring containers in before the first frost to preserve your bulb for the next growing season. Cannas bloom throughout summer and into fall. These are rhizomes (bulbs) and will also multiply into more bulbs and more plants over the years! - Grows 3-5ft tall - Performs best in full sun or partial sun - Requires regular watering, especially in the hot summer months - Excellent addition to any garden, along borders or houses - Generally disease and pest-free - Cold-hardy in Zones 8-11 (in other zones, you must dig up and bring inside in the winter) - Planting time: Spring *Bulbs will be similarly sized as in the pictures. *If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to send us a message! ________________________________ Well, you've read this far... Why not save 15% off your order! - SAVE 15% OFF YOUR ORDER - Join our email club and get access to exclusive sales, new items, and growing tips! PLUS you also get a coupon code for 15% off! SUBSCRIBE HERE: https://bit.ly/buddefarms (copy and paste in your browser) ________________________________
We turned up the wooded drive to Merrick Hollow and pulled into a gravel parking lot surrounded by trees.
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Don't you just love the calming sounds of water flowing through your garden? It's always a soothing feature of an outdoor living space in Tulsa. Many people are opting to build stunning and sometimes distinctive water features in their outdoor environments. Not only adding a relaxing character to the outdoor living area, water features also can become the focal point of the space and can entice colorful birds that help to invigorate the space even more. Especially if your Tulsa landscape has a slope or changes in its topography, a flowing stream and waterfall are perfect embellishments to your garden. Line the stream with vibrant native plants to provide more eye-catching interest, and you can create a beautiful path through your outdoor living space. As Better Homes and Gardens (BHG) noted, “Run your stream over different materials and at varying depths to create a variety of delightful gurgles.” Water features and gardens with an Asian theme are becoming more prevalent as homeowners want a more tranquil tone in their outdoor space. Whether simply for pondering by the water or a space for entertaining, Asian-style water gardens offer an exclusive, Zen-like atmosphere. Using bamboo, arbors, wooden teahouses and bridges, and reflecting pools, you can bring your Japanese garden to life. Adding Tulsa hardscapes around your water feature can really enrich your outdoor living experience. Building a pergola and seating area can help afford a place to relax and contemplate life while watching your water garden, which may be teaming with fish or surrounded by birds that flock to the colorful foliage nearby the water feature. An artful bridge offers an additional focal point across a stream or pond. A deck adjacent to a pond or other water feature provides a great place to unwind or entertain. Using various pavers and hardscapes in a variety of textures and shapes can create more appeal and charm in your water garden. If you would like to start small, BHG recommended placing a water feature in a planting bed or even using a bowl filled with a miniature water lily to serve as an outdoor dining centerpiece. Whether you would like a more formal water garden or something with a more relaxed, even country feel, the Tulsa landscape designers at Oklahoma Landscape can create the perfect outdoor living area for your lifestyle and home.
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I am linking my post to Oh, the PLACES I've Been. The Bavinger House by Bruce Goff takes 'bringing the outside in' to a new level...and it was built in the 1950's. I hope that you enjoy it. Thank you to "The Tablescaper" for hosting this delightful meme. Daddy was a new member of the faculty in the Oklahoma University School of Architecture in 1950. The head of the architecture department was Bruce Goff, Frank Lloyd Wright's famous protege. Goff designed The Bavinger House, built outside of Norman, Oklahoma. The house was physically built, mostly on the weekends, by Goff, Bavinger, and a number of faculty and students from the university, including my daddy, from 1950, to 1955. I remember weekends spent driving out to the house to take lunch to daddy and to see the project in process. Gene and Nancy Bavinger were family friends. The Bavinger's older son, Bill, was a year younger than I. Bill was one of my sister's best friends, and we spent many great times at the Bavinger House as children and teenagers. The house is now recognized as one of the fifteen most important architectural designs in the United States. For a time, it was opened to the public for visits by Bob Bavinger, Nancy and Gene's younger son. I stopped by to revisit some old memories, and I couldn't resist taking some photos. I only had my iPhone, so I hope that the images translate adequately. I thought that you might enjoy a short tour. The view as one approaches the house is pretty amazing. The roof line starts at ground level and spirals to a peak. It always made me think of a stone tower surrounded by a sweeping sail. The main entrance is to the right of the lowest roof level and down some steps. The materials are mostly native stones and melted down 'junk glass.' It always reminded me of the green glass in old Coke bottles. I can still picture my daddy and others carrying those stones and glass pieces and placing them to create this incredible structure. After descending the entry steps, the first thing one discovers is this stunningly beautiful patio area. Can you see the suspension bridge laid through the trees in the upper left of the picture? The suspension bridge is accessed from within an upper level of the home. As children we used to scamper across the bridge, which hangs above a deep ravine, to visit the Wilson House, on the other side. The bridge is actually quite narrow, and I don't think that I would venture out on it now. Can you see the top of the giant bronze pot just to the right of the patio trees? It's an outdoor fireplace, found on a lower level of the patio. The table and chairs are original to the home, as are the sculptures. This view looks back toward the front door. This interior wall is built below ground. Remember the beginning of the roof, almost at ground level? That's the location of this area. The junk glass is beautiful as it reflects the sunlight. There used to be a profusion of gorgeous orchids growing out of the walls. Bob Bavinger hopes to replant them at some point. Pretty amazing, right? The Bavinger House was heated with these stoves; remember that the house was built in the countryside, and there was a minimum of utility service available in 1950. Behind the stove, notice the recessed area beyond the rock. There used to be a 'creek' that ran through the house. It was dammed up at some point. The large suspended 'saucer' that you see is the living room. Above the living room, you can see a bit of another 'saucer' that was the Bavinger's master bedroom. The drapery panels that you can observe could be drawn for privacy. The large round tubular structure that you see is a closet for the master bedroom. It's an interesting concept. Inside the tube, the hanging apparatus is actually a 'lazy susan.' The closet rack rotates, and provides quite a bit of storage. From the living room pod, one can see the Master Bedroom pod and above that Bill Bavinger's bedroom. Follow the stairs higher, and you would reach Gene Bavinger's studio. In later years, the studio became Bill's bedroom, to make room for younger brother, Bob. Gene built a new studio in another building on the property. The interior of the living room pod was in essence a 'sunken living room. The seating was a built-in part of the pod. Looking beyond the pod, you can see the huge round table that makes up the dining room. It has built in seating, and it also rotates. Originally the dining table had a glass top, but I really like the wood. Here's a close-up of the 'lazy susan' dining table. Can you see the giant 'shopping bag' sitting next to the stove? Nancy Bavinger was a clay artist, and she designed a variety of clay 'shopping bags.' They can be seen displayed throughout the home. A pair of Nancy's shopping bags, tucked in a niche. More of Nancy's bags, sitting adjacent to the kitchen, which is incredibly small by today's standards. More bags, and here you can catch a glimpse of the pond and another stove. The window at the top of the tower was Gene's studio and housed the exit to the suspension bridge. Quite a house!
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Once the playground of luminaries such as poet Fernando Pessoa and the Portuguese royal family, Cascais (pronounced kush-kaish) is rich in a sense of whimsical charm and character. Replete with winding laneways, contemporary art museums, and a pedestrianized old town with plenty to see and eat, it's no wonder Cascais is now – as it
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Catoosa has a variety of family fun things to see and do especially around Route 66. Catoosa is located just outside of East Tulsa and Route 66 runs right through it. We have explored the area many times. Below you will see our favorite places to see and things to do in Catoosa. Route
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My girlfriend Hilary invited me to go with her to OKC and I said yes! We hit the road and went antiquing in Oklahoma City!
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