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Gardens in the Ozarks

Early spring daphodils

In the Ozarks daffodils start blooming in late February, lasting till mid April. We always have some daffodils blooming for Easter. We plant them in our lawn in late summer or fall. They get thicker and more beautiful each year. We wait till mid May before mowing them to allow them to build and store energy for next years blooms. The daffodils pictured above were from bulbs purchased about 40 years ago. They were dug up and replanted about 15 years ago. Dogwoods,  which grow wild in our pastures and woods, bloom in early to mid April. Irises (pictured at left,) snowball bushes, azaleas, and columbines (pictured left to right below) bloom in late April and May. Day lilies bloom in May and June, but one variety, Stella De Oreo day lilie (pictured bellow,) blooms from mid May until the first hard freeze in late fall. Yuccas, pictured bottom left bloom in June. All of these flowers are hardy perennials that require very little care in northern Arkansas. Pansies are hardy biennials that, if plant in fall, will bloom in fall, spring, and early summer. In mild winters they will bloom all winter.

Snowball Bush     azalias     columbines

Mimosa              mimosa

Mimosa trees (pictured above) bloom in mid summer in the Ozarks and have unusual flowers and leaves. They are also called the sensitive plants because their leaves fold up when touched.

Pole Beens and Squash      Squash and asparagus      Sweet Potatoes and Raspberries
Pole Beans, Squash, and Cucumbers                       Squash and Asparagus                         Sweet Potatoes and Raspberries


Tomatoes, Squash, and Pole Beans   Irish Potatoes   Spring Garden
Tomatoes, Squash and Pole Beans                         Irish Potatoes                                               Spring Garden                    

We try to grow as much of what we eat as possible. We use organic farming and gardening techniques. We have an abundant supply of goat manure for our garden. The trees that line the south and west sides of our garden are hardy pecans purchased from Gurney's Seed and Nursery thirty six years ago. They produce all of the pecans that we, our children, and our grandchildren can eat from Thanksgiving to Easter. 
Stella De Oreo Day Lilies  

Come Visit Us and See Our Garden

We are two miles west of Ralph on County Road 5040.

Ralph is four miles south of Yellville, Arkansas, on Highway 14.


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