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Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Plant zoos

Gardens of the Cross Timbers: Plant zoos Becky Emerson Carlberg Contributing writer The native spring flowers keep coming. The dewberries (Rubus species), close relatives of blackberries, form trailing vines close to the ground, not upright canes. Dewberries bloom before blackberries and are now producing five petaled white flowers. Soon, sweet little squishy purple raspberry-like fruits will be ripe and ready. The black locust trees (Robinia pseudoacacia) are blooming. If planted near crops or trees, the nitrogen-fixing legume enhances their growth. Honeybees and bumblebees love the flowers. Another example of an American plant taken overseas. Hungarians imported black locust seeds in the 1700s. Through selective breeding, strong black locust stock was developed. Not only are Hungarian forests almost 20% black locust, the tree has become important in their commercial honey business.

The Oklahoma Annual Azalea Festival is Coming Up!

Park naturalist to lead nature, history hikes

Colleen Hoffman (nee Jenkins)

Hoffman, Colleen (nee Jenkins), age 88, passed away on Dec. 10, 2020. She was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Dan and Lillie Mae Jenkins on Dec. 8, 1932. She is

Family Fun Can Be Found All Around Muskogee This Winter

By: Jonathan Cooper MUSKOGEE, Okla. - Though 2020 may not have been what we envisioned, the magic of Christmas is still all around us. This is especially true this year in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The park is beautiful. Million-plus lights out there, Castle of Muskogee owner Matt Hiller said. For an entire fun-filled day, you can shop for gifts downtown, visit Christmas displays, and eat. A lot. Our pies will change daily,” Harmony House owner Mandy Scott said. “We have a bread pudding that we do daily.” Harmony House is a bakery and tea room inside of a mansion built in 1914. At Christmastime, they go all out with the decorations.