When I was a little girl, my grandmother grew light blue morning glories over a large metal arch in the back of her yard. Although most gardeners insist that morning glories are noxious weeds, I have a nostalgic affinity for them. I used to love to spend hours lounging in the shade of the sky…
Ideas for Small, Intimate Gardens
Jacki Kellum Garden August 2019 – Quickfire Hydrangea, Magic Pink Canna, California Giant Zinnias, Rudbeckia [Black-Eyed Susans], and Sugar Pumpkin Vine Jacki Kellum Garden May 2019 – Gene Boerner Rose Jacki Kellum Garden August 2015 Jacki Kellum Garden September 2017 Jacki Kellum Garden Gate 2016 “When the hornet hangs in the hollyhock, And the brown…
How to Create a Garden Room with Interlocking Dwarf Fruit Tree Limbs
] Grow an open-air pavilion. Four plum trees define the rustic backyard getaway atop pea gravel. As they fill in, the trees’ twining branches will supply foliage to cover the supports. In three to five years, after the branches intertwine sufficiently, you’ll be able to remove the stakes and supports. Mow a 6×6-foot grassy area…
Watching Pumpkins Bloom and Grow Is A Highlight of My Garden in Hot Summer
Today was a cooler day, and I spent some time weeding my garden. While I was outside, I lifted my head and noticed that the rattling song of the creatures that one of my sons calls the “heat bugs” had begun. When I came inside, I noticed that I had picked up a bouquet of…
What Is the Connection Between Beatrix Potter, William Wordsworth, the Impressionists and Other Artists and Writers Who Garden?
Beatrix Potter’s Farmhouse and Hill Top Garden Yesterday I was talking to my cousin about starting another garden in the Ozarks and about placing a greenhouse on that site. That was before I received my new book today Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life. On further examination, I realize that my dream for a gardening cottage is…
A Warm Study of Beatrix Potter’s Hill Top Farm and Writers & Painters Who Garden
Beatrix Potter’s Farmhouse and Hill Top Garden Yesterday I was talking to my cousin about starting another garden in the Ozarks and about placing a greenhouse on that site. That was before I received my new book today Beatrix Potter’s Gardening Life. On further examination, I realize that my dream for a gardening cottage is…
Come Into My Garden – I Prefer the Natural Look of a Cottage Garden
I have a very distinctive taste in gardening–it is a bit like me. My garden is loud–in a prayerful way. The colors in my garden clamor for attention and as they call, they challenge each other: “Be the best form of yourself.” Early in the summer, I noted that I was having a particularly pink…
A List of Disease Resistant Roses That Are Easy to Grow
Jacki Kellum Garden May 2019 In my Zone 7, Ozark Mountain Garden, My Gene Boerner Rose Bloomed 1 Month After I Planted It As A Bare Root Rose. It was my first rose to bloom this year. Gene Boerner is a prolific bloomer, and it is highly resistant to diseases. For many years, I have…
My Gene Boerner Rose Will Bloom for Mother’s Day
For as long as I can remember, roses and Mother’s Day have gone together. When I was a child, the people whose mothers had passed away would wear white roses, and the rest of us lucky devils would wear red roses. I am a very lucky devil. This Sunday, I’ll be able to visit my…
Why Everyone Needs A Secret Garden – The Cloisters in NYC and My Gardens, Too
Not long before I left New Jersey, I visited The Cloisters in New York City. By definition, a cloisters area is an open hallway that surrounds a protected garden. It is a natural walkway where monks and nuns might retreat into nature and still have a degree of protection from the elements, like wind, rain,…