It is only 3 months until time to plant another garden! There is something encouraging and comforting about the fact that even when it is cold outside and when the world seems to be frozen and barren, that there are forces deep within the earth urging new plants to be born again. Jacki Kellum Cottage…
Focus on Westerland Climbing Rose
Westerland Climbing Rose I was shopping at a nursery center today [November 5], and I was immediately attracted to the purplish-red leaves on a few roses that had been added to the clearance table. Mind you, the plant had no blooms, but the foliage alone on this particular rose bush made it seem to…
Encore Azaleas Have It All! – 4 Seasons of Color – An Instant Garden
I have lived most of my life in Mississippi, and nothing spells spring in the South more than azaleas. The problem with the old azaleas, however, is that they are not evergreens and their annual bloom time is very brief. The rest of the time, the old traditional azaleas are either a mound of nonexpressive…
Fall Is the Best Time to Transpalnt Hollyhocks – Plan Now to Deal with Japanese Beetles & Powdery Mildew in Next Summer’s Garden
This past year, my hollyhocks grew fairly well in my garden. Japanese beetles gave me fits, however, and by the end of the summer, my hollyhock leaves were dried and skeletonized. Yet, by fall, all of the old and stripped leaves were gone, and new hollyhock babies had begun to grow again. I am in…
Morning Glory Is A Weed That I Love, But Not All Morning Glories Are the Same
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…