Today, I have realized that in order for me to get the quality photos that I want and need for my posts, I need to get my Nikon D5100 down from the shelf, to take it outside, and to begin
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Jacki Kellum
Getting Better Garden Photos with My Nikon D5100
Hardy Hibiscus Summer Carnival & Other Variegated Varieties of Hardy Hibiscus
During the summer of 2021, I discovered Summer Carnival, which is a variegated variety of hardy hibiscus. Summer Carnival Foliage To be clear, it is the leaves of Summer Carnival that are variegated and not the blooms. The foliage of
Read moreSuper Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes Are Truly Super Sweet – An Abundant Treat
Every morning, I am like Red Riding, as I enter my cherry tomato forest, basket in hand, hoping that this will be the morning that my host of Super Sweet 100 cherry tomato plants finally ripen, and I can
Read morePink Brandywine – An Heirloom Tomato Like My Grandmother Grew
In my garden, I am continuously searching for the plants that my German grandmother probably grew in her magnificent garden, and I am almost certain that she grew Pink Brandywine tomatoes, which are currently considered to be Heirloom cultivars. My
Read moreUsing Rustic, Vintage Fence Panels, Gates, & Other Salvaged Pieces As Trellises In My Garden
Someone asked me about an iron piece that she had spied peeking from behind the mature plants in front of it. I told her that I’d share some of the places that I have used similar iron panels. I believe
Read moreThe Elements of A Colonial Garden – Free Plans for Colonial Gardens from Better Homes and Gardens
During Colonial America, many people grew kitchen gardens that are the precursors of today’s cottage gardens. Penn State has published an article that details the history of the Colonial Gardens of America: American colonial gardens: The history “Although the colonial
Read moreFocus on Coleus Plants, Sometimes Called Painted Nettle
Over the past few years, I have cultivated a taste for coleus plants. I grew up during the 1950s, and I do not remember that the coleus plants of my childhood were as vividly colored as they are now. The
Read moreDamask Roses – The Old, Disease-Resistant & Fragrant Roses Used for Perfumes, Sachets, Oils, Potpourris, and Cooking
I have grown heirloom and/or antique roses for many years, but for some reason, I have never grown Damask roses, and today, I discovered that they are precisely the types of roses that I need to make rose perfumes, waters,
Read moreRose Recipes: How to Make Rose Water, Powders, Rose Oil, & Rose Edibles
As far back as antiquity, people have been adding rose petals to water to harness the rose’s fragrance. “Since ancient times, roses have been used medicinally, nutritionally, and as a source of perfume.[4] Rose perfumes are made from rose oil,
Read moreDisease-Resistant Roses: Focus on Antique Roses
Alternatives to Knockout Roses: I have never bought a knockout rose, and I never shall. Knockout roses may have knocked out a few of the diseases that plague many roses, but unfortunately, they simultaneously also knocked out the fragrance, too.
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