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Cottage Garden Living
Jacki Kellum
How to Create A Cottage Garden – Gardening Class Taught by Jacki Kellum
In the Beginning, A Garden Is Pre-Determined by Its Soil: How to Amend and Compost for New Soil
During my lifetime, I have lived and gardened in several parts of the country, and in almost every place I have lived, I have been forced to amend my garden’s soil. I am currently gardening in the Ozark Mountains, where
Read morePlants Added to My Garden in 2022
Azaleas Autumn Royalty Orchid Showers Hydrangea Twilight Black Stem Hydrangea – Nigra – Blooms in pink or blue or lavender Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Nigra’ ‘Nigra’ is a lovely hydrangea with pastel blooms. While this alone would be a good reason for growing it,
Read moreSaga of My Birdhouse – See How Things Changed in 6 Short Months
Today, the Pineapple Sage has almost completely obscured my birdhouse, which has been a focal point of my garden for several years. But in April of 2021, 6 months ago from today’s date, I started a new garden in my
Read moreCamellias in My Garden & Their Zones – Camellias Are Southern Shrubs
I lived most of my life in Mississippi, and nothing sings the song of Mississippi more eloquently than Camellias. Currently, I live in the Ozark Mountains, and I no longer have the advantage of Mississippi’s Planting Zone. One of the
Read moreSecond Spring in September – Jacki Kellum Garden Journal
September 15, 2021 – Wednesday Albert Camus said: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” In several ways, I do agree with Camus that the leaf-turning time of year is another spring-like celebration of color, but
Read moreMoving Day: Shifting Some of My Larger Plants to Places Where They Will Have More Space – Jacki Kellum Notebook – September 3, 2021
September 3, 2021 – Jacki Kellum Garden Notebook Coral Red Dogwood Shrub – Image Credit: My Gardening Life Today, I pruned away some of the dying branches on my Coral Red Dogwood shrub. I bought this gem on clearance, after
Read moreThe Autumn Shuffle: Moving My Containers of Annuals Around – September 2, 2021 – Jacki Kellum Garden Notebook
September 2, 2021 – Thursday Jacki Kellum Notebook Whet I did today in my garden: J Yuletide Camellia – Image Credit Newswire – University of Georgia Today, I moved my Yuletide Camellia Early this spring, I bought a Yuletide Camellia.
Read moreAn End of August Song – My Garden Looks at the Coming of Fall
Over and again, I recommend 4-Season Gardens. I currently live in the Ozark mountains, and in a few months, the weather here will get brutally cold. Tender plants will need to be moved inside or else they will die, and
Read moreWatching My Garden Turn Itself Into Autumn – To Everything There Is A Season
Nothing sings the song of autumn more eloquently than coneflowers withering on their stems. Mid-July I was at a nursery, purchasing a perennial that had passed its season, and I explained to the salesperson: “It’s ok. Spring will come again.
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