Jacki Kellum
Today I removed my 4th of July wreath, and replaced it with a more autumn-like wreath. As surely as it is almost 100 degrees hot today, my garden has begun its shift toward fall. After all, retail stores have already
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Although I’m getting a late start on this plan for this year, I am about to embark upon an effort to turn an iron obelisk that I have owned for years into a children’s garden area. Iron Obelisk in Jacki
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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
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A few years ago I visited the Cloisters in New York City, and among my favorite things there were the wattle fences and obelisks. Upon my return from the Cloisters, I began searching for a book that shares tips for
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August 30, 2001, Monday – Watch the Painted Parade! It rained last night, and although the sun has begun to peek from behind the clouds now, there is still a heavy wetness about my entire garden today. Several of my
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Wisteria at Biltmore Estate – Image Credit Wikipedia Almost half a century ago, I visited the Biltmore estate, most of which is a gardener’s dream trip. But nothing impressed me more than the room-like presence that had been created by
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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
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