Jacki Kellum Garden In the above photo, you see my sundial and a few annuals that are planted beside it, but if you look carefully behind the annuals, you might get a glimpse of a part of my garden wall
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Photographs of My Garden Fountain – Taken with Nikon D5100 – Comparing the Camera Settings
My current quest is to take more professional photos of my garden, and in that effort, I have found that it necessary for me to dust off my old Nion D5100 and to re-learn how to use it for photographing
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 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 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.
Read moreDown My Garden Path – Elements of a Cottage Garden
Better Homes and Gardens online has a great article that details the elements of a cottage garden, and one of those elements is that of curved, natural pathways, and my garden is a veritable maze of curved pathways: “Create soft
Read moreAn Airy Container Planting with White Scaevola, Dichondra Silver Falls, Pink Penta, and Purple Angelonia
Container Planting – Jacki Kellum Garden Before this year, I never grew annuals, other than impatiens, zinnias, sunflowers, and lantana. But this year, I have bought several container plantings, such as this one which has purple Angelonia, pink Penta, white
Read moreList of Cottage Garden Plants that Require Alkaline Soil
While it might seem that it isn’t important, understanding your soil’s PH level is very important, and I have discovered that most cottage garden flowering plants need soil that is more on the alkaline side of the spectrum. Alyssum “Lobularia
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