Jacki Kellum
Early last summer, I was sorting through the last of my garden center’s perennial starts, and I spied a sprig of something that had somehow seeded itself in the same container of the plant that was packaged for sale. I
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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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Waterfall in Jacki Kellum Garden – May 22, 2022 In this post, I’ll tell you how I transformed a stock tank from Tractor Supply into a Garden Pond and Waterfall. Rubbermaid Structural Foam Stock Tanks, 50 gal. Capacity, 4243-00-GRAY [it looks
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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,
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During the gardening year of 2020, I was busy building raised beds and filling them with soil. I also added several perennials and flowering shrubs to my garden. One of my challenges for next year is to plant a mini
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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 moreI 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
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September 22, 2021 – Wednesday – The Day of Autumn Equinox Although the date might shift slightly from year to year, in 2021, the date of Autumn Equinox is September 22. The word “Equinox” comes from two Latin words which
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I found the above Free and Copyright-Free Photo on Pixabay. Pixabay is my favorite resource for finding free and copyright-free stock photos. As as service for Cottage Garden Living readers, I am offering a new resource: Facebook Fridays. Every Friday,
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About 3 weeks ago, I began writing daily again, and this time, I began that process by writing in my Garden Journal: I initially began my practice of writing daily via my work with Julia Cameron’s The Artist’s Way. The
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