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June 12, 2022June 12, 2022
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Boneset or Bindweed, Edible Plants, Herbs, Medicinal Plants

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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Rustic Garden Projects – Wattle and Book – Weaving Willow Into Arbors, Obelisks, Fences

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022
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Arbors, Arbors Trellises and Obelisks, Wattle

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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How to Create a Garden Waterfall and Pond from a Tractor Supply Tank

June 1, 2022June 27, 2022
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Water Feature, Waterfall

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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Plants Added to My Garden in 2022

June 1, 2022June 1, 2022
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4 Season Garden, Annuals, Coleus, Evergreens, Hydrangeas

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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The Mini Pumpkin Obelisk That I’m Planning for My Garden Next Year & What to Do with A Crop of Mini Pumpkins

October 26, 2021October 26, 2021
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Autumn, Dried Flowers, Fall, Heirloom Plants, Morning Glory, October, Pineapple Sage, Pumpkins, Wreaths

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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Saga of My Birdhouse – See How Things Changed in 6 Short Months

October 24, 2021
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4 Season Garden, Canna, Cardboard to Block Weeds, October, Perennials, Pineapple Sage, Raised Beds, September, Tomato, Trellises

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

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Camellias in My Garden & Their Zones – Camellias Are Southern Shrubs

October 22, 2021
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4 Season Garden, Autumn, Camellias, Winter

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

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September 22, 2021 – The Day of Autumn Equinox – But I Am Shifting to the Light

September 22, 2021September 22, 2021
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Artist's Way Julia Cameron, Jacki Kellum Garden Journal, Jacki Kellum Poetry

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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Free Facebook Cover Photo with Asters – All About Facebook Cover Photos

September 17, 2021September 17, 2021
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Asters, Facebook Fridays

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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Combat Writer’s Block and/or Painter’s Block by Writing Daily

September 16, 2021September 17, 2021
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Artist's Way - Julia Cameron, Daily Writng, Garden Journal, Garden Notebook

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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