Jacki Kellum
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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Image Credit Seed Needs Autumnal Beauty Chocolate Evening Colors Henry Wilde Italian White Lemon Queen Mammoth Grey Stripe Mexican Red Sun Tall Teddy Velvet Queen Wild Autumn Beauty Type: Flower Color: Mixture Height: 5′ to 8′ Tall Width: 18″ Spread
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Manual of Gardening A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE MAKING OF HOME GROUNDS AND THE GROWING OF FLOWERS, FRUITS, AND VEGETABLES FOR HOME USE by L. H. Bailey SECOND EDITION 1910 [“Liberty Hyde Bailey (March 15, 1858 – December 25, 1954)
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On May 1, 2023, I moved to Water Valley, MS, and as soon as I had emptied most of my boxes, I began using the cardboard to create garden spaces. My first challenge was to camouflage an air conditioner unit
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It is officially too hot to be outside and therefore, I am inside today and planning my next year’s garden. The plan centers around a bean pole teepee. You see some of my bean pole teepees in the back of
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Cinderella Pumpkins add a bit of autumn magic to the garden. No doubt, that magic is rooted in the bezillion times that I have watched the Fairy Godmother turn a pumpkin into Cinderella’s magical carriage. Pumpkins grow in all sizes
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Early this morning, I saw my first glorious pumpkin bloom, but by mid-day, the bloom had closed. That’s how pumpkin blossoms behave. Because there is no bulbous protrusion at the base of the blossom, indicating that the blossom is female,
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I enjoy several things about gardening. I like watching things grow, and I like spending time outside in nature. But I think that I most enjoy the kaleidoscopic splashes of color that are ever-changing around me, according to the time
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Stephen Westcott-Gratton. Fulcrum Publishing, 2000 “The cottage garden is a profusion of flowering plants and produce, all growing together in a glorious jumble. …The push is…to make the most of every inch.” Westcott-Gratton, pg. 7. “…to achieve the abundant look,
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Zephirine Drouhin Rose – Bourbon Rose from France – 1868 Jacki Kellum Garden Zephirine Drouhin [pronounced: Zeff-e-REEN Drew-HEEN] is a nearly perfect rose. It is beautiful. It climbs. It is almost disease-free. It attracts butterflies, and It produces moderately in
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