Jacki Kellum
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 – 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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September 15, 2021 – Wednesday Albert Camus said: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” In several ways, I do agree with Camus that the leaf-turning time of year is another spring-like celebration of color, but
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Yesterday, I was working in my garden, and everything was distastefully dry and parched, but the air was heavy from the humidity and the heaviness that often presents itself prior to a rain in the South. In anticipation of the
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Blue Althea at Plants, etc., A Plant Nursery in Harrison, AR – Jacki Kellum Photo Today, I went out to my favorite nursery in Harrison, AR. My goal was to buy a new Christmas tree to plant in my garden.
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September 4, 2021 – Saturday Pipeline Swallowtail Blue – Google Image When I walked outside this morning, the first thing that I saw was a black and brilliant blue Pipeline Swallowtail Butterfly. It dipped and darted almost into my face,
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September 3, 2021 – Jacki Kellum Garden Notebook Coral Red Dogwood Shrub – Image Credit: My Gardening Life Today, I pruned away some of the dying branches on my Coral Red Dogwood shrub. I bought this gem on clearance, after
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September 3, 2021 – Friday. Joy Comes in the Morning First thing this morning, an errand imposed upon me the task of going out my side, back door before I went out my back, back doors. The area outside my
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