I began my day this morning the same way that I have begun it for the past few weeks. This morning, as soon as I walked out the back door, I almost sprinted to my rose arbor that my Super
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Jacki Kellum
Growing My Way Back Home – September 1, 2001 – Jacki Kellum Garden Journal Entry
Like Blasts of Summer Sunshine, Lantana … August 31, 2021 – Jacki Kellum Garden Journal
August 31, 2021, Tuesday – Like Blasts of Summer Sunshine, Lantana . As usual, I have started my day today by making a stroll through my garden. An early morning blast of sun has fallen on a corner of one
Read moreWatch the Painted Parade! – August 30, 2001 – Jacki Kellum Garden Journal
August 30, 2001, Monday – Watch the Painted Parade! It rained last night, and although the sun has begun to peek from behind the clouds now, there is still a heavy wetness about my entire garden today. Several of my
Read moreChurch In My Garden – August 29, 2021 – Jacki Kellum Garden Journal
August 29 Sunday – Church In My Garden Today The grasses are arching above the places where the perennials had bloomed only weeks ago. The Purple Fountain grass is darker than most of my garden now, which is still a
Read moreChicory – A Plant that Reminds Me of New Orleans & Cafe du Monde Coffee
Early during the summer, I noticed that a glorious daisy-like flower had begun to grow wild in the middle of my gravel driveway. After several examinations of the plant, I realized that the plant was chicory, and my mind raced
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. My garden is a veritable maze of curved pathways: “Create soft meandering
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 moreLet’s Hear it for the Old-Fashioned, Almost Wild Daylilies
Daylilies arrive just in time to hide the foliage of the iris that have completed their bloom cycle. In the above photo, the iris foliage is the dark bluish green in my garden that day. For may years, I was
Read moreI’m A Black-Eyed Susan Kind of Gardener
I have a very distinctive taste in gardening–it is a bit like me. My garden is loud–in a prayerful sort of way. The colors in my garden clamor for attention and as they call, they challenge each other. But during
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