Image Credit: Mississippi State Agriculture Extension Attracting Hummingbirds to Mississippi Gardens “Many Mississippi gardeners enjoy attracting hummingbirds to the landscape. These active birds provide hours of entertainment for children and adults alike and display extraordinary abilities to turn, hover, and fly. The males of these high-octane bundles of energy exhibit beautiful plumage colors of red,…
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Who Was Muddy Waters – A Delta Blues Musician from Mississippi
McKinley Morganfield (Muddy Waters, 1913-1983 McKinley Morganfield [Muddy Waters] was born in Rolling Fork, Mississippi, near the Mississippi River–in the region known as the Mississippi Delta. On the following map, Rolling Fork is near the bottom left of the yellow area. The Mississippi River is the crooked blue line near there, snaking along the side…
Elderberry in My Garden – Recipes & Memories from My Childhood – Native Plant
Elderberry – Mississippi Native People have asked me when my love of wildwood and gardening started. I can honestly say that I was born to love nature. Both my dad and his mother, my grandmother, were avid gardeners, and my dad was a forager and a beekeeper. My family spent many days rambling in the…
Herbs, Pollinators, Shrubs, and Flowers Planted in My Garden in 2024
I work in my garden almost every day, and planting is a continuum for me. I’ll start with December of 2023, when I planted 2 gallon-sized Zepherine Drouhin Roses. I planted them on each side of an entrance into my rose garden. I was a bit worried about how they would fare during the winter–especially…
Tips for Growing Vegetables in Containers
Jacki Kellum Garden – Raised Bed I garden in raised beds. In a way, my entire garden is a huge container. But for purposes of variety and to create height in places, I also grow some of my outside garden plants in containers. Container Planting in Jacki Kellum Garden Contents of the above container: Purple…
Daffodils, Jonquils, and Other Spring Bulbs in My Garden for 2024
Snowflakes (Leucojum) Image Credit: North Carolina State Extension Office “Snowflakes (Leucojum) have white bells and green dots and are very common pass-along bulbs in the South.” John Rushing Mississippi Gardening Facebook Post – February 16. 2024 Narcissi Miniature ‘Tete a Tete’ Daffodil Image Credit: Votaniki Lent lily (Narcissus pseudo narcissus) Image Credit: De Warrande Words…
Words about Jonquils and Daffodils that Grow Well in Mississippi — According to John Rushing
Mississippi is an excellent place to garden. Our state has fabulous Agricultural Extension Offices, and it has an active Master Gardening program. In addition, Mississippi has at least two outstanding Facebook Gardening Groups. I check both of those Facebook groups regularly, and I usually learn something when I do. Today, one of Mississippi’s renowned gardeners…
Welcome Early Spring – My Spring Beauties Are Blooming in My Garden — A Mississippi Native Plant
Virginia Spring Beauty (Claytonia virginica) Image Credit: Native Wildflowers Nursery Height: 6″ – 10″ Spring Beauties are Ephemerals. “A spring ephemeral is a native plant that blooms in early spring and only lasts a short amount of time. They are woodland wildflowers that emerge, then quickly go dormant.” Google ai First Blossom Noticed in May Garden…
The Cloisters in NYC – I Love the Medieval Garden — Especially the Wattle
The Medieval Garden at the Cloisters in New York City Not long ago, I visited The Cloisters in New York City. By definition, a cloister is an open hallway that surrounds a protected garden. It is a natural walkway where monks and nuns might retreat into nature and still have a degree of protection from…
Recipes for Cookies and Muffins Made with Sourdough Discard
Image Credit: Make It Dough Sourdough Molasses Cookies Prep Time 15 mins Cook Time 10 mins Servings 22 cookies Calories 141 cal EQUIPMENT baking sheet small cookie scoop stand mixer or hand mixer INGREDIENTS – Cookie Dough 113 grams unsalted butter softened [1/2 cup] 113 grams organic cane sugar [1/2 cup] 113 grams organic dark brown sugar [1/2 cup] 85 grams organic blackstrap…