Today, I scurried about in my garden, trying to assess what I need to do, where I needed to do it, and when. It is only March 8. The last frost date is at least a month away, but my garden is already popping. A month ago, my community in North Mississippi was ravaged by…
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Planting a Strawberry Path around My Cottage Garden – Strawberries and Several of Their Companion Plants
I grew up gardening, and for as long as I can remember. I have known that some plants, like marigolds, are great companions for others. In fact, as a young child, I formed my own opinons about my favorites in my grandma’s garden. I loved her sweet strawberries. She always baked strips of pie crust…
Gardener’s Market in Water Valley, Mississippi, on Saturdays Beginning April 4 – Jacki Kellum Studios – 32 South Main Street – Vendors Invited to Apply
Today is March 4, 2026, and I am working hard, getting my flower and vegetable plants ready for the Saturday Gardener’s Markets, which will take place in old, Historic Water Valley, Mississippi, each Saturday morning, from 8 until 12 – Beginning April 4. Vendors Are Invited to Apply. Very Limited Sidewalk Spots $5.00 per Saturday. …
Planting Easter Egg Radishes in My Early, Early Spring Garden
Although my calendar says that spring is still a month away, our unoffical early, early spring is here in the South–and it is time to plant some early, early things in my garden — things like radishes and crunchy leaf lettuce. Visions of Wilted Lettuce Salad Dance in My Head Image Credit: Keto on the…
Get A Jump on Homegrown Veggies – Transplant to Large Pots & Garden Inside –At Least for a Few Weeks – The Materials You Will Need
It happens every year. Just after the New Year begins, I become antsy. I have finally stuffed my Christmas tree back in the closet, and I have put my party dress away. I’ve played a bezillion games on my iPad. But nothing is helping. It is at least 3 months before I can escape outside …
Garden Sage – The Fragrance of Thanksgiving Down Home — Growing in My Garden
The fragrance of the plants in my garden is important to me; I rarely buy a rose that doesn’t have a lucious old garden rose smell about it. And I am equally drawn to vegetables that smell “right.” For instance, if one of my tomato varieties does not smell like tomatoes from my grandmother’s kitchen,…
Sweet Basil – Prized Herb for Its True Basil Fragrance and Taste of Little Italy in Your Garden
Today I repotted some 4″ basil plants in gallon pots. To be honest, if more colorful basil plants had been available, I would have opted for those. Color in my garden is important, but as soon as I began working with the Sweet Basil plants that were available, I realized that where basil is concerned,…
Archduke Charles – An Old Garden Rose I Am Adding to My Garden in 2026
Probably my greatest gardening passion is for Old Garden or Antique Roses, Over the years, I have grown several varieties of Old Garden Roses, but this year, I will add Archduke Charles to my collection. My Archduke Charles was delivered on February 12, and to assist its transition, it had been sevely shorn. I placed…
Blue Salvia – Salvia farinacea ‘Victoria Blue – A Tender Perennial Native to Parts of America
If I were forced to choose a favorite color for flowers, it would be lavender blue. The lavender is a complement to the yellow sunflowers, tall marigolds, and black-eyed Susans in my yard, But I also love lavender blues with the pinks of my roses. I have always planted one blue sage or another, but…