#Cottage Garden Living – Page 5

All About Using a Heating Mat to Start Garden Seeds Inside

One of the benefits of renting a studio/gallery space that houses much of my art stuff and furniture, is that I now have much more space in my home for doing other things — like gardening. Plus, now that I have a multi-functional sales space in the historic part of my town, I also have…

Repotting Tomatoes in Large Containers Inside Today — Hoping for an Earlier Crop — The List of Tomatoes I Am Planting & Why

A couple of days ago, as I made my morning tea, the temperature outside was 13 degrees, and yet, that was the day that I received my first tomato plants to repot in in larger pots–to give them a head start before I set them outside. Today is February 5, and I have received another…

Winter Is A Time to Lie Fallow – To Everything, There Is A Season

My little town in Mississippi is finally emerging from the damages caused by a treacherous winter storm. I had no power for 3 nights and days, and part of me cursed the darkness and the cold–especially during the night that the temperature dipped down to the low teens. But another part of me enjoyed the…

Snapdragons – An Heirloom Cottage Garden Flower to Sow Early Inside

I just realized that it is time for me to start my snapdragon seeds indoors, The mere thought of snapdragons carries me back back to my grandmother’s garden. Immediately by the back door, my grandmother always grew a mass of colorful snapdragons. Almost 75 years ago, I still remember asking my grandma how this flower…

Let’s Talk Twinings Tea – A Drink to Your Health – The Most Healthful Teas

The Jury Is In! Green Tea is the Most Healthful. Filled with Antioxidants, I have begun steeping a bag of Green Tea along with every hot drink I prepare–I even slip a bag of green tea into my morning cup of coffee. But since I am trying to restrict my caffeine intake, I have opted…

Chai Latte Tea – Great Treat – Low Calorie – Great Mixer – Keurig Pods – How to Brew with No Electricity

During the Ice Storm, it occurred to me that since the creamer and the sweetener are already mixed in the pods, Chai Latte would be an excellent tea to help endure an electrical blackout. i created a stove with Crisco candles for burners, and that is how I heated the water without electricity: Since there…

Mr. Buddy Portable Heater – A Little Prize to Heat Small Spaces Indoors or Outdoors

I finally did it! I finally bought a Mr. Buddy Heater. The Ice Storm of 2026 made me do it! I held out as long as I could. I made emergency candles and a couple of clay pot heaters. The clay pot heaters helped a bit the first two nights without heat, but they were…

Jacki Kellum – Avid Gardener, Painter, and Author

I admit it; I am a Jacki of Many Trades. But to make up for the fact that I spread myself thinly, I pursue a few of my interests with zeal. Some people know me as an author of picture books — especially my Donkey’s Song: Some people know me as a painter: Others know…

Beatrix Potter’s Garden at Hilltop Farms – Potter Was Much More than a Quaint Old Lady Who Wrote and Illustrated Peter Rabbit

Beatrix Potter was far more than a quaint old lady who wrote and illustrated books about Peter Rabbit and other creatures. Potter was an avid gardener, and her garden at Hilltop Farm is a living testament. The following video is a priceless glimpse into the house and garden at Hill Top Farm. It also shows…