About a week ago, I talked about my Purple Fountain Grass, and I mentioned that historically, Purple Fountain Grass has been part of of my Autumn Gardens. Pumpkin and Purple Fountain Grass – Jacki Kellum Garden Unflortunately, I trampled my little Purple Fountain Grass when I was erecting my new rose arbor, and he is…
Category: Cottage Garden Living
Cardinals – Some Facts that Were New to Me – The Crests on Cardinals’ Heads Sometimes Seem Flat
I have recently added a walk-through rose and wisteria arbor to my garden. It is immediately outside my back screened porch, and when I sit on my porch, watching my birds perching on my arbor, I feel like I’m playing a part in the movie Swiss Family Robinson. No, I don’t live in an aerie,…
Welcoming Kanjiro Camellia to My Garden Home – A Gorgeous Evergreen Shrub for My 4-Season Garden
Kanjiro Camellia Image Credit: Woodie’s Garden “Camellia Kanjiro Shrubs are a truly stunning cerise pink, semi-double bloom edged in red with golden stamens and a slight fragrance. Makes a truly outstanding cut flower. Dense semi-weeping habit with glossy, dark green foliage.” Woodie’s Garden HARDINESS ZONE: 6-10 MATURE HEIGHT: 8 to 10 feet MATURE WIDTH: 6…
Make Room for Lady Banks Lutea – Here’s to One to Grow On
Lady Banks Lutea [Yellow] Planted in My Garden March 31, 2024 When I planted my Lady Banks Rose in my garden, [4 months ago], I didn’t dream that I would soon need to surgically move her a bit and to untangle her from the jungle of Heavenly Blue Morning Glory vines that I scattered all…
The Birds Who Love to Perch on My New Walk-Through Rose and Wisteria Arbor
I have spent the past several days erecting the walls of my walk-through rose arbor, and I have begun the brick walkway through that area to the back of my garden. Because a temporary rain season is hovering here now, my work outside is stalled, but I am able to sit on my screened…
Firecracker Plants – 2 Different Types — Cuphea and Russelia – Spots of Red in My Garden & Art
Jacki Kellum Garden – Firecracker [Cuphea] on the Right Party Time on the Bottom [Alternanthera] I discovered a plant that was labeled Firecracker Plant several years ago. Early this summer, I bought a completely different plant that was also named Firecracker Plant. When I researched the two plants more thoroughly, I discovered that the first…
Down 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 pathways instead of those that follow a straight, structured line. Many paving materials work in…
How I Created My Wisteria and Climbing Rose Garden Room – Without Any Nails or Boards
During early spring of 2024, I created an L-Shaped Arbor and Garden Fence along the left side of my garden and perpendicular to that–across the back. At first, the area looked terrible. The structure is crude, and before it was covered in vines, it did not look good. The left side of my garden on…
Varieties of Sunflowers Planted in July — in My Mississippi Garden – Gambling on a Long Growing Season
About a month ago, I ordered a set of sunflower seeds, but my beds were not ready to plant them until now. Image Credit: Survival Seed Company On July 2022, 2024, I planted the following seeds in my garden. Mississippi has a long growing season, and I already had the seed. I decided to take…
Portable Greenhouses
Outsunny 8′ x 6′ x 7′ Greenhouse with 18 Shelves [6 sets of 3] Regular Price $147 – I paid $88 – The shelves are worth more than I paid. I plan to use this as an outdoor storage system — I place to house all the empty pots and trays and garden tools that…