#Garden Archives - Jacki Kellum

Calendula – Heirloom Yellow & Orange Flowers – Pot Marigolds – One of the Earliest Cottage Garden Flowers – First Grown As An Herb

Calendula Image Credit: Eden Bros Great as cut flowers and can double in the kitchen as an edible flower Easy to grow annual with mixed yellow and orange blooms Fragrant heirloom with long-lasting spring blooms Thrives in bright, sunny growing areas Seed Type: Heirloom Seed, Open Pollinated Seed Also known as: Pot Marigold, Ruddles, Scoth…

First Forsythia Bloom on February 10 – Spring Is On the Way – Let’s Create A Garden Journal

Yesterday, I was scouting around in my garden, and I spotted my first forsythia bloom of the year, Only a week ago, my garden was a tundra: Because I record things, like ice storms and first blooms, in my garden journal, I could quickly check to see when ice storms and first blooms had happened…

Aesthetic Jounal Binders – A Perfect Solution for Gardeners and DIY Garden Journals

Aesthetic 8.5 x 11 Binders – Perfect for Creating a Garden Journal Image Credit: Zicoto https://capitaloneshopping.com/p/aesthetic-3-ring-binder-set-of-2/6LRSR7N2Q2 Gardeners, I have finally discovered a perfect set of 8.5″ x 11″ notebook binders to house all my gardening data in one spot. Although Zicoto offers several colors of binders, I espcially love the green set. It works perfectly…

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…

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…

A List of Old Garden or Antique Polyantha Roses – What Is A Polyantha Rose?

“A Polyantha rose is a hardy, compact shrub rose known for its abundant clusters of small, repeat-blooming flowers, making it a low-maintenance choice for borders, hedges, and containers, prized by novice and experienced gardeners for its continuous color and disease resistance. Developed in the late 19th century from crosses with wild roses like Rosa multiflora, these…

Propagating Old Garden Roses – A List of the Easiest to Root – How to Propagate Roses

This will seem crazy to some, but I always start my garden season in the dead of winter. In my opinion. gardening is the best way to beat the winter blues. Winter is the time that I start seeds inside, and this year, I’ll be trying something I have wanted to do for years. I’ll…

January Is a Good Time to Sow Bachelor Button and Poppy Seeds in My Mississippi Garden

Today. the people in my little town are scurrying about stocking up on groceries and candles and getting ready for the snow that has been forecasted for a few days from now. In anticipation of the same snow, I am scurrying about for another reason. I am hurriedly trying to get my poppy and cornflower…

Winter Garden Chores in My Mississippi Garden – Christmas in Mississippi

Christmas in Mississippi-Jacki Kellum Watercolor about 7 Christmases ago, I painted 2 Christmas paintings — Christmas in Mississippi and Christmas in New Jersey – Jacki Kellum Watercolor Collection of the Governor and First Lady of New Jersey Both are pleasant paintings-in their own ways–but the paintings are vastly different. At that time, I was living…