American Beautyberry (Callicarpa americana) Height: 36-72″ tall (3-4 ft) Image Credit: American Meadows Aster ‘Purple Dome’ (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) – 3 Plants Image Credit: American Meadows Height: 36-48″ tall (3-4 ft) Baptisia Wild Blule (Baptisia australis) Image Credit: American Meadows Height: 36-48″ tall (3-4 ft) White Baptisia or False Indigo (Baptisia alba) IImage Credit: American Meadows…
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Take the Journal Challenge
Take the Journal Challenge – Join Today – Free! For many years, I have said that everyone should write something every day. I’m not talking about being an official writer. Certainly. writers should write every day, but the rest of the world’s folks need to do the same. Write for Your Life More than once,…
Who Was Edith Holden? – A Naturalist and Illustrator Who Lived During the Era of Beatrix Potter
Edith Holden was a naturalist, artist, and illustrator who created during the Edwardian Age. Many people are not familiar with Holen’s work, but they would probably know about her contemporary Beatrix Potter, who created the tradition of Peter Rabbit and his friends. Image Credit: Amazon Edith Holden was born in 1871, and she grew up…
Looking at January through the Country Diary of Edith Holden – An Edwardian Lady Artist and Illustrator
A Tribute to January and Edith Holden Image Credit: Entertablement Book Cover Image Credit: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady Image Credit: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady Page 1 Image Credit: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady Page 2 Image Credit: The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady Image Credit: Entertablement.com…
What to Do in Your Winter Garden
Six years ago, I was living in New Jersey, and if you asked me what to do in my winter garden there, I’d say: “Nothing.” Gardening was not a January thing to do in New Jersey, but in Mississippi, the issue is a bit more complex. In fact, until today, I have worked in my…
Yarrow – A Naturalized Pollinator Plant for Gardens
Yarrow ‘Cerise Queen’ (Achillea millefolium) Image Credit: Eden Brothers Yarrow is a native of Europe, but it has been in the USA for many years, and in many ways, it behaves like a native plant here now. “Yarrow is considered an herb, a perennial and a leader for cut-and-dried flower arrangements, yet it is still…
Butterfly, Bird, and Bee Gardens – Plans and Plants – Consider Native Plants
I planted Swamp Milkweed in my New Jersey garden, and I had a host of monarch butterfly visitors who laid eggs there. It was thrilling to watch the monarch caterpillars become glorious butterflies in New Jersey, and I am ready to start my Butterfly Garden now in Mississippi. As I plant my butterfly garden, I’ll…
Mississippi Native Wildflowers – What Are They? A List
Black-Eyed Susans [Rubeckia] in Jacki Kellum’s Garden Several years ago, I wrote a post saying that I am a Black-Eyed Susan kind of gardener, and I suppose that is why I love native plants. That post begins as follows: “I have a very distinctive taste in gardening–it is a bit like me. My garden is…
Coral Honeysuckle – Mississppi Native Plant – Focus on Flowers
Coral Honeysuckle – Image Credit Wikimedia Coral Honeysuckle Jacki Kellum Garden 2017 In 2023, I moved to a house in Mississippi that was devoid of a garden, and I have been working overtime, trying to solve that problem. In about August, a friend thrilled me with the gift of a Coral Honeysuckle. I had not…
Native and Other Plants to Grow in Natural Hedgerows
Hedgerow – Image Credit Mississippi Extension “Hedgerows, also known as shelter belts or wind breaks, are living fences of trees, shrubs, groundcovers, vines, and other plants.” Mississippi Extension A large, mature willow oak is growing on the outer extremity of where I plan to create my hedgerow. Willow Oak Leaves – Image Credit Jersey Yards…