What I'm All About:
I grow cut flowers for brides and florists, but I also blog my gardening adventures as a commercial and home gardener. I primarily grow perennials in an effort to create a habitat for bees, birds, butterflies and other critters, but I also grow some favorite annuals every year from purchased or saved seed (or both!). In these pages you will find a mixture of advice, rants, growing information for flowers and herbs, links and resources, photo albums, and everything in between.
I live in Batesville, Mississippi, Zone 7B, so what I do in my garden may not necessarily work for you.
If there is anything you would like to see added to the site or have any gardening questions you think I can answer, please feel free to send me an e-mail. See my About me page for more info.
Recent Posts:
Date: Monday July 28, 2008 Planted in: Annuals, Container Gardening, Ornamentals, Seasonal Gardening Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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Even gardening isn’t immune to current fashion trends. This season is geared toward bright colors, jewel tones, and graphic black and whites. If you are looking for a simple way to expand your growing season, or need a unique gift, container plants are the way to go.
When you hear “lifestyle gardening” that simply refers to [...]
Date: Sunday July 27, 2008 Planted in: Other, Seasonal Gardening Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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After a couple of very dry and very hot weeks, it has finally begun to rain a little. A thunderstorm blew up this afternoon, and has slowed down to a good soak. Finally!
Watering has been a constant in my life the last month, and as much as I enjoy gardening, watering is NOT [...]
Date: Saturday July 12, 2008 Planted in: Annuals, Ornamentals, Seasonal Gardening Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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All of the sunflower, zinnia and pumpkin seeds planted have sprouted. We had about 1″ of rain during a couple of days after I planted, and it has really made a difference.
Pictures will follow!
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Date: Sunday July 6, 2008 Planted in: Annuals, Ornamentals, Seasonal Gardening Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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If you haven’t already planted pumpkins for Halloween use, get to planting! July 4 weekend is the ideal time to get pumpkins in the ground for just-in-time harvesting. I managed to get 2 hills planted, along with a few rows of zinnias (Benary’s Giants) and Sunflowers (Pro-cut Orange).
I like the Pro-cut [...]
Date: Thursday July 3, 2008 Planted in: Other Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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Date: Wednesday July 2, 2008 Planted in: What's Blooming Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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This week in my garden I have the following flowers in bloom:
Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower
Veronica
Liatris spicata
Zinnia – Profusion Cherry and Apricot
Marigolds
Gladiolus
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Date: Wednesday July 2, 2008 Planted in: Other Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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Welcome to the new and improved “Backyard Grown.” Now renamed and restyled, offering gardening tips, my personal garden blog, resources, shopping guides, and more! The most important project I will be chronicling here is my Habitat Project.
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Jennifer
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