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: Tuesday April 28, 2009 Planted in: Flower Gardens, Perennials Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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When people ask me what my favorite flower is, I never hesitate to say “Sunflowers.” They are so bright and cheerful, and easy to grow. There’s nothing quite as striking, to me, as a vase full of yellow and orange sunflowers.
I feel like I’m betraying all the other flowers out there when I [...]
Date: Friday April 24, 2009 Planted in: Habitat Project Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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I found a group of what I thought were ant hills and earthworm castings on the edge of my driveway the other day. Upon closer inspection, I saw a sweat bee emerging from one of them! I began to suspect there was more to the story and told my daughter not to disturb the [...]
Date: Friday April 24, 2009 Planted in: Events Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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The First Ever Backyard Grown Garden Swap will be held on October 17, 2009 at 11 AM in Batesville, MS. Please see the link for more information and directions.
Hope to see you there!
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The Arkansas Flower & Garden Show
We are going to the Arkansas Flower and Garden Show!
Date: Friday April 24, 2009 Planted in: Habitat Project Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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I’ve made some baby steps toward starting the Habitat Project. I ordered one pound of crimson clover seed (Trifolium incarnatum) today, with plans to sow it this fall. By then the grass will be good and dead from our long hot summers, and I can crop it pretty short and sow the clover. [...]
Date: Wednesday April 22, 2009 Planted in: Garden Planning, Herbs Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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As I gear up for selling fresh herbs and cut flowers, I have been planning several beds. I have one herb bed, and one cutting bed that I’m working on this week. If you haven’t already tried the Garden Planner at Better Homes and Gardens, give it a shot. It’s a lot of fun! Here [...]
Date: Wednesday April 22, 2009 Planted in: Coupons and Sales Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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What better day to kick off your gardening year than on Earth Day? I’ve put together a list of sales, discounts and coupons to help give your garden a boost.
Get up to $10 off on eco-flowers and gifts! Organic Bouquet
Click here to give a great gift. Plant a tree in Mom’s name!
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Date: Friday April 17, 2009 Planted in: Coupons and Sales Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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Springhill Nursery is having a 1 cent sale AND you can get $20 off a $50 order. Some of their fall shipping bulbs are included in this deal, so why not stock up now?
Bloomingbulb.com is having some great specials right now too!
More specials:
Click here for $20 off at Henry Fields Seed and Nursery
Buy one Get [...]
Date: Friday April 17, 2009 Planted in: Perennials Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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Depending on what part of the country you live in, you can plant just about anything in a “rock garden.” I’ve started one with a mixture of sedums, groundcovers, bulbs, shrubs, herbs and perennials.
The bed is right near the road on a slope above a ditch. It sits between two sawtooth oak trees, and the [...]
Date: Tuesday April 7, 2009 Planted in: Site Updates Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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I’ve been gone for a while, mostly dealing with personal issues. I’m back and plan to have the next podcast up by the beginning of next week. I also have decided to re-kick start the habitat project since I will not be moving.
There are still more updates to come! Stay tuned…
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