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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:

  • Green Weddings
    Date: Thursday October 29, 2009 Planted in: Green Living Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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    **This is also a permanent page on this site, but I thought I would open it up for comment by posting it in the blog as well.
    In light of the environmental impact a single wedding can have, many couples are opting for more natural or “green” alternatives. Paper napkins, and other disposables are replaced with [...]

  • This week at Backyard Grown Gardens
    Date: Thursday October 29, 2009 Planted in: Cut Flowers, Flower Gardens Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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    It has been a busy month to say the least. As November approaches and I look back on all the work I’ve done, I realize how far I still have to go to be ready for Spring. I’ve planted over 600 bulbs so far with at least 2,000 more to go once Spring arrives. [...]

  • Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers
    Date: Wednesday October 21, 2009 Planted in: Other Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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    Backyard Grown Gardens is now a member of the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers! I’m really excited about taking this step to increase my professional knowledge and network with the experts of the industry.  Look for my member logo, coming to the web site soon!

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  • Spring Lineup
    Date: Monday October 5, 2009 Planted in: Cut Flowers, Flower Gardens Planted by: Jennifer Tidwell
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    Today was a tiring day. In addition to working my regular job, I had to leave early to take my daughter to her dance class and run a million errands. After all of that, I came home to prep and plant 115 calla lily bulbs for early spring flowers. They are tucked away [...]