http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal daily 0.75 2025-03-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1470765632779-O5XJCTF5SPEITFQXW01G/IMG_0975.JPG Journal http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2025/3/19/favorite-garden-poppies monthly 0.5 2025-12-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/7e17b9bc-56e5-47b4-b905-8054d9bbde49/Papaver+atlanticum+JaKMPM.jpg Journal - Favorite Garden Poppies - Make it stand out ‘Double Tangerine Gem’ a lovely Spanish poppy for summer gardens. (Image by Jessie Keith) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1764785493879-YTFS0I08DOTY0PQWX18N/unsplash-image-6sCou4Ahhgk.jpg Journal - Favorite Garden Poppies - Make it stand out Flanders poppies are Old-World field annuals that add color to naturalistic gardens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1764785720633-PRKQPOZVINI6MS8FKM0R/unsplash-image-QMKWgTxPLK0.jpg Journal - Favorite Garden Poppies - Make it stand out Iceland poppies require cool weather to perform well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1764785617016-GG18NZUTD97EG1SQMYBO/unsplash-image-d-V_9RytZ6A.jpg Journal - Favorite Garden Poppies - Make it stand out Fields of California poppies fill fields and hillsides across the American West. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1531956889930-KK4960XPATPKAY5EH81M/IMG_3321.jpg Journal - Favorite Garden Poppies - Make it stand out The flowers of breadseed poppies are a favorite of bees. (Image by Jessie Keith) http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2017/1/22/homemade-seed-cards-video monthly 0.5 2017-01-22 http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2016/11/11/saving-heirloom-tomato-seeds monthly 0.5 2016-11-11 http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2016/10/9/front-garden-first-year monthly 0.5 2016-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1476027868930-LV996FSVUCTJA31P480J/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Front Garden: First Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1476027707181-VGKWZN55P8AR1CYCG76X/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Front Garden: First Year https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1476027760779-R8NK9SAUDOJP548XS511/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Front Garden: First Year http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2016/8/5/vegetable-containers-barrel-o-watermelons monthly 0.5 2016-08-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1470417277087-AY5NG8ZC01VGRM59RTE9/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Vegetable Containers (Barrel-O-Watermelons) Watermelons growing from our half-barrel pot. Potatoes are growing on the other side. http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2016/7/24/well-sweep-herb-farm-visit monthly 0.5 2016-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1469372839274-3FQ15USXTMJS10JYFAKS/Well-Sweep%27s+Perennial+Borders Journal - Well-Sweep Herb Farm Visit Well-Sweep Perennial Beds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1469374811881-S6YQY582N2KZTTTKDHDG/Frankincense+%28Boswellia+sacra%29 Journal - Well-Sweep Herb Farm Visit Frankincense tree https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1469373257468-7PEU9DZUTKB6X48G0V61/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Well-Sweep Herb Farm Visit Well-Sweep's gentlemanly Onagadori (Japanese Long Tailed Rooster). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1469373145167-KQH06IDAGO6PPCHH1IA8/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Well-Sweep Herb Farm Visit Some of the many plant offerings at Well-Sweep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1469374990113-9EYWY4OECQ0HAOHPQUJ4/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Well-Sweep Herb Farm Visit Chinotto tangerine, Dittany of Crete, and Variegated Gotu Kola http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2016/6/25/edible-seed-growing monthly 0.5 2016-06-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1466897292428-YLJYNZQSHAF92DFFS1GM/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Edible Seed Growing Dill and breadseed poppy heads http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2015/11/25/ella-and-the-zatta-melon monthly 0.5 2015-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1448467845943-RL5QMKFC1GEHKVGOZJ4U/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Ella and the Zatta Melon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1448467802635-0JVZW7TSAF1Q4J2UFT4B/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Ella and the Zatta Melon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1448467870813-RAN92G6QD4GY0BW6MPW9/015.JPG Journal - Ella and the Zatta Melon http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2015/10/5/milkweeds-in-the-fall-garden monthly 0.5 2015-10-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1444089278784-NFFA85Y9SXB7ZJC0HUFO/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Milkweeds in the Fall Garden https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1444089370377-36DP7CHUXV23H5XDALVS/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Milkweeds in the Fall Garden http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2015/7/4/happy-fourth-of-july monthly 0.5 2015-07-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1436014332898-PCS47GU5M8A9D5XAYAVY/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Happy Fourth of July!!! Dahlia 'Honka Surprise' and Salvia coccinea http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2015/5/30/eastern-filbert-blight monthly 0.5 2015-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1432989105733-RIZDNRQI88IXIZQB9ZAN/IMG_1177.JPG Journal - Eastern Filbert Blight Cankers that appear along stems are the sure sign that this disease has taken hold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1432988868597-VOBNUVE8TZS56LVIOP5B/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Eastern Filbert Blight In one year, this contorted filbert has almost completely succumbed to eastern filbert blight. http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2015/5/3/my-favorite-garden-weeding-tools monthly 0.5 2015-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1430662547973-C09RT72O423SZNJK92RP/Hori+hori.jpg Journal - Great Weeding Tools Sharp cutting and sawing edges make gardening knives one of the best all-around gardening tools. (image care of the Gardeners Supply Company) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1430661952185-H7WTZZ8F8NKF3RD7R9ZW/CobraHead.jpg Journal - Great Weeding Tools The Cobrahead Hand Weeder and Cultivator is an effective weeding tool. (image care of Cobrahead) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1430665856938-LLEHORW6WQLEMN7PUHC4/Rockery+Hand+Trowel.jpg Journal - Great Weeding Tools The narrow rockery hand trowel from Clarington Forge easily expels weeds and gets into small spaces. (image care of Clarington Forge) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1430666130865-UKT50VROAFHW2HXSF8C9/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Great Weeding Tools The sharp ho-mi will chop deeply into the soil quickly. (image care of Lee Valley) http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2015/5/2/pretty-tough-succulents monthly 0.5 2015-05-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1430561762597-TXSU22IXHN8JUDNMXZHK/Jade+Rose.jpg Journal - Pretty, Tough Succulents Sedum album and Opuntia humifusa bloom at the same time each year--around early June--and look lovely without additional care. Both continue to shine in the garden after bloom time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1430561213609-CXXZU7DG3B9LITVE88AF/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Pretty, Tough Succulents Sempervivum 'Cleveland Morgan' is a sea green succulent able to withstand the harshest winter cold, if planted in a sharply drained spot. Pretty much any sempervivum makes me happy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1430562145155-YD0PW3COCPNHG0RE60PH/IMG_3371.JPG Journal - Pretty, Tough Succulents The blue-green, spiky Agave americana is not hardy here, but it thrives in pots that can be brought indoors and out. 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Fallen Leaves Protect Plants & Make Amazing Compost Leaf mulch has a rustic, woodsy feel and breaks down quickly to improve the soil. http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2014/11/27/happy-thanksgiving monthly 0.5 2014-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1417095261078-FTDSGSIX1CVSB215FF2C/thanksgiving-wish.jpg Journal - Happy Thanksgiving! http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2014/11/9/dr-gordon-frankie-on-bee-deserts monthly 0.5 2014-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1415553767248-Y28B9J8ISIZOSWKSRTNL/Cosmos+bipinnatus+%27Sonata+Carmine%27+%28SONATA+SERIES%29.jpg Journal - Dr. Gordon Frankie on Combating Bee Deserts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1415553849131-Z71OR1Y4S8BHDFIK5KAH/Lavandula+JaKMPM.jpg Journal - Dr. Gordon Frankie on Combating Bee Deserts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1415553852489-506SZIGVUIS8KQA9NWBQ/Helianthus+%27Lemon+Queen%27+JaKMPM.jpg Journal - Dr. Gordon Frankie on Combating Bee Deserts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1415552616293-O6C0Y3BWQMCQAKJHUFIQ/IMG_0826.JPG Journal - Dr. Gordon Frankie on Combating Bee Deserts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1415552689294-46B3791RID24K3X28F2T/IMG_0820.JPG Journal - Dr. Gordon Frankie on Combating Bee Deserts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1415552695554-2OSK9322MB1OHT78Q6LQ/IMG_0917.JPG Journal - Dr. Gordon Frankie on Combating Bee Deserts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1415552703009-AZW3EW2O7G4H9MJ3GZQT/IMG_0917.JPG Journal - Dr. Gordon Frankie on Combating Bee Deserts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1415552538328-1MJNYATNZH4A7LEAVMNM/CBEEcover_web800px-533x800.jpg Journal - Dr. Gordon Frankie on Combating Bee Deserts http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2014/10/31/happy-halloween monthly 0.5 2014-10-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1414756319229-LFOO9B7HV9QE6OXSLKCA/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Happy Halloween http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2014/10/20/monarch-migration monthly 0.5 2014-10-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1413849349727-WIQO1VF01E6P7XRVIG9B/image-asset.jpeg Journal - Monarch Migration http://www.jessiekeith.com/journal/2014/10/11/t9gwoqvcu2takcramwmvl7qvzkghpe monthly 0.5 2014-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1413059509851-MX5S9GFAVLJKZ4A8YH78/274.JPG Journal - DIY Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie The completed pumpkin pie among other Thanksgiving desserts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1413059026109-FR1DKBH662750770I48M/image-asset.jpeg Journal - DIY Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie These inverted pumpkin halves are ready to roast or steam. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1413058531685-DDBCI9B9CCEK40GH5B9K/image-asset.jpeg Journal - DIY Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie The pumpkin should be completely soft and easily scooped when fully cooked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1413059134215-KB7BLNWHF1HUESIMJOW8/image-asset.jpeg Journal - DIY Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie A blender or food processor is the best way to make doubly sure your mash is perfectly smooth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1413058988421-P2LULK4BKIUSO9NPR3GP/image-asset.jpeg Journal - DIY Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie Bake the pies until firm and fragrant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1413057673160-6339KI7ORU5T7QWKESX4/image-asset.jpeg Journal - DIY Homemade Fresh Pumpkin Pie The super sweet pie pumpkin 'Winter Luxury' is a poor keeper but makes amazing pie. 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Each year plant breeders introduce hundreds of new varieties of these and many other traditional garden plants, bringing fresh looks and new attributes to old favorites. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1764778386373-DAWMB5H3BOXF4H8B0HP0/Collection+of+Old+Books.JPG Media - Bold, Sculptural Potted Succulents Some succulents have a real presence and panache. The best can fill a large pot, creating unmatched indoor or outdoor living sculptures. Most are long-lived and effortless to grow if provided a few cultural basics. These are the succulents to choose for bold, effortless gardening. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5405c4abe4b0abd245574b4f/1409700713214-RFOERVUI0L3T4QEA0XZH/043.jpg Media - Fall Wildflowers for Pollinators Late summer and fall are when pollinators prepare to migrate or overwinter, so it’s an essential time to ensure the garden is filled to the brim with good plants for pollinators to eat. 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