Margie Jenkins: In Memoriam
By Jordan Lahaye
Country Roads Magazine
Photo by Wes Kroninger
In the practice of plant propagation, a prerequisite is patience. An act both humble and godlike in its aspirations—to grow a new living thing—it takes trust, and it takes time.
Over the course of her ninety-eight years, the Amite nurserywoman Margie Yates Jenkins nurtured gardens and gardens-worth of life. And she did so in generosity, always eager to share the fruits of her work with fellow gardeners, loved ones, and with the world. So that even with her recent passing on January 29, she leaves behind a world a little more alive because of her time in it.