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A shrub has clusters of bell-shaped blooms.
December 23, 2024

I’m always on the lookout for new plants to enhance my landscape, and one of the challenges I face is finding something that blooms during winter and early spring.

Last year while visiting the Flower Bed Nursery in Lumberton, Mississippi, I came across a plant with the most gorgeous white flowers that bloom during this window. It is called Temple Bells, and I couldn’t resist bringing a few home for my garden.

A large bloom is red and white.
December 16, 2024

If you’re like me and try to have plants blooming in the yard throughout the year, you may value camellias like I do. This time of the year, my camellias brighten my landscape with their beautiful blooms.

A poinsettia has light pink leaves.
December 9, 2024

Other than Christmas trees, nothing announces the Christmas season more visually than poinsettias. If you use red ones every year in your decorations, this might be the year to branch out into something new.

Success Stories

Three women standing in front of a maroon and white Mississippi State University banner.
Volume 10 Number 3

More than 80 grade-school students from Choctaw Tribal Schools visited Mississippi State University in March to participate in Choctaw Preview Day.

A woman, flanked by a young man and woman, holds a nameplate listing “E. Ruth Morgan.”
Volume 10 Number 2

Edna Ruth Morgan’s family never would have guessed her chosen career would have been in entomology.

A man with a blue visor and T-shirt listing “Pearl Riverkeeper” and holding a clipboard in front of a waterway.
Volume 10 Number 2

Billy Mitchell spent his childhood summers in the water and has lived at Pelahatchie Bay for more than three decades, so his dedication to protecting water resources now almost makes too much sense.

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Lichen, January 2025
Thursday, January 30, 2025 - 5:00am
Colorful Evergreen Shrubs, January 2025
Thursday, January 23, 2025 - 5:00am
Sweet Olive, January 2025
Thursday, January 16, 2025 - 5:00am
Poinsettia Care, January 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025 - 5:00am
Nontraditional Poinsettias, December 2024
Thursday, December 12, 2024 - 5:00am

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