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Submitted by singer on September 28, 2015

NEWTON, Miss. -- Mississippi cattle producers can learn about the latest research on forage management during a Nov. 6 meeting.

The 2015 Mississippi Forage and Grassland Council Annual Conference will begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Mississippi State University Coastal Plain Branch Experiment Station in Newton.

Cattle graze at the Mississippi State University Coastal Plain Branch Experiment Station in Newton, the site of the 2015 Mississippi Forage and Grassland Council Annual Conference on Nov. 6. (Photo by MSU Ag Communications/Kevin Hudson)

Submitted by singer on September 28, 2015

When I was visiting Natchez looking for locations to film the TV version of Southern Gardening this past week, I had a great time enjoying the historic homes and gardens, but the sights that had me doing double takes were all the “naked ladies” parading around town.

Now, you may be thinking that I’ve been listening to too much Ray Stevens, but this is not a reference to “The Streak.” The naked or nekkid (I think this version is more fun to say) ladies I’m referring to are fabulous landscape plants that belong to the genus Lycoris.

In the late summer and through the fall, all the varieties of Lycoris produce tall flower stalks without any leaves. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman)
Lycoris is easy to grow and care for as long as it is planted in a sunny landscape bed that is well drained and gets sun for about half a day. (Photo by MSU Extension Service/Gary Bachman)

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