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Southern Gardening offers weekly gardening tips for Mississippi growers interested in lawn, garden, flowers, and all types of horticulture. The show features Dr. Eddie Smith, a gardening specialist and Pearl River County coordinator with the Mississippi State University Extension Service.

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Colorful Bougainvillea, March 2024

Colorful Bougainvillea

March 14, 2024

Bougainvillea is a stunning and vibrant tropical plant. Today, Southern Gardening is at Buds and Blooms admiring their beautiful Bougainvillea hanging baskets.

Sedums, March 2024

Sedums

March 7, 2024

Today, Southern Gardening is at Buds and Blooms in Wesson, MS. Let’s take a look at some beautiful sedum varieties they have available. 

Shade Garden Ferns, February 2024

Shade Garden Ferns

February 29, 2024

Today Southern Gardening is back at Coach's Cedar Creek Farm in Lucedale, MS checking out their beautiful shade garden ferns.

Amstel Begonias, February 2024

Amstel Begonias

February 22, 2024

Today Southern Gardening is at Coach's Cedar Creek Farm in Lucedale, MS checking out their beautiful Amstel begonias growing in their greenhouses.

Camellia Japonica, February 2024

Camellia Japonica

February 15, 2024

Today I am at the home of Mr. Jim Smelley enjoying his collection of over 500 varieties of camellias that he has been growing and propagating over 60 years.

Southern Gardening Articles

Ferns have white and green leaves.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

If you have not picked up on it yet, I love variegated plants. Let me dive a bit deeper into why I’m so passionate about them. These beauties are like the rock stars of the plant world, and let me tell you, they know how to steal the show.

Colorful plants hang in two rows.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

If you’re considering adding some vibrant color to your landscape, bougainvillea might be the perfect choice. Mississippi’s climate can be quite different from the tropical regions where bougainvillea is native, but with a little care and attention, you can successfully grow these stunning plants.

Rounded tips of green succulent leaves are edged in red.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

In the realm of gardening, few plants offer the versatility, resilience and sheer beauty of sedums. It’s no wonder why I’ve seen the popularity of these remarkable succulents grow.
These remarkable plants, also known as stonecrops, have captivated the hearts of gardeners and plant enthusiasts around the world for centuries. If you are not familiar with these beauties, I hope you will be intrigued enough to try them yourself.

Ferns with two different leaf shapes and colors fill the frame.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

If you wonder what plants can be used in shaded areas of your landscape, I suggest that hardy and low-maintenance ferns are a great choice for adding lush, green foliage. Ferns come in a variety of sizes, textures and colors that can add visual interest to darker areas of the landscape. While we can grow lots of ferns in hanging baskets and pots, picking the ones to plant in the ground is a bit trickier.

Red and yellow blooms blanket plants in a greenhouse.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Coach’s Cedar Creek Farm in Lucedale where I was awestruck by the brightly blooming Amstel begonias growing in one of their greenhouses.
These begonias, also known as Rieger begonias, are a unique blend of tuberous and wax begonias.

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