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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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Pineapple Guava, June 2025

Pineapple Guava

June 19, 2025

It's always a treat to include plants in the landscape that offer both beauty and function. Paul and Donna Ingram of Vicksburg, Mississippi, have done just that with their impressive pineapple guava shrubs. Let’s take a closer look! 

Deciduous Flowering Plants, June 2025

Deciduous Flowering Plants

June 12, 2025

Southern Gardening is back in Vicksburg, Mississippi, visiting the beautiful landscape of Beattie Williams. Beattie has curated a lovely collection of deciduous plants. Let’s take a look at couple of standout selections.

Raised Bed Garden, June 2025

Raised Bed Garden

June 5, 2025

Southern Gardening is visiting Vicksburg, Mississippi, at the home of Beattie Williams. In her backyard, Beattie has created a beautiful space filled with raised beds where she grows both vegetables and flowers.

Yellow Roses, May 2025

Yellow Roses

May 29, 2025

Yellow-blooming plants bring a bright, cheerful touch to any garden.

Ground Covers, May 2025

Ground Covers

May 22, 2025

Southern Gardening is back at the Lancaster’s home in Grenada, MS, admiring various ground cover plants used throughout their landscape.

Southern Gardening Articles

White flowers have spiky red centers.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

There are a few plants that bring both beauty and function to the landscape, and pineapple guava is one of those rare gems that does it all.

During a recent visit to Paul and Donna Ingram’s garden in Vicksburg, Mississippi, I was inspired by how beautifully they’ve showcased this remarkable plant.

White spikes of blooms hang from a green shrub.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

Deciduous plants are those that shed their foliage at the end of the growing season. I recently had the pleasure of seeing the beautiful collection that Warren County Master Gardener Beattie Williams has curated.

While there were several standout selections in her garden, one that immediately caught my eye was Virginia sweetspire. This is a native shrub that offers something beautiful for every season.

A garden is divided into raised beds with wide paths between them.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

The peaceful backyard garden of Beattie Williams in Vicksburg, Mississippi, is a master class in the use of raised beds in a home landscape.

A shrub covered with yellow flowers grows in front of a fence.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

Yellow-blooming plants bring a bright, cheerful energy to my garden. There’s something about that bold splash of golden color that lifts the spirit and catches the eye, especially after the gray tones of winter.

In Grenada, Mississippi, Devo and Rosemary Lancaster have a couple of showstopping yellow bloomers in their landscape.

A mass of low, yellow plants covers the ground beneath a tree.
- Filed Under: Flower Gardens

While visiting the home of Devo and Rosemary Lancaster in Grenada, Mississippi, I was impressed by their creative use of ground cover plants throughout the landscape.

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