Lawn and Garden

Mississippi’s bountiful sunshine, rain, and quality soils make the Magnolia State a wonderful place to grow all kinds of flowers, trees, fruits, and vegetables. Don’t have a green thumb? Interested in becoming a Master Gardener? Need to get a soil test? The MSU Extension Service has experts on all kinds of garden-related topics and issues, from plant disease and weed specialists to county agents who know what thrives in their local areas. Get tips on gardening through the seasons, how to avoid “crape murder,” and more!

Publications

Publication Number: P2699

Identification Guide to Adult Mosquitoes in Mississippi

Publication Number: IS0767

Nitrogen in Mississippi Soils

Publication Number: IS1661

Butterfly Plants & Mississippi Butterflies

Publication Number: P2679

Selecting Landscape Trees With Special Comments on Invasive and Native Plants

Publication Number: P2651

Selecting Landscape Shrubs With Special Comments on Invasive and Native Plants

An arched entry of a red brick building is behind a colorful garden of flowers and bushes.

Include plant diversity for healthy landscapes

October 16, 2018 - Filed Under: Lawn and Garden, Landscape Architecture, Smart Landscapes

Plant diversity is critical to the health of an ecosystem, but a single landscape can significantly enhance biodiversity.

A mass of pink grasses billows beside a stone bench in a garden with greenery all around.

Gulf muhly grass makes showy fall contribution

October 15, 2018 - Filed Under: Flower Gardens

The 40th Fall Flower and Garden Fest at the Mississippi State University Truck Crops Branch Station in Crystal Springs is behind us, and I have to say that it was one of the best I’ve ever attended.

How to Choose and Care for Houseplants

October 9, 2018 - Filed Under: Cut Flowers and Houseplants

If you struggle to keep houseplants healthy, you probably don’t have the right plant for your home or office. (Photo by Kevin Hudson)

Two yellow and orange mums bloom on either side of a yellow mum and a purple mum.

Fall mums make a big, pretty landscape splash

October 8, 2018 - Filed Under: Flower Gardens

Finally, we’re going to start enjoying some cooler weather, and just in time. I’ve wanted to start writing about the fantastic cool-season color, but I’ve had to wait until the summertime heat starts to cool.

Landscape symposium teaches permaculture

October 5, 2018 - Filed Under: Lawn and Garden, Landscape Architecture

Five landscape specialists will offer new ideas on permaculture at an Oct. 17 symposium at Mississippi State University.

Festival of Flowers

Lawn and Garden
Volume 4 Number 1

The 39th annual Fall Flower & Garden Fest was held in late October 2017 at the Truck Crops Experiment Station in Crystal Springs. Approximately 5,000 visitors came to the largest home gardening and horticulture show in the Southeast.

A child uses colorful LEGO bricks at a 4-H Robotics competition.

What's New in Extension

STEM – Science Technology Engineering and Math, Dairy, Pesticide Applicator Certification, City and County Government, Mississippi Homemaker Volunteers, Soil Testing, Natural Resources
Volume 3 Number 3

4-H Debuts New Curriculum · Extension Develops Workforce · La-Z-Boy Donates Fabric · Stars Focus On Sustainability · Extension Directs Herbicide Training · Youth Discover Dairy Science · Soil Lab Welcomes New Manager

Ruth’s Roots Rehabilitation

Community, Family Dynamics, Flower Gardens, Youth Gardening
Volume 3 Number 3

Before she became the Hancock County Youth Court judge, Elise Deano was a school teacher. She jokes that she became a lawyer because she taught school, but Deano wants to make sure young people get an opportunity to turn their lives around.