Landscape Resources
Organizations:
Mississippi Chapter of American Society of Landscape Architects
President – Brian Templeton
b.templeton@msstate.edu
https://msasla.wordpress.com/
ASLA Facebook page
PLANET – Mississippi State University Student Chapter
Tim Schauwecker
tjs2@msstate.edu
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mississippi-State-Professional-Landcare-Network-Student-Chapter/123845714380460
Mississippi State Trial Gardens
https://www.facebook.com/mstrialgarden
Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association
Haley Barrett
haleymsnla@aol.com
http://msnla.org/msnla/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/MNLA-Mississippi-Nursery-Landscape-Association/153334444731664
Professional Arborist Association of Mississippi
President- Steven Dicke
steved@ext.msstate.edu
http://paam-ms.com/index.html
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Professional-Arborist-Association-of-Mississippi/146824478748502
Mississippi Urban Forestry Commission
Chairman- Floyd “Buck” Hobbs
hobbs5h@aol.com
http://www.mfc.ms.gov/
Mississippi Chapter of American Planning Association
President- Donovan Scruggs
donovan@scruggsplanning.com
http://msplanning.squarespace.com/
https://www.facebook.com/apamississippi
Publications
News
Mississippi weather can damage trees in many ways, making it crucial to select wisely when choosing trees for the landscape.
(Photo by Canva)
Don’t believe everything you hear. That piece of advice can be applied to gardening as well. We’ve all done something because a friend said that it works.
Oh, deer! White-tailed deer can be quite the nuisance in the garden. It’s disheartening to see deer ate the flowers in your back yard for a snack.
Success Stories
Engineer designs sub-irrigated planter
The answer would have discouraged most people when Mike Boyles asked Mississippi State University Extension Service agent Jim McAdory about building a permanent, subirrigated planter on a concrete slab.
On December 10, 1817, Mississippi officially joined the United States of America as the 20th state. Two hundred years later, the state governor, legislators, and other elected officials encouraged residents to commemorate the bicentennial. Officials with the Mississippi State University Extension Service heard the message loud and clear.