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Plant violas now for fall to spring color

Matrix, Delta pansies are great cool-season colors

This week, I got to get back gardening after cleaning up the Hurricane Zeta debris. While visiting a garden center upstate, I was reminded that if you haven’t done so already, now is the time to get your pansies planted for great cool-season color.
Stop in your favorite garden center now to find all kinds of colorful pansies ready for their new home landscapes. Pansies are among my go-to annuals, and there are some great selections available in the market.

Get professional help for big storm damage

Pecan yield decent despite weather challenges

Despite weather challenges combined with a decreased production year for most pecan varieties, Mississippi’s 2020 crop will be decent.

Webinar series helps ‘StartUp’ small businesses

Office associates stay busy despite pandemic

Staying active and socially involved is not hard during a pandemic when favorite pastimes include outdoor activities and individual hobbies.

COVID-19 prevention measures expand at polls

Plan now for safe holiday gatherings

It should come as no surprise that 2020 holiday gatherings will have a new element of health safety that impacts every part of the festivities and requires planning.

Unusual lichen does not harm host plants

Lots has changed during this year of the COVID-19 pandemic. For one thing, there has been a dramatic increase in interest in the home landscape and garden. People are spending more time in the garden and actually taking a look at what’s going on. In fact, gardeners are taking very close looks, which can result in them finding things that some think can only occur in the crazy COVID year. And believe me, I gets calls and emails about them all.

One thing that causes the most landscape consternation is lichen.