One of the true joys of gardening in the South is filling our landscapes with a wide variety of plants that deliver bold color and personality.
From tropical treasures to tough-as-nails bloomers, our warm climate gives us plenty of options to create gardens that burst with life and excitement through summer and well into fall.
4-H Day at the Fair, held annually at the Mississippi State Fair in October, hosted hundreds of Mississippi 4-H’ers and their families at the Jackson fairgrounds.
POPLARVILLE, Miss. -- Horticulture consumers, retailers, wholesalers and growers are invited to the annual Poinsettia Open House at the Mississippi State University South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville Dec. 5 and 6.
Just because the colder temperatures have arrived doesn’t mean your curb appeal has to fade.
RAYMOND, Miss. -- Drought-stricken trees continue to die across the state, and homeowners should be careful who they hire for these services.
Sometimes the beauty of a garden draws people in for a visit, while other times the location is already a destination, and the surrounding garden creates the appropriate atmosphere.
Keep weeknight meals simple. Try these one-pan fajitas!
The majority of Mississippi’s peanut crop is out of the ground and looking good, with recent rain across the state in late October slowing harvest progress.
Brendan Zurweller, peanut specialist with the Mississippi State University Extension Service, said harvest was about 75% complete by the last week of October.
There’s nothing finer than cooking with a cast iron skillet. I’ve inherited skillets from both sets of my grandparents, and they’re something I will always treasure.
There are three plants in my landscape that never fail to signal the arrival of fall.
When I see the golden blooms of swamp sunflower, the soft blue clusters of blue mistflower, and the elegant white petals of white lycoris, I know fall has arrived. These plants add a distinct charm to the garden as the days grow shorter and the air takes on that unmistakable autumn crispness.