A quick guide to growing summer vegetables Story by Jeff Wilson, Ph.D. Mississippi is fortunate to have a long growing season, usually lasting from mid-April to late October. This can even be longer in the more southern and coastal areas of the state. As you prepare for this season’s vegetable garden, here are a few …
A gardener profile of Loy Moncrief Story and Photos by Nellie Neal Loy Moncrief gardens like he does everything else – with a deft combination of hard work and high purpose. Stewardship comes naturally to him and it shows in more than two decades of beautification efforts in Jackson and Hinds County. These days, Loy’s …
Story by Denise Pugh February is the month of valentines and hearts, and a great month to add the native shrub hearts-a-bustin’ to your landscape. Hearts-a-bustin’ (Euonymus americanus) is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub native to the Southeast. This shrub is found growing naturally in light shade as a woodland understory plant. However, I have found …
Would you like that grilled or fried? Story by Rick Snyder, Ph.D. Today we’re going to discuss a novel way to control insect pests in your garden. This method uses no chemicals – conventional or organic – yet is very effective in decreasing the insect population in your yard and garden. One of the growing …
Story and Photos by Susan Jasan Tucked away on the east side of Fayetteville is a quaint, delightful garden abounding with color and creatures, both wild and whimsical. Open to the public, visitors are welcome and encouraged to explore and to enjoy. Jennifer Morris, garden owner, entrusted the design of the garden to Cari DeLaughter …
You may not be playing golf on your lawn but that’s no reason it can’t look great Story by Garry V. McDonald I’ve never been overly lawn proud; I focus on the flowers. But I do want my turfgrass to be presentable and not a disgrace to the neighborhood. Maybe my turfgrass colleagues have slowly …
Story by David Longron Most bulbs send up shoots of green leaves in the spring, followed shortly by a flower or flower spikes. Apparently, resurrection lily didn’t get that memo. They do send up a cluster of leaves in the spring that die off in early summer like most others, but the flower spikes do …
Telling the story of life in the yard Story and Photo by Dwain Hebda The walls on Master Gardener Margaret Rose Nalley’s Little Rock home hold an amazing collection of photos and historic knick-knacks curated from generations of her family’s life. “I’d love to give you a tour, but I don’t think you have that …
To thine own self be true Story and Photos by Dwain Hebda Carol Mendel of Little Rock didn’t grow up a gardening enthusiast, but when she and her husband Allan moved into a sprawling home with a stunning view of the Arkansas River, she thought the grounds needed some help to keep up with the …
What to grow under those trees in your landscape Story and Photos by Garry V. McDonald I have few frustrations when it comes to gardening because I figure there is always an opportunity to improve a site if a particular planting scheme doesn’t work out. “A gap is an opportunity” is a personal mantra. But …
