Local Landscapes: A time of renewal: pruning shrubs
As warmer weather fills the air, calls are pouring into county Extension offices with anxious gardeners who are ready to work. Whether it is pruning plants, spraying and pulling weeds, or just cleaning up the landscape, they are ready to begin.
Local Landscapes: Control those winter weeds
It’s usually around this time of year that those annoying winter weeds start popping up in our front yards.
Local landscapes: Decorating, gifting with plants
Thanksgiving has long passed and the holiday season is upon us. You may have noticed this by the tightening of your waistline. As we say in our home, there is no such thing as too much dessert. Anyway, now it is time for indoor and outdoor holiday decorations.
Local Landscapes: Winter landscape color — is it possible?
Many people think of winter as a time when nothing is happening in the landscape. This is not true at all; lots of plants shine
Local landscapes: Gardening with butterflies
They float, they flutter, they drift, and sometimes they just ride the wind. Butterflies of all shapes, sizes and colors can usually be seen in Mississippi during this month. Creating a garden space to attract these butterflies can be easy if you do a few things right.
Local landscapes: The perfect lawn: Is it possible?
Do you have the perfect lawn? Is the perfect lawn even possible? If it is, do you care enough to have it? Are you willing to put in the work to make it happen? Do you even like mowing? These are all debatable questions.
Local landscapes: My magnolias look sick!
The older leaves of your Southern Magnolia are yellow and dropping all over the lawn. The remaining green leaves are even hanging down, giving the plant a sad, sickly look.
Time to think about vegetable gardening in Mississippi
The reward of growing your own food is something everyone should experience firsthand. Nothing compares to a home-cooked meal prepared with vegetables that were grown in your garden. Tomatoes, okra, squash, cucumber, peas and beans are a few of the staple items in most Mississippi gardens.
Develop a green thumb: Master Gardener training coming soon
You may have noticed some of the landscape projects around Columbus that have had the hand of the Lowndes County Master Gardener volunteers placed on them — like the landscape at the downtown post office, or the reclaimed beds along the side of the YMCA, or even the front beds to the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library.
Local landscapes: Beautiful holiday plants
Thanksgiving has passed and the holiday season is upon us. You may have noticed this by the tightening of your waistline. As we say in our home, there is no such thing as too much dessert. Anyway, now it is time to begin with our holiday decorations.
Jeff Wilson: Make the most of fall planting
Two of the most exciting activities in the fall are cheering on our favorite team and gardening. As temperatures begin to drop and rains become more frequent, some of us get excited about working in the garden again.
Veggie tales ‘n’ sales: Free workshops focus on growing your own, marketing
You’ve thought about it, but weren’t quite sure where to start. You know about the benefits — the freshness, higher nutrient levels, the money to be saved. But growing your own vegetables was always something you might try “someday.”
Jeff Wilson: Armyworms and weeds: Turf nemesis
It’s been a long, hot summer here in north Mississippi, and your turf is probably showing the wear of the season. You’ve watered on a regular basis and kept the grass alive, but you still have a few weeds that refuse to leave. With one more push, you can finally be rid of these pesky weeds and get that front yard clean again, maybe.
Jeff Wilson: Turfgrass tips
While some of you may be singing “Take me out to the ballgame” and cheering on your favorite team, others may be singing ‘take me out to the garden’ and cheering on your favorite plant. Whatever your choice, this is the time to enjoy them.