By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service As we continue touring the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge Butterfly Garden in Hollandale, our next stop examines three annual flowers that prove perennials are not the only choices for pollinator-friendly landscapes....
By Bonnie Coblentz, MSU Extension Service While some crops suffered through hot, dry weather, Mississippi’s sweet potato crop largely got rain at all the right times and hopes are high for a good crop. Lorin Harvey, sweet potato specialist with the...
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service The first stop on this month’s tour of the Yazoo National Wildlife Refuge Butterfly Garden in Washington County takes a look at two impressive native perennials. The common boneset and joe-pye weed bring dramatic...
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service Hummingbirds and Monarch butterflies are making their seasonal migrations through Mississippi, making September an exciting time in the garden. Thinking about these beautiful creatures is one way to take our minds...
By Dr. Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service Having a campfire may be the last thing on a gardener’s mind during the heat of August, but you may reconsider once you’ve seen the Campfire series of bidens. Bidens are annual plants native to the...
By Eddie Smith, MSU Extension Service One of the things I enjoy about gardening is discovering plants that prove flowers are not the only way to fill a landscape with color. Whenever someone tells me they need more color in their summer garden, I remind...
