Salvia varieties create colorful, informal feel

Saturday, May 18th, 2013, 7:00pm

Salvia varieties create colorful, informal feel

By Gary R. Bachman
MSU Horticulturist
Coastal Research & Extension Center

Many gardeners try to give their landscape the feel of an informal cottage garden. This garden concept has a loose, flowing feel, kind of like you just let plants grow wherever they happen to pop up in the landscape.

I had a professor way back in college who had a unique cottage garden planting method: He would walk through the landscape and just toss plants over his shoulder. We planted them where they landed. And you know what? His gardens looked awfully good.

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Careful tree placement can add beauty, value

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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013, 3:22pm

Careful tree placement can add beauty, value

By Bonnie Coblentz
MSU Ag Communications

MISSISSIPPI STATE – Planting the right trees in the best locations is a good investment that can also pay dividends in energy savings for home and business owners.

Bob Brzuszek, associate professor in Mississippi State University’s Department of Landscape Architecture, said planting trees that block the summer sun on the south and west sides of buildings and roofs can substantially reduce air-conditioning costs.

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Homemade plant tags give gardens personality

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Monday, May 6th, 2013, 12:56pm

Homemade plant tags give gardens personality

By Gary R. Bachman
MSU Horticulturist
Coastal Research & Extension Center

Like many home gardeners, I used to put plants in my landscape without worrying about labels because I was sure I’d remember what was planted where. And like most of you, I would end up scratching my head wondering what I had planted where.

One of the best gardening tips I can share, especially in the spring when you’re putting so many new things out, is to label your landscape plants.

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Graduation week at Co-Lin

Submitted by bburks@wlbt.com on Monday, May 6th, 12:19 pm

It's graduation week at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. A Ceremony will be held on the Wesson Campus Friday morning, May 10, at 9:30 at H. L. Stone Stadium.

If there's bad weather, the ceremony will be moved inside Mullen Gym.

The Natchez campus will hold its graduation later in the day, at 6:30. The Simpson County Center will hold graduation Saturday, May 11, at 10 a.m.

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Enjoy blue flowers like lobelia and delphinium

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Saturday, April 27th, 2013, 6:00pm

Enjoy blue flowers like lobelia and delphinium

By Gary R. Bachman
MSU Horticulturist
Coastal Research & Extension Center

Has the search for blue flowers left you feeling blue?

Mississippi has a long tradition of being famous for blues music. In fact, the Mississippi Blues Trail has markers all across the state telling the story of the blues.

Mississippi gardeners also have a long tradition of wanting blue flowers for their gardens and landscapes. Blue is a coveted color in the landscape, and plant and seed catalogs try every year to meet the need for the color blue.

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Use care when dividing perennials in the spring

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Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 3:24pm

Use care when dividing perennials in the spring

By Gary R. Bachman
MSU Horticulturist
Coastal Research & Extension Center

With spring in the air and our landscapes waking up from their long winter’s nap, Mississippi gardeners jump into the many chores needed to get gardens off to the right start.

One of the first decisions to be made is what to plant. We flock to garden centers looking for inspiration and new plants to enjoy in the coming year. Sometimes we forget to look in our own gardens for the options we already have.

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High school baseball playoffs get underway this weekend

Submitted by bburks@wlbt.com on Wednesday, April 24th, 3:05 pm

The Mississippi High School Activities Association baseball playoffs get underway in Lincoln County Friday April 26, with a pair of first round best of three series.

In Class 2A, Loyd Star plays at Lumberton Friday at 6 p.m. Game 2 is at Loyd Star at 3 p.m. Saturday afternoon and game 3, if necessary, will follow.

In Class 1A, West Lincoln is at Sacred heart at 7 p.m. Friday. Game 2 is at West Lincoln at noon Saturday. If there's a need for a game three, it will follow game 2.

The MHSAA State Baseball Championships will be played at Trustmark Park May 22-25.

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