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A mounding plant has red leaves with yellow edges.
July 14, 2025

Coleus are often used in the background for foliage, but I think they deserve attention for their bold foliage and personality.

Dozens of bright yellow flowers bloom above green foliage.
July 7, 2025

Coreopsis, our state wildflower here in Mississippi, is getting the spotlight it deserves at Mississippi State University’s South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville.

During a recent visit to their trial gardens, I had the chance to check out several varieties currently being evaluated.

A single red bloom with a green background.
June 30, 2025

As the Fourth of July approaches, many of us are preparing to celebrate with patriotic decor, fireworks and gatherings with family and friends. Why not extend the celebration into the garden with plants that proudly show off our nation’s colors?

Success Stories

A smiling man standing in front of a green tractor.
Volume 11 Number 1

Fenton Pope looked around his native Covington County a quarter-century ago and saw what he believed was an alarming amount of farmland out of production.

 A woman seated among rose bushes, holding roses, and laughing.
Volume 11 Number 1

Known around Cleveland, Mississippi as “The Rose Lady,” Jane Dunlap marked 30 years as a Master Gardener in 2024, but her home county lacked its own chapter for the first half of that span.

Three women standing in front of a maroon and white Mississippi State University banner.
Volume 10 Number 3

More than 80 grade-school students from Choctaw Tribal Schools visited Mississippi State University in March to participate in Choctaw Preview Day.

Watch

Butterfly Pentas, July 2025
Thursday, July 31, 2025 - 5:00am
Display Garden, July 2025
Thursday, July 24, 2025 - 5:00am
ColorBlaze Coleus, July 2025
Thursday, July 17, 2025 - 5:00am
Coreopsis, July 2025
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 5:00am
Backyard Bluff Gardens, June 2025
Thursday, June 26, 2025 - 5:00am

Your Extension Experts

Portrait of Dr. Shaun Robert Broderick
Assoc Extension/Research Prof
Portrait of Dr. Alan Henn
Extension Professor