POPLARVILLE, Miss. -- The long-standing annual update on Mississippi State University research in ornamental horticulture is going virtual this year with a Dec. 17 webinar.

The 47th annual Ornamental Horticulture Field Day will be a 2 1/2 hour virtual event hosted from the South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station in Poplarville. It will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a video webinar, followed by a live question and answer session from 1-2 p.m.

The free webinar will provide an overview of graduate students’ projects working with native azaleas, wine grapes, roses and poinsettias. Next will be a variety trial and garden update given by Scott Langlois, a Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station research associate in Poplarville.

The webinar will conclude with a floral demonstration by Jim DelPrince, MSU Extension horticulture specialist, at the Coastal Research and Extension Center in Biloxi.

Register for the event at https://bit.ly/36PU4TO. Upon successful registration, participants will receive a confirmation email containing information about the webinar and a link to join the meeting on Dec. 17.

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. For disability accommodation or technical questions, please contact Jenny Ryals at 662-719-7294 or j.ryals@msstate.edu.