LIFE'S A GARDEN

HOPEFULLY EASTER was a good time for all. This year, on the weekend of Easter we had a family member get married at my sisters house...

I think back to my childhood growing up in Madison County after our family moved out from Jackson. I remember when Highway 51 was a...

MIMI AND I LOOKED at the calendar and saw that Good Friday is upon us. We had decided earlier this spring we were going to follow the...

THERE IS MORE exciting news for the horticulture world in Mississippi. On March 6 our Governor signed a bill into law designating April...

I FEEL LIKE we are having another good ole predictably unpredictable March in Mississippi. We were watching a really fast and comforting...

I SPEND A LOT of time in the woods in nearby Yazoo County. On my drive to get there I get to see what is happening in the country yards....

THIS IS THE WEEK we really get our wake up call from Mother Nature. When Daylight saving time comes it feels like a huge release to me....

THE SPRING RUSH at the garden centers is on! We are accustomed to the early spring gardeners who just cant wait to come in to start...

WE ARE JUST ABOUT to be done with February. So far the temperatures have been a little above average. With warmer temperatures usually...

I’M WRITING THESE words during the weekend before valentines. So far we’ve had a damaging cold blast but Mother Nature's earlier gift to...

I’M HOPING THAT our yards will have a chance to dry out soon. As it is I think I’d do more damage by walking around pruning things with...

MIMI AND I ALWAYS have one more trick up our sleeves around this time of year. Before the big, spring rush begins. We like to let Mardi...