We continue our fresh gulf seafood from the Mississippi Sound to create some southern favorites.

By Gary R. Bachman

MSU Horticulturist
Coastal Research & Extension Center

Gardening in containers no longer means placing a simple red geranium on either side of the front door.

But that doesn’t mean it has to be hard. Putting together beautiful flowers and colorful foliage and enjoying combination containers is as easy as gathering pots and planting.

By Gary R. Bachman

MSU Horticulturist

Coastal Research & Extension Center

If there’s a single shrub that could be called a staple in the Southern landscape, it has to be the azalea. Its spectacular flowering has made the azalea one of the all-time most popular landscape shrubs.

Here on the coast, azaleas have been putting on a show since they began blooming in early March. The progression of blooms will continue to north Mississippi by early April. One of the earliest-blooming varieties is the Southern Indica azalea.