Welcome to Mississippi

Mississippi has an abundance of visual beauty that is enhanced by mild climate and diverse vegetation.  It ranges from Gulf coast semi-tropical palms and citrus plants to the cool-loving shrubs in the foothills of the Appalachians.   A great place to live and enjoy the pleasures of gardening.  This site is devoted to encouraging others to travel the many trails that meander through the gardening map of Mississippi.

Wishing the very best for 2009!  Time to start looking at seed catalogs and dreaming about your garden plans.

The website has grown as more and more activities have taken place with master gardeners working on projects, attending seminars and conferences, holding district meetings, so a brief summary of changes to the MSMG website:

• All of the information about Operation Rejuvenation has now been put under the "Projects" link
• A new link "Conference Info" has been added to provide information about the conference in 2009 as well as some of the pictures from past conferences
• With the increasing emphasis of Master Gardener education and training, a link "Education & Training" will take you to information specifically related to materials and programs for our members to know what is happening in development of these items.  This will include things such as horticultural publications that are being developed, or seminar materials that have been developed that could be used for giving presentations.  This is a new area, so we look forward to MSMG Education Committee bringing these materials to our members.
• The "News & Events" link will be updated with things happening in the four Master Gardener Districts in Mississippi.  This will include Newsletters, seminars or special events that may be of interest to others.  Please send any items you would like to include to the webmaster so we can keep information current.

Check "Conference Info" link for updated information for the 2009 MSMG Conference in Starkville

Minutes approved from the July MSMG Board Meeting have been posted.  To read minutes from the Board, please go to "MS MG Administration" link.

Officers for 2009 MSMG were elected at the November 7 Board Meeting. They are:

Charles Wood - President

Kelly Parks - Vice President

Pat Wheeler - Treasurer

Patty Gossett - Secretary

Note on your calendar: 

2009 MSMG Conference will be on May 13 - 15 at Mississippi State University

Start looking at the possible projects, persons, newsletters, etc., that you would like to submit for MSMG Awards.  Remember they must be mailed by February 10, 2009 to be eligible for judging.

Fall Garden Fest was held at Crystal Springs on October 17 -18... here are a few pictures from the event.

What else is going on with Mississippi Master Gardeners?

Picture (1)  Katie Kemp, Carolyn Mills, Grady Suttle, Romona Hughes, Faith Estes

Picture (2)  Faith Estes, Mike Skipper, Grady Suttle, Katie Kemp, Joyce Johnson, Romona Hughes, Carolyn Mills.

Winston County Master Gardners planted and have maintained a butterfly garden in Noxapater City Park for several years.  An Arbor Day Program and tree planting was planned and carried out in 2007 and 2008 in the Noxapater park by Winston County Master Gardeners.  Newly elected officers are:  President - Grady Suttle, Vice-president - Vice President Katie Kemp, Secretary - Carolyn Mills, Treasurer - Faith Estes.

If you have items to submit for the MSMG Newsletter ( Botanical Blurbs) from you Master Gardener Association, please send to: Barry & Sherri McCalla at email: catldog@bellsouth.net

 Two of the most frequently asked questions asked when a group of master gardeners get together are:

1) What kind of interesting projects are you working on?

2) How does your group make money to fund different projects?

If your MG Association has been working on some interesting projects  or managed to find some unique ways of getting them funded, pass them along and we will build a section on the MSMG website where others can visit and maybe even stimulate more ideas.

Again, if you have a gardening or plant question, Go to "Garden Question" link, then ASK JAY!

Our Purpose

To promote responsible horticultural practices in accordance with the research and recommendations of the Mississippi State University (MSU) Extension Service