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What are all these trees dropping on the ground in Spring?

Garden Experiments — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 21:14:53 +0000

It’s springtime! The sun is shining, the flowers are starting to bloom, and pollen is coating everything, including our cars. Even the trees are getting in on the action. We have been finding all sort of tree seeds and tree reproductive parts laying on the ground around our neighborhood. From the brown stringy stuff to […]

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The First Spring Wildflowers

Garden Experiments — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:44:59 +0000

The first flowers to show their faces after winter are the native wildflowers. By mid to late-March, they are usually in full bloom, even after a quick dip in the temperatures. Choosing to incorporate native plants in to your garden is a great idea if you want hardy plants that can tolerate the local soil […]

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Purple and White Container Garden

Garden Experiments — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:14:51 +0000

The colors for the Easter season are purple and white, so this Easter-themed container garden is just perfect. It sits in front of a church with another paired on the other side of the door. The plants in this container garden include: White Nancy lamium (Lamium maculatum) Pansies (Viola spp) Wallflower (Erysimum linofolium ‘Bowles Mauve’) […]

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Early Spring Flowers for Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterflies

Garden Experiments — Thu, 05 Apr 2018 16:17:09 +0000

This early spring sky is filled with butterflies! I am seeing so many eastern tiger swallowtail butterflies (Papilio glaucus) feeding on colorful spring flowers that it has really brightened my days. Eastern tiger swallowtails are quite large – with a wingspan of 3 to 5.5 inches and with their bright yellow wings with blue spots, […]

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Japanese Honeysuckle vs Native Honeysuckle Vine

Garden Experiments — Sun, 12 Nov 2017 14:12:16 +0000

Have you ever plucked a honeysuckle flower, turned it around, and gently sucked the nectar from the tube-shaped back of the flower? If you grew up in the southeastern U.S., I bet you did. That taste of super-sweet honey nectar always makes me think of summer nights spent chasing fireflies and summer days spent running […]

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Lyreleaf Sage – Mississippi Wildflower

Garden Experiments — Mon, 24 Jul 2017 19:31:36 +0000

Spring comes early in Mississippi. While my friends who live in states to the north continue to fight through snow and ice, I start to see the fresh green of new plant growth emerge from my lawn in mid to late-March. The early arrival of spring weather is one of my favorite things about living […]

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June 2017 Flowers From My Garden

Garden Experiments — Thu, 06 Jul 2017 19:50:02 +0000

The weather this late spring and first days of summer have been hot, wet, and sometimes in between. It may be a little hard on us humans, but my garden seems to be enjoying it well enough. June is the month for Asiatic lilies, hibiscus, zinnias, and echinacea. These flowers have been blooming their little […]

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Spring Tour of Colonnade Garden in Columbus, MS

Garden Experiments — Tue, 04 Apr 2017 17:30:06 +0000

As part of the spring tourism season, the city of Columbus holds a Spring Pilgrimage that includes tours of antebellum homes, live music events, arts, food, a 5K race, and stories from the town’s history. We selected the tour that included Colonnade Gardens. The original gardens were installed in the 1860’s and include a boxwood […]

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When Do You Put Out Your Hummingbird Feeders in Spring

Garden Experiments — Wed, 08 Mar 2017 21:26:06 +0000

The first hummingbirds start showing up in southern Texas, Louisiana, and northern Florida in late February and the first week of March. Hummingbirds will arrive in my garden around mid to late March – at the same time as the red buckeyes are in full bloom. This is when I’ll hang my hummingbird feeders in […]

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Virginia Spring Beauty – Claytonia virginica

Garden Experiments — Mon, 27 Feb 2017 14:57:29 +0000

When I reach my limit with the bleakness of winter and cold temperatures, the tiniest pink striped flowers start to poke their heads out of lawns and ditches. To me, the Virginia spring beauty (Claytonia virginica) is a harbinger of spring and warmer weather. These wildflowers bloom just before the false garlic – so they […]

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