URGENT!  SAVE THE LIVE OAK TREES!

Training Information Forthcoming

Training will begin soon to save the Live Oak trees on Highway 90.  This will be done through one of The Mississippi Renaissance Garden Foundation, Inc.'s subcommittees, The Tree Care Committee which is headed by Arborist Robert Crawford including Arborist Russell Freeman.  These two gentleman deserve our support as they are volunteering their time, knowledge and services to this cause.  In order to save these majestic live oaks, many volunteers, tons of compost, mulch, and tools are needed.  This is a MS Gulf Coast Community wide effort so please participate.          

If you can contribute anything towards this effort, please contact Martha Boyce @ 228 388-2622 or email her @ MSBKT@aol.com

Happy gardening!

Sincerely,

Gulf Coast Gardening

gulfgardening@aol.com

MS Gulf Coast Daylily Society

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Helpful Garden Links

 * Note: Most of these sites have information pertaining to Zone 7 and/or Zone 8.  The Gulf Coast Region is Zone 8.

• Palm Trees
  Suitable for the Gulf Coast/Zone 8
  
  

• Tree Info

IAS (International Arborist Society) site- Tree Planting & Care Info
http://www.treesaregood.com/treecare/treecareinfo.aspx

Arbor Day site- More Tree Planting & Care Info
http://www.arborday.org/trees/rightTreeAndPlace/index.cfm

• Hummingbird/Butterfly Plants
   

• Mississippi Medallion Plants
   

• Norman Winter- Southern Gardening
   

• Kerry Johnson- Mississippi Gardens
   

• MSU Cares- Extension and Garden Information- Mississippi State University

  • Growing Vegetables

  • Home Gardening

• Plant Availability & Planting Guide
  
  Soil Test Info-  Mississippi State Extension Service
  http://msucares.com/crops/soils/testing.html
  
  

• Organic Gardening (Rodale)
   

• Organic Vegetable and Fruit Site- Dr. Rick Snyder (MSU).
   

  • Tomato Short Course

  • Central Research & Extension Center

  • Experiment Station

  • Greenhouse Tomato FAQ

  • Vegetable Press Newsletter
     

• Other Garden Links
   

• Search Products by Active Chemical Ingredient
   

• Search Active Ingredient by Turf and Ornamental Labels

• South MS Lawn & Landscape Assn.
  (Professionals serving the Gulf Coast.)
  
  
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  Regulates Landscape Gardeners
• Laws
  * State Certified Landscape Licensed Professionals- Legally licensed to advertise landscaping in the state of MS through the MS Department of Agriculture and Commerce Bureau of Plant Industry.  Some advertising landscapers in MS are not certified by the State to do so which is against the law.  Many of these do not know that this is the law.  State Certified Licensed Landscape Professionals must pass a State exam.  Certification protects the consumer.  So please check out the list before hiring an advertising landscaper @ http://www.msnla.org/.  Click the button on the left hand side of the screen that says: Mississippi Licensed Landscape Professionals for the listings.
  
  
• Certified Nurseries
   
  
• Master Gardener Program
  Hancock, Harrison, Jackson, & Pearl River Counties

• Bonsai Society
• Camellia Society
• Daylily Society
• MS Native Plant Society - Coastal Plains Chapter
• Pond Society
• Rose Society
• Sierra Club
• Local Garden Clubs
• The Mississippi Renaissance Garden Foundation, Inc.