SOME LIKE IT HOT

SOME LIKE IT HOT

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July and August in Mississippi are seldom balmy or temperate, but Mississippians have learned to tolerate the long, hot summers. Outside activities are not necessarily curtailed but tend to move poolside or to a shady nook on the patio or to the front porch with...
OLD GARDEN ROSES

OLD GARDEN ROSES

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This is the 21st century, and we are all bustling about and multitasking, so, you may ask, who has time to stop and smell the roses, much less grow them? Ah, but if you grow old-fashioned roses, making time for such a sensory experience may be feasible. Old-fashioned...
THE SYMBOLISM OF EASTER FLOWERS

THE SYMBOLISM OF EASTER FLOWERS

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Spring is an exhilarating time for gardeners, and in Mississippi the little flowers do not necessarily peep through the ground as the Sunday school song would have us believe. They burst forth with a profusion of blossoms, color, and fragrance. And for gardeners who...
DANCING THROUGH THE DAFFODILS

DANCING THROUGH THE DAFFODILS

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Springtime comes early to Mississippi—thank goodness—and daffodils herald spring’s arrival in all its glory. And even though we are far removed from England’s famed Lake District, Mississippi gardeners, like Wordsworth, are prone to wax poetic when a “host of golden...
CAMELLIAS

CAMELLIAS

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Flowers evoke memories and sentiments, and perhaps the camellia, with its showy flowers that bloom when spring is but a promise, does more so than most. It has long been a tradition to float camellias in a cut-glass bowl, preferably an heirloom, and back when church...
ORCHIDS

ORCHIDS

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Mississippi, in spite of its southern latitude and temperate climate, does not always escape the ravages of winter. The cold, damp, and infrequent snows are usually short-lived, but, invariably, there are a few bleak days in winter. Mississippi garden enthusiasts,...