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Oxford, MS, 38655
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OUR SPRING LECURE SERIES STARTED MARCH 7TH WITH “NINE SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES” PRESENTED BY DR. CLARENCE COOPER, COUNTY DIRECTOR AND MASTER GARDENER COORDINATOR WITH THE SHELBY COUNTY EXTENSION SERVICE AND HOST OF “THE FAMILY PLOT": GARDENING IN THE MID-SOUTH”.

DON’T MISS OUR NEXT LECTURE ON APRIL 4TH



THANKS TO GUESTS FROM THE OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT, LAFAYETTE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB AND MSU EXTENSION, THE LAFAYETTE COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS MARCH EDUCATION MEETING WAS A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND OPPORTUNITY. WE LEARNED ABOUT NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES FOR US TO ASSIST WITH PROGRAMS THAT ARE ONGOING IN OUR COUNTY.

Attendees included Jeannette Clements, OSD Assistant Director for Nutrition and Garden Advisor, Ken Hearn, OSD Horticulture Instructor, Catherine Avent, LCSD Horticulture Instructor, Bryan White, LCSD Director of Finance, Kenorus Wilson, Boys and Girls Club Director, and Steven Tucker, Lafayette County MSU Extension Agent 4H and Jr. Master Gardener Coordinator


DAFFODILS, PAPERWHITES, NARCISSI, AND HYACINTHS - ALL POISONOUS - by Anna Haller

The Park District planted hundreds, or possibly a thousand Daffodil bulbs last Fall, and they are ready to bloom. If the weather cooperates and gives us four to five warm sunny days, the daffodils will be magnificent. Already daffodils are blooming on adjacent properties so it would be a good time to take a nature walk along the North driveway to the park to see the blooms on the Morgan property and when you walk along the trail in the Butterfly garden you can see the daffodils in those neighboring properties as well.

But I feel the need to warn people not to pick the daffodils because they are poisonous!
This is particularly a warning to parents who let their little children pick these flowers. Some of the stem fluid may get on their hands, and as little children are prone, put their fingers into their mouths.
Daffodils can cause irritation and swelling of the mouth, tongue and throat. All parts of these flowers are poisonous and if eaten could cause death


LAFAYETTE COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS ASSISTED WITH A SEED PLANTING EVENT THIS WEEK. THE EVENT WAS COORDINATED BY JEANNETTE CLEMENTS, OSD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR NUTRITION AND GARDEN ADVISOR FOR THE OXFORD SCHOOL DISTRICT. THE PRE-K STUDENTS AT THE OXFORD EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER HAD A GREAT TIME LEARNING ABOUT AND PLANTING TOMATOES. KEN HEARN, OSD HORTICULTURE TEACHER IS SHARING OSD GREENHOUSE SPACE AND PROVIDED ASSISTANCE WITH THE PLANTING. THE STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO WATCH THEIR SEEDS GROW AND EVENTUALLY TAKE THEIR PLANT HOME TO NURTURE AND ENJOY


LAFAYETTE COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS

JOE ANN ALLEN AND NANCY KESSELRING WERE INVITED TO SPEAK TO THE WATER VALLEY TOWN AND COUNTRY GARDEN CLUB THIS WEEK. THE PROGRAM WAS ON THE CARE OF INDOOR VS OUTDOOR PLANTS



BONSAI ARTIST ZACH ADAMZ OF KOMOREBI BONSAI LOCATED IN OXFORD AND THE YAC RECENTLY SPONSORED A WORKSHOP ATTENDED BY A FEW LAFAYETTE COUNTY MASTER GARDENERS. EVERYONE ENJOYED LEARNING NEW GARDENING TECHNIQUES




The Lafayette County Master Gardeners enjoyed working with OSD Assistant Director for Nutrition and Garden Advisor, Jeanette Clement this week. We helped plant spring mix seeds in tower gardens at the Bramlett Elementary School. The students will make salads for lunch once the plants mature and are ready to harvest.



Lafayette County Master Gardeners showed their appreciation to Nancy Kesselring for an awesome job serving as President


The Lafayette County Master Gardeners participated in the Oxford Chamber of Commerce Holiday Open House on the Square last weekend. They provided a gift basket for the raffle, answered gardening questions, and handed out MSU publications related to home horticulture, holiday house plants, and how to create holiday arrangements. There were a lot of families out enjoying the festivities and beautiful weather.



Lafayette County Master Gardener Karen recently gave presentations to the Master Gardeners and the Cedar Oaks Guild in Oxford. She showed members how to make a holiday centerpiece and change it up to last from Thanksgiving through the new year. She used the MSU publication P3429 titled “Lantern and Evergreens Holiday Centerpiece” as her guide. All three centerpieces were beautiful and the ladies really enjoyed the program. Thank you Karen!


THE LCMGA MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE HOSTED A WELCOME EVENT FOR THE 2023 MASTER GARDENER ONLINE COURSE PARTICIPANTS. WE WERE PLEASED TO HAVE THE PARTICIPANTS ATTEND, MEET ONE ANOTHER, HAVE QUESTIONS ANSWERED , ENJOY GREAT FOOD AND GET TO KNOW A FEW MASTER GARDENER MEMBERS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THEM COMPLETING THE COURSE IN EARLY DECEMBER AND JOINING OUR ORGANIZATION


Master Gardeners volunteering at the Chamber of Commerce parking lot fund raiser


CLICK THIS LINK TO VIEW MATT NIELSON’S OCTOBER 2023 PRESENTATION

CONSIDERING THE COLD DAMAGE DILEMMA & OTHER SOLUTIONS TO CHANGE YOUR WORLD


Arborist Matt Nielson and Artist Charlie Buckley made Our Fall Lecture on October 21, 2023 one to remember



MASTER GARDENERS DECORATED FOR THE

SOIL CONSERVATION MEETING



Kathy Wachter from the Oxford Community Garden presented her program on preparing your garden for Fall planting at our September monthly meeting.



MEETING THE CHALLENGES OF A CHALLENGING yard

Or how to have so much garden in a small yard

Joe Ann Allen opened her lovely magical garden to local Master Gardeners and guests today. Rocks, “rubble”, bricks, porch, walls, paths, seating, bottle trees, art and of course plants, trees and flowers. These pictures are just a few of the beautiful things we saw today.


Bug’s Eye View -you can now access dr. blake layton’s newsletter at the top of our home screen

BUG'S EYE VIEW


Mississippi State University Extension Service Publications

The Extension Service has many publications which provide information on a wide variety of topics. Click on this link to go to the publication website.

https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/publications

This link can always be found under RESOURCES & DOWNLOADS


Ashley Gonce with the City of Oxford presented the Lafayette County Master Gardeners with a Keep Mississippi Beautiful award this morning. The city nominated the LCMGA for the Great American Cleanup Award and the LCMGA won first place for cities 25,000 and larger. Accepting the award are project leader Keri Dibrell and President Nancy Kesselring. The award was accepted in honor of Jan Henning who started the Beautification Initiative and helped us become the first association to Adopt-a-Street in the city of Oxford. Pictured also are some of the members who have been a part of the project.


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The Master Gardner Program was introduced to Mississippi in 1991 and serves to provide research-based educational programs and information to improve the economic, social, and cultural well-being of all Mississippians