By Mary Townsley Louisiana irises are native perennials found throughout the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi Valley. The five species of...

By Carol Dorsey, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org Whether you call it chayote, vegetable pear, cho-cho,...

By Della Schultz, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org I grow herbs. I grow them very well, I might add!...

by Carol Williams Virginia creeper, Parthenocissus quinquefolia (5-leafed), in the grape family (Vitaceae) is a broad-leaf vine found...

By Dr. Judy Stout, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org Q We have recently moved to a small, two-story...

By Alice Marty, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org Recently I purchased a book by plant expert Allan...

By Barbara Boone Allium is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants that includes hundreds of species to include onion, garlic,...

By John Olive, Former Director, AU Ornamental Horticultural Research Center Q Is it worth the effort to start spring flowers and...

BY: Jack LeCroy, Regional Extension Agent, JML0003@aces.edu www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org I have been working in the horticulture...

By Mary Townsley Leeks (Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum) are related to onions and garlic. Rather than forming bulbs, leek leaves adhere...

BY: Jack LeCroy, Regional Extension Agent, JML0003@aces.edu www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org After an interesting year weather-wise,...

BY: Carol Williams, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org Almost finished shopping but still have a few dear...

by Alice Marty What do you know about mistletoe the plant? Unless you have it in your yard, you probably don’t know a lot. Aside from the...

BY: Dr. Judy Stout, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org Q My vegetable garden is small and productive. ...

BY: Barbara Boone, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org Our gardening efforts welcome us into the corporeal...

Like many other hollies, yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) is an evergreen shrub or tree that is loved for the colorful berries it produces...

BY: Carol Williams, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org Mobile could be nicknamed The Green City. ...

BY: Dr. Gary R. Bachman, Extension/Research Professor of Horticulture, Mississippi State University (gary.bachman@msstate.edu)...

Foeniculum vulgare ‘Rubrum’ Whether you are interested in feathery foliage texture, culinary herbs, or pollinator plants, you might...

BY: Jennifer McDonald, Mobile County Master Gardener, www.mobilecountymastergardeners.org A late October evening, the hollow dark and...