Pearl River County Master Gardeners

09/03/2026

Another wonderful MG outing. Learning about wonderful caterpillars at the Pass Christian Library. The video, The Extraordinary Caterpillar, was made by Homegrown Grown National Park and Doug Tallamy and presented by the Pass Christian Garden Club, in coordination with the MS Gulf Coast Native Plant Society. Jennifer Buchanan, President of the MSGCNPS introduced the video and answered questions. We really enjoyed seeing closeup pictures of the caterpillars, some using a microscope. Afterwards some Great appetizers were shared at Bacchus on the Beach. MGs on this excursion were Bertha Page, Lisa Brockert, Teresa Covington, Anne Margiotta, Mona Leal, and Monette Springer. Registration to join the Master Gardeners is still open.

Teresa Covington
President
PRCMG

09/03/2026

We are pleased to announce our special guest speakers at the Herb Social and Educational Workshop!!

🌿 Sherry Hough of Tea Garden Apothecary. Sherry handcrafts small-batch teas and other botanical preparations. Her passion is making herbalism approachable—helping people understand the synergy between plants, the preparations we create from them, and how thoughtful formulation brings those elements together with purpose.

During our Preserving and Storing Herbs Workshop, Sherry will share some of the techniques she uses to preserve and properly store herbs.

You can find Sherry at the Funky Falcon in Picayune. She will have some of her teas available at the workshop.

🌿Audrey Driscoll, former Unit Chair of The Herb Society of America—New Orleans Unit and a dedicated member for 30 years!
Audrey will share information about The Herb Society of America, membership opportunities, herb plant sales, educational workshops, and more.

Of course, we will also have more fun giveaways!

Remaining workshop dates:
🌱 September 15
🌱 October 20
🌱 November 17

Get your RSVPs in early because seats fill quickly!
You may register for one workshop or reserve your seat for the entire remaining series at one time.
📍 Pearl River County Extension Auditorium
835 Highway 26 West, Poplarville
📞 RSVP: 601-403-2280
Come learn, share, and grow with us! 🌿

More information contact
Roxann Gort 504-234-3579
Pearl River County Master Gardener

09/02/2026

There are only 60 places left for the next Master Gardener class, for the whole state. If you want to join a GREAT organization and have a lot of plant fun, join before next Wednesday.

Less than 60 seats left for the fall online Master Gardener training. Registration closes next Wednesday or once these 60 seats are filled. Don’t wait and miss out. Sign up soon!

08/27/2026

Today started out very wet and raining. MSU people are tough and the Muscadine Field Day proceeded. About 70 people turned out with umbrellas and rain coats to learn about muscadines. After all that learning, ice cream was a welcome delight. Picking and eating muscadines was the next fun thing. MGs Anne Margiotta and Teresa Covington worked the registration table.

Teresa Covington
President
PRCMG

08/27/2026

As we wrap up today, we would like to thank SE TOPP for their sponsorship of the Muscadine Field Day today, the Pearl River County Master Gardeners, the crew at the MSU South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station, all the speakers and attendees that came out and we would especially like to thank Nate Coleman for all the hard work he did and does managing the McNeill Research Unit keeping it operating smoothly and looking excellent!! We can’t wait to do it all again in 2027!! See y’all then!

08/25/2026

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Sometimes we are so busy we forget to smell the roses..🌹 Stop, just for a moment and share some quality time to show appreciation to everyone that keeps the wheel spinning!!!

I just love having lunch with the wonderful staff at the Pearl River County Extension Office—

Present- Phyllis Goodwin, Roxann Gort, Connie Darden, Grace Brinster, Emma Clement, and Dinah Martin. 💚

We each brought something delicious to share and had such a wonderful time talking, laughing, and enjoying quality time together. Everyone is usually coming and going, so it is especially nice to slow down and share lunch as a group.

Afterward, Phyllis and I took a little ride to Fulmer’s to see what goodies we could scoop up for our upcoming Herb Social & Educational Workshop.

🌿 Missed you Sandy Love-Thompson and Paula Rector food was delicious. Next month will be Taco Tuesday!! 🌮 🇲🇽🪅

Thank you Phyllis and Doug for spraying the greenhouse and thank you Grace for fertilizing and keeping up with the water in the hydroponic sytem and moving our sprinkler around in the orchard last week.

We have an awesome staff at the office and as Master Gardeners we appreciate everything they do. So its nice to share some time together to hear whats going on in their neck of the woods. 😃

Thank you Pearl River County Staff!! You are the best!!

08/22/2026

Another HOT day yesterday, preparing about 1100 plants at The Crosby Arboretum for future plant sales. For more fun, the power went out for a period of time, so we lost our fan. These are some hardworking Master Gardeners and honorary MGs! Kathryn Jeffers, Interim Director of The Crosby Arboretum is doing a GREAT job of working to have a LOT of plants at the future sales. They will have some new plants, that have not been sold at Crosby before. Keep an eye open for the upcoming dates. Irises are for sale TODAY. Working hard in the heat were Jacquelyn Schwarzenbach, Mary Donahue, Patti Murphy, Monnet Springer, Mona Leal and Teresa Covington. Crosby employees were working hard right by us.

Teresa Covington
President
PRCMG

08/21/2026

All of the irises we prepared yesterday are for sale tomorrow. Go to The Crosby Arboretum to participate in the pollinator census and get some great irises!

Pop Up Iris Sale TOMORROW only! 9:00 AM till sold out. Get them while they last.

08/21/2026

Today and tomorrow.

08/20/2026

🌿 All right, y’all—are you ready for our next Herb Social & Educational Workshop?
We just finished our very first workshop, and what a fantastic evening it was! Dr. Eddie Smith gave a wonderful presentation as we learned about different herbs and their uses, how to plant and grow them, and ways to grow herbs in traditional gardens, containers, and hydroponic systems.

Now it’s time to get ready for our next workshop!
📅 Tuesday, September 15

🌿 Topic: Preserving and Storing Herbs
During this workshop, you will learn simple and practical ways to preserve and properly store your herbs so you can enjoy their flavor and usefulness long after harvesting.
We are excited to welcome our special guest speaker, Audrey Driscoll, former Unit Chair of The Herb Society of America—New Orleans Unit and a dedicated member for 30 years!
Audrey will share information about The Herb Society of America, membership opportunities, herb plant sales, educational workshops, and more.
Of course, we will also have more fun giveaways!

Remaining workshop dates:
🌱 September 15
🌱 October 20
🌱 November 17
Get your RSVPs in early because seats fill quickly! We would love to see everyone who attended our first workshop return for the rest of the series—and new participants are always welcome.
You may register for one workshop or reserve your seat for the entire remaining series at one time.
📍 Pearl River County Extension Auditorium
835 Highway 26 West, Poplarville
📞 RSVP: 601-403-2280
Come learn, share, and grow with us! 🌿

More information contact
Roxann Gort 504-234-3579
Pearl River County Master Gardener
4-H JMG Program Leader/Coordinator