Faulk's Garden Shop & Landscaping

11/17/2024

Another of our interns

Donna Gray became the new executive director at the Vicksburg Convention Center (VCC) in the middle of June. “It’s going good,” she said of her short tenure in the top spot. “We seem to be having quite a bit of business, and things are going great.” Gray replaced Erin Powell Southard, who ...

06/19/2024

03/08/2022

Dr Doug Tallamy, writer and excellent speaker, is coming to Mississippi State for two free lectures March 24 & 25. His groundbreaking research is on garden plants and how insects interact. Join us!

02/01/2022

Gardening tasks for February!

Some suggestions:
🌳Plant trees, shrubs, and roses.
🔍Inspect garden for pests and winter damage.
🌱Start herb seeds indoors.
✂️Prune crape myrtles.
🌿Transplant cool season vegetables and greens.
🌿Transplant cool season annuals.
✂️Prune roses, broadleaf evergreens and summer flowering shrubs.

Learn more about each of these tasks + find further resources here: http://ow.ly/oU8q50HJHgb

01/25/2022

Mulch is important to the health of your landscape! When it is applied properly it helps hold moisture in the soil, prevents w**d growth, regulates soil temperature, and protects the trunks of trees and shrubs from lawn equipment.

But when mulch is applied incorrectly, it can harm your plants. A common example of harmful mulch application is the mulch volcanoes you see around trees.

When applying mulch around trees and shrubs in the lawn, don’t mound it up around the trunk. You want it to be 4 to 6 inches deep and extend from the trunk 3 to 6 feet around the entire tree. Don’t allow the mulch to touch the trunk. Pull the mulch 2 to 3 inches away from the trunk to prevent problems, including disease and rodent damage.

If you would like to know about the proper way to mulch the landscape, read our Mulches for the Landscape Extension publication here: http://ow.ly/GtNV50HBZjr

06/04/2019

We will be digging potatoes Saturday morning, June 8th at the Vicksburg Community Garden. Come help us from 8:00 to 10:00, bring a bag and take home new potatoes. Yum!

05/23/2017

If anyone has gardening questions you may post them on this page, and I will answer if I can.

05/01/2017

I just got home from The Flower Center. There's nothing like shopping at a real garden shop!

04/28/2017

Bird-friendly landscaping provides food, saves water, and fights climate change.

03/26/2017

Faulks is closed until further notice.

06/08/2016