Rankin County Master Gardeners

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Rankin County Master Gardeners Mississippi Master Gardeners is a program through the Mississippi State University Extension Service. Most certified Master Gardeners serve five to seven years.

Through this program, individuals are trained and certified in consumer horticulture and related areas. In exchange for 40 hours of educational training, individuals are required to return 40 hours of volunteer service within one year of their training. This service should help county Extension offices with horticulture projects that benefit their local communities. After the first year, volunteers are required to return 20 hours of volunteer service and to attend 12 hours of educational training to remain certified as Master Gardeners. Continuing education is offered to encourage long-term commitments. The Master Gardener approach helps the local Extension office reach a broader audience than is possible with only one or two agents. It also provides the local office a way to serve the public and, at the same time, develop a supportive clientele group. Volunteers help extend the educational arm of the university to the public by providing horticultural information based on university research and recommendations.

Save the Date for this informative event. The Rankin County Master Gardeners have planned an informative selection of s...
10/08/2026

Save the Date for this informative event.
The Rankin County Master Gardeners have planned an informative selection of speakers for you to enjoy. We invite anyone who wishes to attend.

10/05/2026

Here's your veggie planting guide for October! Some of the vegetables you can plant in the garden this month include...

Spinach
Garlic
Green onions
Mustard
Leeks
English peas
Beets
Carrots
Radishes
Spinach
Lettuce
Beets
Celery

Planting times will vary by area.

Read our Mississippi Vegetable Gardener's Guide for TONS of great info: https://extension.msstate.edu/publications/mississippi-vegetable-gardeners-guide

Contact your county's Extension agent for localized guidance: https://extension.msstate.edu/county-offices

Sorry we’re late in posting our final pics from Southwest District meeting, but we were so pleased to have this great fl...
10/04/2026

Sorry we’re late in posting our final pics from Southwest District meeting, but we were so pleased to have this great floral designer, Tracy Proctor of Design By Tracy Proctor, LLC in Tupelo. He never disappoints and combines not as often seen florals with common flora to create beauty!

Thank yall
09/30/2026

Thank yall

Our program at the Master Gardener Southwest District Meeting continued with 2 acclaimed speakers. Mr. Buddy Lee, Father...
09/30/2026

Our program at the Master Gardener Southwest District Meeting continued with 2 acclaimed speakers. Mr. Buddy Lee, Father of the Encore Azalea covered Dr Owings’ absence due to illness with a longer presentation on Azaleas and beautiful photos. Dr Christine Coker brought Johnny’s Selected Seeds catalogs and offered an interactive talk on How to Get the Most out of your Seed Catalogs. We appreciate both of them being with us.

We started off with breakfast, thanks to Donna Dufour Lustig and the RCMG kitchen team. Doug Carter, Rankin County Exte...
09/29/2026

We started off with breakfast, thanks to Donna Dufour Lustig and the RCMG kitchen team. Doug Carter, Rankin County Extension Office did the prayer and pledge and Theresa Hand gave a warm welcome and an Extension update at the Southwest District Meeting where over 150 were in attendance. Shay Lipe also welcomed on behalf of the Rankin MG’s

Since we’ve had a day to recoup and have way too many photos of our Southwest District meeting, we’ll start our first (o...
09/28/2026

Since we’ve had a day to recoup and have way too many photos of our Southwest District meeting, we’ll start our first (of several) posts with our prep then move through our fabulous speakers in several posts. We certainly enjoyed all of you that made it and look forward to seeing you again at the Spring meeting.

Thanks, Rankin County Extension staff, Doug Carter and Mary-Ellen Hester. Yesterday would not have came off nearly as we...
09/27/2026

Thanks, Rankin County Extension staff, Doug Carter and Mary-Ellen Hester. Yesterday would not have came off nearly as well as it did without your help and support.

Southwest District Master Gardener Meeting! 🌸🌿

We had a wonderful time at the district Master Garden meeting! It was a great day full of connecting with fellow Master Gardeners, sharing ideas and continuing to learn more about gardening for culture and serving our community!

Follow Design By Tracy Proctor to see more of the masterpieces like we saw yesterday! One of the tenured Metro MG’s said...
09/27/2026

Follow Design By Tracy Proctor to see more of the masterpieces like we saw yesterday! One of the tenured Metro MG’s said it was the best floral presentation that she has ever seen!

Guest speaker/ presentation designer for Master Gardeners today

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601 Marquette Road
Brandon, MS
39042

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+16018251462

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