1/24 Smart Landscapes: Planning Your Home Landscape for Spring

Date: 
Saturday, January 24, 2026 - 10:00am to 11:00am

Smart Landscapes: Planning Your Home Landscape for Spring

Saturday, January 24th, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

Join Arboretum director Pat Drackett as she guides you through the principles of smart landscape planning and how you can get a jumpstart on implementing your spring gardening projects by planning in the dormant season. 

Learn a stepwise process for taking an inventory of your existing landscape, identifying problem areas, and reviewing your wants and needs, and developing a phased approach to creating a more sustainable, low maintenance, and attractive landscape.

A Mississippi Smart Landscape is not just a good-looking and low maintenance yard, it's an environment that encourages wildlife, uses water wisely, lowers our energy costs, and benefits both our home and our neighborhood. A Mississippi Smart Landscape uses tried and trusted methods with a little artistic flair to create an attractive and ecologically sound garden that will complement your home and neighborhood.

Members free; non-members $7.

 

Please use this link to sign up for our programs.  https://reg.extension.msstate.edu/view/cal10a.aspx?ek=&ref=&aa=0&sid1=0&sid2=0&as=81&wp=324&tz=0&ms=0&nav=0&cc=0&cat1=0&cat2=0&cat3=0&aid=MSU&rf=&pn=0

 

Under Location select Crosby Arboretum for a list of only our programs.

 

No Credit Card or Cash refunds for Cancelations, The Crosby Arboretum will issue a gift card as a refund please email s.lowe@msstate.edu. 

 

Mississippi State University is an equal opportunity institution. The Mississippi State University Extension Service will provide reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities or special needs. Please contact The Crosby Arboretum office at 601-799-2311 Ext. 0, or barb.medlock@msstate.edu or kathyn.jeffers@msstate.edu prior to a program or event to request reasonable accommodation.

If you have issues registering or accessing an online course, please contact the Extension Center for Technology Outreach at (662) 325-3226 Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.