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Garden, patio show is coming to Gulf Coast

MISSISSIPPI STATE -- The Gulf Coast Garden and Patio Show in Biloxi is an opportunity for area gardeners and industry professionals to take a comprehensive look at what's new in the landscape.

The garden and patio show at the Coast Coliseum on Highway 90 is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Feb. 25, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 26 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 27. Admission is $6 for adults and free for children 10 and under. There is no charge for parking.

Displays include all types of gardening equipment, garden accessories, ponds, statues, ironwork and pottery, and bedding plants, ferns, shrubs, trees and tropicals. Non-stop gardening seminars feature Mississippi State University professionals and other industry leaders. Topics include landscaping with color, backyard birding, water and butterfly gardening, outdoor rooms, pruning and intensive gardening.

A booth provided by the MSU Extension Service will offer soil testing, pest and disease diagnosis and control experts, and other gardening information.

The show had been just a day and a half in recent years, but attendance of nearly 10,000 encouraged show organizers to spread the event over three days. The Gulf Coast Garden and Patio Show is a partnership between MSU, the Sun Herald, the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce, and the Mississippi Nursery and Landscape Association.

A sister event, the Jackson Garden and Patio Show, is being held March 11-13 at the Agriculture and Industry Buildings on the State Fairgrounds in Jackson.

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Writer: Bonnie Coblentz

Released: Feb. 3, 2005
Contact: Norman Winter, (601) 857-2284

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