The University of Mississippi frequents lists of the nation’s most beautiful campuses.
And doing so requires a lot of effort. Ole Miss’ landscaping department works year-round to keep our campus looking pristine.
Just last year, the Department of Landscape Services won top honors at the Professional Grounds Management Society’s 2013 Green Star Awards competition for exceptional ground maintenance.
Each spring, landscapers plant 20,000 annuals, including tulips and daffodils. There are about 10,000 square feet of perennial beds on campus, and the colors of the flowers are changed each spring and fall.
Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss Communications
These colors make the scenery on campus really pop, but we can’t forget the most popular place on campus, the Grove.
In the 10 acres of the Grove, there are multiple types of trees including Southern magnolia and large oak trees that tower over the campus. In addition to those trees, several dozen species of trees are scattered across campus. Landscaping plants an estimated 200 new trees each year. And during the fall, those trees can provide the most breathtaking scenery as the leaves begin to change.
Photo by Robert Jordan/Ole Miss Communications
After the last home football game, the landscaping team uses 4,500 pounds of tall fescue seed to replace the grass in the Grove that is damaged from foot traffic during the season.
We are thankful for a landscaping team that takes pride in their work to make our campus so beautiful year-round.