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Toggle navigation Menu | Quick Links Aggie One Stop Phonebook Campus Map Campuses Campus Calendars & Events Library Canvas Email myNMSU NMSU LEADS 2025 New Mexico State University College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences | ACES Desert Blooms acesApply • Visit • Give • InsideNMSU ACES Home Academics Research Extension & Outreach NM 4-H Alumni & Giving ACES Quick Links NMSU College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences Desert Bloom Desert Blooms We did it! In the ACES College we brought in $218,558.00 and $189,529 was matched! ACES TOTAL from GIVING TUESDAY $408,087.00 Outstanding Faculty Awards - Homecoming 2015 - you all make such an impact on our students! Alumni and friends reconnect and support our Homecoming Breakfast - Thanks for you longtime support! Great conversations and friendships developed between alumni and partners that last for years. ACES Alumni and friends pour in for a tasty Homecoming Breakfast and Awards! We served over 450! THANK YOU, to the College of ACES amazing donors, faculty, staff and friends who all got involved for Giving Tuesday! Previous Next Marisa Thompson is the NMSU Extension Urban Horticulture Specialist, a state-wide position based in Los Lunas. She is responsible for active Extension and Research programs in sustainable horticultural practices for New Mexicans. Marisa worked pairing plants and people at nurseries in Albuquerque before becoming an Extension Master Gardener for Bernalillo County in 2008 and a Las Cruces Tree Steward in 2014. Her MS in Horticulture involved a study of pecan orchard floor management and how weeds affect water status, soil nutrient availability, and nut yield of mature pecan trees. Marisa received a PhD in Plant and Environmental Sciences in August 2017 for her research on pecan flowering mechanisms with a focus on plant hormones and genes that control floral initiation. She currently writes the gardening column, Southwest Yard & Garden, which is published weekly in newspapers and magazines across the state. Access the column archives below. Ask a Question September 2020 - December 2023 Ready, Set, GROW! Webinar Series Events Twitter Desert Blooms Blog Instagram Marisa Thompson, Ph.D. 1036 Miller Rd Los Lunas, NM 87031 Phone: 505-865-7340 ext. 113 Email: risi@nmsu.edu Resources Plant Advisor Southwest Plant Selector App Find the perfect plant for your landscape. Download the iPhone app here How-to Videos Southwest Yard & Garden Videos on gardening in the Southwest. Southwest Yard & Garden Q&A Column 25+ years of Southwest Yard & Garden columns address gardening and landscaping questions from the public. Melon Patch The Melon Patch archive contains six years of a wealth of information on gardening issues. Extension How-To Publications Cooperative Extension Service how-to guides on such topics as gardening, health, clothing and sewing, family resource management, and livestock and range management. Ready, Set, GROW! Webinar Series Agricultural Science Center at Los Lunas Ask a Question Calendar of Events Research Photos Additional Resources Horticulture Extension Guides Irrigation Extension Guides Low Water Use Plants List Season Extension Resources Master Gardener Programs Master Composter Program Plant Advisor Plant Diagnostic Clinic Find Your County Ag Agent Tree Care Freeze Damage Invest in the College ACES Calendar ACES News ACES Magazine Legacy of Sam Steel The College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences (ACES) is an engine for economic and community development in New Mexico, improving the lives of New Mexicans through research , academic programs , and extension . Learn more about our mission and programs. NMSU and USDA are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers and educators: Read the full non-discrimination and accommodation statements . https://aces-about.nmsu.edu/nondiscrimination.html Locate Your County Extension Office▸ Statewide Ag Science Centers▸ ACES Faculty & Staff Directory▸ Extension Publications▸ Questions? Contact Us▸For Employees▸ Find Other ACES Social Media▸ Scroll to Top © 2023 New Mexico State University - Board of...