(Image above: Pineapple Sage) Cool Season Herb Gardening Now is a great time to plant many of the hardy herbs used to cook. These herbs establish well when planted during the mild weather we have this time of the year. Winter cold will not hurt hardy herbs, and they grow vigorously during mild weather. Fall-planted […]
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(Image above: Muhly grass = photo from Allen Owings/ Richard Brogen article) Autumn Color with Super Plants 2021 Gulf Coast muhly – or pink muhly grass (known botanically as Muhlenbergia capillaris), is one of the most stunning grasses in the fall landscape in Louisiana. This coastal native ornamental grass has received a considerable amount
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(Image above: Bag-e fin Garden, Iran. Completed in 1590, Oldest surviving garden in the Middle East.) A Brief History of Garden Design Taken from presentation by Anna Timmerman Horticulture Agent, LSU AgCenter Anna considers gardening as an artform much like a symphony that has been composed. Why does garden design matter, she asks? We
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(Image above: Blanket flower, black eyed Susan and purple manarda) LA Certified Habitat Program he Louisiana native plant society or LNPS sponsors this statewide program. Tammany Baumgarten is the President of the Native Plant Initiative which certifies Habitat gardens. She is a Louisiana Master Gardener and shared her knowledge of the program as well and
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(Image above: Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’) Drip Watering Systems and Pollinator Plants that Attract Hummingbirds Master Gardener Seth Nehrbass recently spoke to our Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans about how to set up Drip Irrigation in our gardens. He also gave use some of his best tips on pollinator plants that attract hummingbirds. I
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