plant care
$3 vanda orchids
So here it goes… not a traditional way to plant Vandas but they seem to be thriving so far (approximately 2 months). When I was watering today, I sprayed the Vandas a few times until their roots were dark green. Looking good!
fall garden show goodies
I really restrained myself from going buck wild at the Fall Garden Show at the Botanical Garden in New Orleans last weekend and only bought the things I couldn’t live without… here are the goodies!
bagged orchids
I guess I felt sorry for these orchids, the plant markers were dated over a year ago. I don’t know if the dates were when they were put in the bags to die or what, but I can pretty much guarantee that they haven’t been watered in a loooong time. So I rescued four of them and I am going to try and save them.
village de l’est and dividing bromeliads
I was reading InsideOut and came across these gardening articles that I thought were interesting.
free gardening publications
Links to FREE gardening publications in pdf format from the LSUAgCenter’s website. Louisiana landscaping, ponds and vegetable gardening…
inherited gardenia
As I have matured as a gardener and a person, I’ve learned that some things are just better left alone. Case in point… this HUGE gardenia in the front of the house by the fence. The previous owner’s mother planted it about 12 years ago and even though I would never have considered planting it myself, it has turned out to be a plant that I’ve grown to love. [...]
bougainvillea to bloom
This bright pink bougainvillea is growing on a gate on the side of my house and I am always asked how I get it to bloom year round. Bougainvillea is a lot like me… a Type A personality which thrives on stress. The trick for this “stress junkie” is to plant it in the ground and leave [...]
just say “no” to cypress mulch
Please stop buying cypress mulch for your garden and find a sustainable alternative. Cypress trees grow in the swamps of Louisiana and provide a ”natural” storm protection barrier as well as necessary habitat for wildlife. Most people don’t think about where their mulch comes from when they are purchasing from a mass retailer, but here are the [...]
hey y’all!
My name is Jeanne and I have lived in the New Orleans, LA area my whole life. I grew up in nurseries and garden centers because my mother was a licensed horticulturalist, so I guess “green” runs through my blood. I love gardening and have a passion for tropical plants… especially orchids and bromeliads. Through [...]
