plant care
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.
free gardening publications
Links to FREE gardening publications in pdf format from the LSUAgCenter’s website. Louisiana landscaping, ponds and vegetable gardening…
annual fall garden show and sale (New Orleans, LA)
New Orleans Botanical Garden’s Annual Fall Garden Show… dates announced.
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 [...]
