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Louisiana irises are in the most dormant stage in the late summer, and that makes it the most ideal time to divide them.

Pull them up and throw them away? Leave the tubers in the ground? Or dig them up, store the tubers, and plant them again next year?The great thing about…

It would be nice to think we could take the winter off from worrying about weeds. Unfortunately, there are many weeds that thrive in the mild-to-cold…

I get emails from all over the state, but especially here from southeastern Louisiana. A common issue over the past couple months has been the myriad of…

The pace of things tends to slow down this time of the year in the garden. Although we may continue to plant, prepare beds, harvest winter vegetables, and…

Every year, Louisiana gardeners see amazingly beautiful beds of pansies, violas, dianthus, snapdragons, and many others, whose peak blooming season is…

As we move into August, gardeners need to focus on two important aspects of landscape maintenance. That's fertilizing and pruning.August is the latest…

When construction is done around existing trees, whether building a new home, an addition, a sidewalk, or a driveway, be aware that trees can easily be…

Fertilizers are something we think about a lot in the spring. Plants are waking up and ready to grow in February and March.Fertilizers are simply…

Every year, local gardeners see pansies, violas, dianthus, snapdragons, and other flowers whose peak blooming season is in March through May. Invariably,…