gardening, lawn care
Agriculture / Horticulture
Louisiana irises put on a show around the parish in April
Drivers cruising down Interstate 310 can see a bountiful bloom of native Louisiana irises peaking up from the swamp. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Agriculture / Horticulture
Spring has sprung at Luling Elementary’s Butterfly Dome
In 2018 the Butterfly Dome at Luling Elementary School was slated for demolition, but the hard work, dedication and tenacity of several school employees, community partners and the St. Charles Parish Women’s Club means the dome is now once again bursting with colorful flowers and fluttering new friends. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Enhance meals with homegrown herbs
Nothing completes a great recipe better than fresh herbs straight from your garden. Have you ever pulled out a recipe that calls for a specific fresh herb, gone to the grocery and couldn’t find it? Or you find it but it’s not the quality you want? Homegrown herbs to the rescue. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Ready, Set, Grow! September 5, 2019
I’m all for national pride and unity, but who’s the darn Yankee who decided Labor Day is the end of summer in America? […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Ready, Set, Grow! – August 8, 2019
August’s heat is at least as bad as July’s and we’re more tired of it by now. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Ready, Set, Grow! – July 4, 2019
Summer is now officially here, and it’s officially real darn hot outside. Summer heat is stressful on most plants, even those well adapted to this kind of climate. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Tomato Field Day/Garden Contest 2019
The LSU Ag Center’s St. James Garden Contest winners were announced at Tomato Field Day, held June 13 at the Millet family (T-Black, etc.) farm in Paulina. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Ready, Set, Grow! – January 10, 2019
I like some mums and I cannot lie. We often purchase chrysanthemums (“mums”) as potted plants to give a little short-term color to fall displays. But once the blooms fade, do we toss them? Leave them? I say we should pull them up quickly to retrieve them! They’re actually perennials (plants that live for many years) and many can be taken out of their pots and grown in the landscape. […]
Agriculture / Horticulture
Ready, Set, Grow! Christmas Trees
As a kid growing up in Reserve, La., I fondly remember the joy of having a Christmas tree this time of year in our living room. The soft glow of its lights seemed to warm us at night, and we’d bask in its beauty for what seemed like hours. […]