(Image above: Peggy Martin with Peggy Martin Rose/Katrina Rose – Photo Peggy Martin) 2023 LSU AgCenter SuperPlants Blue Daze (Evolvulus)/Dwarf Morning glory is a low-growing, shrubby bedding plant that loves summer heat and sun. Neither insects nor diseases bother this plant, whose grayish foliage and clear, blue flowers add a cool note to the garden. […]
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Image above: Freeze-damaged window box after update Garden Solutions for Freeze Damaged Container Gardens and Outdoor Arrangements It can be difficult to keep our containers and plantings looking their best due to our extreme weather. I came across an idea from Creekside Gardens on YouTube. The gardener used readily available evergreen plant materials from her
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Tulips and Daffodil Container Planting If you’ve already refrigerated your tulips and hyacinths, it’s time to plant them. If you have not refrigerated these bulbs, it’s too late. Late December to early January is the ideal time after they’ve been refrigerated for about 6 to 8 weeks (in a paper or mesh bag) in the
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(Image above: ‘Paperwhites’) The Real Meaning of Flowers and Plants during the Holiday Season Plants have been a symbol of the holiday season for generations, whether it is flowers or foliage. Decorating indoors and outdoors with holiday flowers and foliage can make for a very pretty and elegant holiday home. Poinsettia is the first
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(Image above: Snapdragons – photo by K. Blackburn) Maximizing Success with Cool-Season Bedding Plants Plant List from Symposium talk by Dan Gill Fall is the perfect time to plant bedding plants. They get a chance to develop a good root system over winter and perform well into the next season. Replace warm season plants now,
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