(Image above: Blanket flower, black eyed Susan and purple manarda) LA Certified Habitat Program he Louisiana native plant society or LNPS sponsors this statewide program. Tammany Baumgarten is the President of the Native Plant Initiative which certifies Habitat gardens. She is a Louisiana Master Gardener and shared her knowledge of the program as well and […]
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(Image above: Plectranthus ‘Mona Lavender’) Drip Watering Systems and Pollinator Plants that Attract Hummingbirds Master Gardener Seth Nehrbass recently spoke to our Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans about how to set up Drip Irrigation in our gardens. He also gave use some of his best tips on pollinator plants that attract hummingbirds. I
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(Image above: Suncredible yellow sunflower) LOUISIANA SUPER PLANTS The Louisiana Super Plant program began in 2009 with the first introduction of plants launched in 2010. LSU Agriculture Center Plant Specialists, Landscape and Horticulture Industry specialists collaborate to choose plants that have been tested for several years of observations and evaluations for durability in the Louisiana
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Louisiana Irises Irises are members of the Iridaceae family. The Louisiana Iris is a beautiful plant. It offers a wide variety of bloom colors, blue, burgundy, lavender, pink, purple, red, white and yellow. The Iris can be found in swamps, thus the name “Swamp iris”, also ditches and other wet areas. They bloom in
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(Image above: Noisette Reve d’Or, outstanding fragrance, impressive climber) Bourbon and Noisette Roses for the New Orleans Garden Rosarian Peggy Rose Martin recently spoke to our Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans with an educational talk about roses and recommended several Bourbon and Noisette Roses which perform well in our area. The best time
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