gardening

As beautiful as the weather forecast is for Louisiana today it might not be a good day at all to put your plants in the ground. Here's the reason.

Experts at the LSU AgCenter say you need to be patient and not rip out those mushy freeze-damaged plants just yet.

Louisiana gardeners will want to get busy pruning this weekend.

Many Louisiana landscapes feature Crepe Myrtles and now a lot of those trees are losing their bark. Here's why that's happening.

This feature will keep you from stepping on a rake and smashing yourself in the face. The trouble is most of us aren't aware how to use that feature.

Human urine is great for plants, providing nutrients that plants need.

Yep, that's a thing. It was "founded" in Seattle back in 2005 by a couple of buddies who weren't physically fit enough to participate in the city's Naked Bike Ride.

A single item that most of us have in a toolbox or junk drawer is all you need to add to your houseplants to help revitalize them and nurse them back to health.

Louisiana gardeners need to give Old Man Winter one more weekend before they start sticking new plants in the ground.

The annual festival is organized each year by the Sunset Garden Club and will feature fresh herbs, native plants, flowers, and herbal products.

Follow the guidelines offered by the LSU Ag Center and the Farmer's Almanac and you'll soon be on your way to delicious, fresh, homegrown vegetables!

If you were an ant this summer and not a grasshopper, here are 10 winter crops that should be a-plenty around this time.

There is still plenty of time to grow fresh veggies before colder weather hits. Here are 10 choices that should do well for you this fall.

They can decimate a tomato crop in a very short amount of time, so it's important to keep an eye out for them or for damage to the leaves or the fruit.

Having a box garden instead of an in-ground garden has several benefits. Here are the 9 steps to building the perfect box garden.

This week's featured Seize the Deal is from Native Sun Nursery: buy a $50 gift certificate for only $25!

When is it safe to put new plants in the ground without the fear of Jack Frost killing your investment?

Several of the myths and old wives tales you may have heard aren't exactly true. Plus, we have one foolproof way to make sure your landscape is never thirsty.

Ever wonder what it would be like to swim around a pond with a bunch of catfish? Wonder no more, we have the answer.

Even covered plants may have been damaged in the very cold weather of this past weekend. Here's what you can do to minimize the damage and keep your beds alive until Spring.