gardening

It's more shocking than finding out you have a family member who is a radio DJ. Today, I found out my brother and his wife are becoming YouTube celebrities.

I bought my favorite flower to put in my garden and suddenly remembered what my Maw Maw preached to me as a child. "Don't you plant anything on Good Friday, Cher!" I swear she made the sign of the cross when she said it.

We were certain we had found an alien.

We might be past the prime time for putting tomato plants in the ground but you can still reap an abundant harvest if you know the right plants to put in the ground.

It's a 50 year tradition, the Acadiana Home Builders present the Home, Garden and Lifestyle show at the Cajudome Convention Center this weekend.

When will it be safe and sensible to start replacing frost damaged plants in Acadiana?

Today is 8/11 so it's a great time to remind you to know what's below and call 8-1-1 before you start any project that requires digging. With so many underground pipelines and cables you can't afford not to call before you dig.

Saturday was absolutely perfect for Patty in the Parc in downtown Lafayette. What about today and the rest of your work week?

Hibiscus are one of my favorite flowers. I like them because they are the one blooming plant in my yard that actually blooms in spite of me. I don't know that much about growing them but I know where you and I both can find out a lot more.

I have very little luck with plants. The only plants that seem to grow in my yard are weeds. This story is not about my brown thumb, it's about a woman with a passion for organic vegetables and her desire to grow them in her yard. The hitch in the get along is it's her front yard...

We need some rain. That is a statement that I think we can all agree on. Looking at Natalie Noah's 8 day weather forecast we might get a shower but I am not holding out much hope. My yard has gotten all nice and crunchy and I am walking that fine line between saving it or spending my savings on a watering bill. In Lafayette Parish we have watering restrictions designed to make sure there is plenty