Herbaceous plants, like gingers, can be cut back a few days after a killing freeze. The plants will regrow from the roots if they have not been damaged.
—Dan Gill/LSU AgCenter photo
Last month, Louisiana experienced the coldest winter temperatures we have seen in many years.
Orchids are tough, resilient plants
—LSU AgCenter/Rick Bogren
I have a small collection of orchids that are a delight to me. A common misconception is that orchids are difficult to grow.
Pansies do well throughout a Louisiana winter.
—LSU AgCenter/Allen Owings
November is a great time to remove summer bedding plants and add cool-season plants to your flower beds.
LSU AgCenter Horticulturist Dan Gill suggests planting shade-tolerant perennials or ground covers where grass will not grow.
—LSU AgCenter/Rick Bogren
Often, the things people plant first in new landscapes are the lawn and shade trees. As time goes on, however, sun-loving lawn grasses and shade trees don’t go together particularly well.
Proper watering can make the difference between life and death to newly planted lawns, trees, shrubs, flower and vegetable transplants, and ground covers during summer.
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