HAMMOND — Fall is here, and it is a great time to add new ornamental plants to your landscape.
White is a new color addition in the Divine series of New Guinea impatiens.
-- Allen Owings Photo
HAMMOND — Since the debut of a landscape horticulture research and extension program at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station eight years ago, we have continued to expand the research gardens.
To attract wildlife to your garden, plant in layers, year-round, from ground level to tree canopy.
For gardeners tired of the heat and longing for cooler weather, September can provide welcome relief. Cool fronts often begin to make their way this far south in September.
Lawns and landscapes across Louisiana are showing signs of drought and summer stress.
--Allen Owings, LSU AgCenter
HAMMOND — The second hottest July on record in many parts of Louisiana coupled with below-normal rainfall statewide over the past eight weeks has led to drought symptoms in most landscapes.