Properly thinned crape myrtles are much better for canopy structure and bloom performance than improperly topped crape myrtles.
--Allen Owings Photo
HAMMOND — It’s late fall in Louisiana, and this is the time when people think about pruning plants in the landscape.
Victoria Cleveland talks about a line of Bohemian children’s wear she and several of her LSU College of Agriculture’s Department of Textiles, Apparel Design and Merchandising classmates designed as part of a project in their textiles and apparel product development class. The class is designed to teach students the steps for starting their own apparel design business.
--Tobie Blanchard Photos
BATON ROUGE — Rebecca Stephens has always loved dressing in costumes. The LSU College of Agriculture junior felt stifled as a child by regular children’s clothes.
Applying mulch around the base of a plant can help preserve soil moisture and potect roots from cold weather during winter.
--Rick Bogren Photo
HAMMOND — Most of us relax during late fall and winter. Our minds turn more toward the holiday seasons and less toward our landscaping and gardening efforts.
Ginkgo biloba shows colorful leaves
--LSU AgCenter photo
Many plants seem to save up all summer for the spectacular display of flowers, fruit and foliage showing up in our gardens now.
More than 100 Japanese maple varieties being evaluated in LSU AgCenter trials with more to come.
--Allen Owings photo
HAMMOND — Japanese maples have the potential to be one of the most outstanding small trees for specimen plantings and focal-point use in residential landscapes in the Southeast.