StoryWalk trail, Public Garden Week at Burden
Thu, 04/25/2019 - 7:28am
BATON ROUGE — The LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden will hold a grand opening for StoryWalk at 10 a.m. on May 11.
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LaHouse offers energy code verifiers, HVAC certification trainings in January
Wed, 12/19/2018 - 10:41am
BATON ROUGE — The LSU AgCenter LaHouse Resource Center is offering two training and certification classes to help contractors, inspectors and prospective energy code verifiers meet or exceed Louisi
After they bloom indoors, you may plant amaryllis bulbs in the garden where they will make long-lived plants that bloom in spring. Amaryllis planted in the garden will get into their natural cycle and bloom in following springs.
—Allen Owings/LSU AgCenter file photo
Get It Growing: Amaryllis from houseplant to garden plant
Mon, 12/10/2018 - 9:21am
Few flowering bulbs can surpass the stately beauty of the amaryllis. Typically blooming in April, this popular bulb is a star performer in the spring garden.
Use sharp bypass-type hand pruners when pruning roses to make clean cuts and minimize damage to the stems.
—LSU AgCenter/Rick Bogren photo
Get It Growing: Prune roses in late summer
Thu, 09/06/2018 - 9:12am
In late summer it’s time to think about pruning our roses. Roses respond best when they receive two major prunings each year.
Poison ivy may be hidden in the yard or garden. Handle plants removal with care.
—LSU AgCenter/Rick Bogren
Get It Growing: Don’t let poison ivy take hold
Fri, 08/10/2018 - 10:04am
I recently came across some poison ivy as I was working in an out-of-the-way area of my landscape. Poison ivy is very abundant in urban, suburban and rural landscapes.