February Gardening Guide for Zone 8b

Create fall porch displays with potted mums and crotons. Plant these vegetables in September, says LSU AgCenter: beets, broccoli...

July garden tips Watch for chinch bug damage in lawns. Symptoms are irregular patches of dead grass surrounded by yellowing grass. Treat...

Apply Dimension pre-emergent herbicide to lawns and flower beds to stop weeds before they sprout. This must be done before soil...

Begin planting warm-season bedding plants, such as begonias, geraniums, gerbera daisies, coleus, marigolds, salvia and pentas. If your...

Continue to install trees and shrubs into the landscape to get them off to a good start before hot weather arrives. Keep cool-season...

Get those tulip bulbs that have been chilling in your refrigerator planted as soon as possible. Plant trees and shrubs so they can get a...

One of the keys to choosing the right plants for your garden is knowing your light conditions. Use this guide from LSU AgCenter to help...

Continue to plant warm-season plants, such as begonias, gerbera daisies, coleus, marigolds, periwinkles, pentas, ornamental sweet...

Cool-season annuals begin to decline in May and should be replaced with warm-season bedding plants, such as begonias, geraniums,...

Plant trees and shrubs so they can get a good root system started before the stress of summer’s heat.It's a particularly good time to...

Create Thanksgiving porch displays with potted mums, crotons and pumpkins. Plant these vegetables in November says LSU AgCenter:...