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April garden tips

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

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March garden tips

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

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February Garden Tips

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

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September garden tips

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

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January garden tips

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...

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July Garden Tips

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

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Sun or shade? It makes a difference

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...

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June garden tips

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

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May garden tips

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

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