Gardening

Not only giving back to the community by donating vegetables, but they are also helping the next generation learn how important it is to get involved.

My rose bushes haven't bloomed in about 5 years. Look at them now! I had been trimming them each season like the internet says, and they haven't bloomed since. This year, I decided to leave them alone, and look at them. Just look at them!...

When is it safe to put new plants in the ground without the fear of Jack Frost killing your investment?

There's apparently something de-stressing, and healthy about digging in mother Earth, and handling living things...

The searches I tried: fungus, deck plant, what is growing on my deck, yellow flowery thingy, have aliens claimed my deck - with no satisfactory answer.

Several of the myths and old wives tales you may have heard aren't exactly true. Plus, we have one foolproof way to make sure your landscape is never thirsty.

Ever wonder what it would be like to swim around a pond with a bunch of catfish? Wonder no more, we have the answer.

Our friends in the frozen North can even plant on that day, even if snow is still on the ground!

It's damage control time for the weekend gardener. Here is how you can save your Sago Palms that might have been damaged by the unusually cold winter weather.

Even covered plants may have been damaged in the very cold weather of this past weekend. Here's what you can do to minimize the damage and keep your beds alive until Spring.

You can do like my mother did and just use 3 toothpicks to suspend the avocado seed in a jar or glass filled with water.

Here's concrete proof that things don't always turn out like the picture on the box.

For Saturday's event, participants are asked to bring gloves, water and a shovel

We were certain we had found an alien.

Don't spend money on plants that won't survive a south Louisiana winter. There are flowering plants that will be just fine through the winter and even into next spring, you just have to know what to buy.

Gardening can do wonderful things for your health. Even if you only have enough space to put plants in a few pots on a patio, a little bit of gardening can go a long way.

We've won our category in the Cleanest City Contest for the last two years.

Earlier this year, I posted pictures of the vegetable plant boxes that I made from plans I found online.  I decided to plant tomatoes in them.  Well, here are the results.

I'm not a big fan of fruits and vegetables, but I want to be. I'm overweight and feel the effects of not getting enough of the nutrients available from fruits and vegetables. I've been thinking lately that I'd probably eat more fruits and vegetables if I had a hand in growing them...