Gardening

It smells like either death, rotting fish, sweaty socks or a combination of all three.

No, they are not trying to give their yards a much needed bath.

Interestingly enough, it turns out that this is less a horror story, and more of a love story—between the ants and the peonies.

Many Louisiana landscapes feature Crepe Myrtles and now a lot of those trees are losing their bark. Here's why that's happening.

This feature will keep you from stepping on a rake and smashing yourself in the face. The trouble is most of us aren't aware how to use that feature.

If you like your rose bushes and want more, don't run to the store for more rose bushes—go to the store for potatoes instead.

Human urine is great for plants, providing nutrients that plants need.

Yep, that's a thing. It was "founded" in Seattle back in 2005 by a couple of buddies who weren't physically fit enough to participate in the city's Naked Bike Ride.

A single item that most of us have in a toolbox or junk drawer is all you need to add to your houseplants to help revitalize them and nurse them back to health.

Louisiana gardeners need to give Old Man Winter one more weekend before they start sticking new plants in the ground.

It's the newest fruit hybrid and you're going to love it.

The annual festival is organized each year by the Sunset Garden Club and will feature fresh herbs, native plants, flowers, and herbal products.

As beautiful as the weather forecast is for Louisiana today it might not be a good day at all to put your plants in the ground. Here's the reason.

Lowe's, the home improvement giant, is celebrating Spring with a month-long "SpringFest" giving away free garden-to-go project kits through the entire month of April.

Follow the guidelines offered by the LSU Ag Center and the Farmer's Almanac and you'll soon be on your way to delicious, fresh, homegrown vegetables!

Whether you have an entire backyard to landscape, a couple of raised beds for veggies or a whole slew of plants in pots, you can keep your garden gorgeous and tend to it happily with the right tools by your side.

If you were an ant this summer and not a grasshopper, here are 10 winter crops that should be a-plenty around this time.

As winter approaches in South Louisiana, it's time to get those flower beds, containers and pots filled with plants that will continue to bring a pop of color to you home and garden even on the dreariest winter day.

There is still plenty of time to grow fresh veggies before colder weather hits. Here are 10 choices that should do well for you this fall.

They can decimate a tomato crop in a very short amount of time, so it's important to keep an eye out for them or for damage to the leaves or the fruit.