plants

If you come across a plant like this while outdoors in south Louisiana, you should do your best to avoid it.

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.

You might want to get into your yard to prune frozen vegetation, but hold off.

As Louisiana recovers from the record cold lawn and garden experts are asking you to wait on removing your damaged plants for a very good reason.

A coffee shop with an interesting twist is coming to Lafayette and you will definitely want to check it out.

For less than.25 cents you can take your houseplants from droopy to fabulous. The secret to your green thumb is at the dollar store.

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.

The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry urges all livestock and pet owners to take the necessary precautions to protect their animals during the freezing temperatures.

There are apps that make identifying plants, pests and diseases a snap.

A poisonous plant known as poison hemlock has migrated into the United States from Europe and is showing up along highways, ditches, fields, flower beds and backyards all across America.

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

Watch out for these beautiful but deadly blooms in your garden

What can you do to help them come back?

The sale of the poinsettias helps to support scholarship programs and trips for students

There will also be a seed and plant auction and swap shop.

This week's featured Seize the Deal is from Native Sun Nursery: buy a $50 gift certificate for only $25!

Anything to help get rid of those pesky mosquitoes is ok in my book.

Many folks in south Louisiana invest thousands of dollars in home landscaping. Freezing temperatures can badly damage tropical plants that are popular here. If you have freeze damage, don't despair...

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.