Growing Azaleas in Louisiana Azaleas are a popular flowering shrub in Louisiana, and for good reason. With their vibrant blooms and low maintenance, they add a pop of color to any residential or commercial space. If you’re looking to grow azaleas in Louisiana, here are some tips to help you get started. First and foremost, […]
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Louisiana Nursery has been keeping busy between our three stores as so many new and returning customers visit, ready to get back to planting! With some of the restrictions for capacity being lifted we can accommodate those days out with the family and gardening is the perfect activity for everyone to get involved with. Most
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Stress, anxiety, and depression are at all time highs for nearly every demographic group in the country. The world has shifted in ways no one could have predicted just a year ago. I look around to find more people than ever spending their days tethered to a workstation or smartphone. In fact, as many schools
The reproductive cycle of plants has got to be one of the most interesting and researched topics in all of horticulture. If you’ve ever split the leaf off a succulent or snake plant, you’ve seen the magic I’m talking about. With so many varieties meant to thrive in so many different sets of conditions, a
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The past 12 or so months have been record-breaking for interest in and the popularity of gardening! People are ripping up their backyards to plant fruits and vegetables. Google searches for “Garden Design” and “DIY Gardening” have been steadily climbing since lockdown orders were first announced. If there was ever going to be another event
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Purposeful Gardening The last thing most novice gardeners tend to think about when drawing up new projects is the purpose of the space their planning to utilize. Picture a young couple walking through the aisles, confidently filling their basket with beautiful spring color and a few flowering shrubs, then heading for the checkout line. A
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I remember at the beginning of this past spring I wanted to do something extra special for my mom. I got my brother and baby sister along with a friend to surprise her with a backyard garden. We piled into the car to get some ground covers, borders, plants, trestles, and soil from the nursery
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It’s no secret that garden centers across the country are seeing a serious shift in what plants people are looking to buy. Less adults’ own homes with traditional yard-space than any point in recent history. This leaves would-be gardeners with less options, and we’re seeing them turn to indoor plants at as a result. This
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Begonias are one of the most popular plants around the world with over 2000 different species under the Begonia genus. You’ll mostly find the wax-leaf variety down here in Louisiana, but there are still lots of choices to make about the color and tolerances you’d prefer in your begonia. Some wax leaf varieties can grow
Amongst the foremost challenges of our time is feeding a growing global population with a shrinking amount of airable land. Today in developing, countries food insecurity is still a massive problem. Even in highly sophisticated economies like the U.S. and Europe, just 100 years ago scholars feared population growth would outpace food production so quickly