(Video 10/01/07) Lycoris radiata goes by a variety of common names: Hurricane lily, spider lily and naked ladies. This plant requires patience because it may take three years to start blooming. (Runtime: 1 minute, 27 seconds)

(Video 09/24/07) Mid-to-late September is a great time to plant cole crops into your vegetable garden. Cole crops are the group of vegetables closely related to cabbage. (Runtime: 1 minute, 28 seconds)

(Video 09/17/07) Blue flowers are relatively rare in the plant world. That’s why plumbago's blue flowers are so precious. Plumbago is an outstanding workhorse in the summer landscape. It’s actually a shrubby-looking plant, but when you examine at the stems, you’ll see they’re very green and herbaceous. (Runtime: 1 minutre, 30 seconds)

(Video 09/10/07) You might have noticed tree leaves that look diseased or sickly recently. What’s the problem and what should you do? LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill explains how to handle the situation in this segment of Get it Growing. (Runtime: 1 minute, 27 seconds)

(Video 09/03/07) Many Louisiana gardeners like to grow culinary herbs. Mexican oregano is a good herb for our area. It generally grows in the drier climate of south Texas and northern mexico, but does remarkably well in Louisiana. Make sure this plant gets very good drainage. (Runtime: 1 minute, 31 seconds)

(Video 11/20/06) Ornamental grasses are reliable perennials that are easy to care for. In the fall, there is an ornamental grass that puts on a wonderful show. It is called the muhly grass, and it is grown for its wonderful, light, delicate, burgundy flower heads. (Runtime: 1 minute, 6 seconds)

(Video 11/13/06) This time of the year Louisiana gardeners are pulling out tired summer bedding plants and replacing them with cool-season bedding plants. That will keep our gardens beautiful and colorful through fall, winter and spring. But you could save those tender perennials you're taking out by potting them for the winter. (Runtime: 1 minute, 31 seconds)

(Video 11/06/06) Fall weather means it’s time to get our cool-season bedding plants into the ground. Local nurseries should be full of wonderful selections. The advantage of fall planting is that these flowers will bloom through the fall and intermittently during the winter. Then they will put on a huge display in the spring. (Runtime: 1 minute, 42 seconds)

(Video 10/30/06) Fall does not mean the end of Louisiana's gardening season. This is evident in the outstanding flowering plants that put on a great show this time of the year. Two you might not normally think about are azaleas and roses. (Runtime: 1 minute, 29 seconds)

(Video 10/23/06) Weed control is a never-ending issue for gardeners. The more we can do to make it easier on ourselves, the better it is going to be. Mulch is a good defense against weeds. Herbicide also can help, but when you’ve got weeds growing intimately among the desirable plants, you need to use a selective herbicide. (Runtime: 1 minute, 41 seconds)

(Video 10/16/06) One of the most delightful and hardy gingers that we can grow in Louisiana is the butterfly ginger. These tropical plants put on their best displays about this time of the year, and they will continue to bloom until the first freeze arises. (Runtime: 1 minute, 27 seconds)

(Video 10/09/06) Gingers are becoming increasingly popular for Louisiana landscapes due to their tolerance of shade. The shampoo ginger gets its unusual name from the liquid it releases, which can be used to condition or shampoo hair. (Runtime: 1 minute, 19 seconds)

(Video 10/02/06) Caladiums are one of the most reliable plants for color in shady areas of your landscape during the summer. But around September they begin to go dormant. Gardeners must decide whether to leave the tubers in the ground during the winter or dig them up and store them. (Runtime: 1 minute, 31 seconds)

(Video 09/25/06) White flies can be found attacking a variety of ornamentals. They also like vegetables, such as eggplants, and can be seen on bedding plants like the ornamental sweet potato. (Runtime 1minute, 35 seconds)

(Video 09/18/06) Fading foliage may look bad, but it may not signal a problem. As we move into the late summer period, it is not unusual to see foliage deteriorating. This is typical at the end of the growing season. (Runtime: 1 minute, 19 seconds)