(Video 08/27/07) Some plants are great for attracting beautiful insects – like butterflies. In this Get It Growing segment, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill introduces you to a plant that not only attracts Monarch butterflies but also serves as a type of nursery for their young. (Runtime: 1 minute, 30 seconds)

(Video 08/20/07) It’s been extremely hot lately, making it uncomfortable to go outside and work in the garden. The good news is that it feels a little better in the shade. With that in mind, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill introduces you to a beautiful shade-loving plant. (Runtime: 1 minute, 27 seconds)

(Video 08/13/07) Despite the intense heat this time of the year, you can still add warm-season bedding plants to your landscape to provide that great color we all crave. Stop by your local nursery or garden center, and you’ll find they have a wide selection of wonderful plants in just about every height and color you can imagine. (Runtime: 1 minute, 33 seconds)

(Video 08/06/07) Want a flower the size of a dinner plate that will bloom beautifully all summer long? In this week’s Get It Growing segment, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill introduces you to some popular hibiscus varieties you can find at your local nursery this time of year. (Runtime: 1 minute, 32 seconds)

(Video 06/25/07) Many gardeners are painting their summer landscapes with the sweeping colors of beautiful flowers. Gardeners can use a perennial flowering plant that’s not only colorful but also easy to grow in sun or shade – and resistant to major diseases and insects. (Runtime: 1 minute, 33 seconds)

(Video 06/11/07) Just like people, plants can lack the necessary minerals to lead a healthy life. Azaleas are one of the most popular shrubs in Louisiana landscapes. They like an acid-type soil. If they’re grown in alkaline soils, they have problems getting the iron they need out of the soil, and this leads to a disease called iron chlorosis. (Runtime: 1 minutes, 30 seconds)

(Video 06/18/07) The Elaeagnus plant, also known as the Gumi, provides delicious fruit for the making of jelly. But the plant also can be used to create an excellent sound barrier or privacy barrier along the edge of your property. In this week’s Get It Growing segment, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill points out that the species to buy depends on which of those benefits you prefer. (Runtime: 1 minute, 21 seconds)

(Video 05/28/07) It is not as well known as its Chinese and Japanese counterparts, but there is a native wisteria vine found in Louisiana. It's called Wisteria frutescens, and it blooms about now (in late May). While the Chinese wisteria’s blooming is over in about two weeks – one big flash – the native wisteria has been in bloom at least a week or two and is going to continue to bloom for more than a month. (Runtime: 1 minute, 31 seconds)

(Video 06/04/07) Many tropical plants do quite well in Louisiana’s subtropical climate. In this week’s Get It Growing, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill introduces us to a tropical plant that is gaining in popularity and offers a degree of cold-hardiness many tropical plants do not have. (Runtime: 1 minute, 30 seconds)

(Video 07/30/07) Louisiana gardeners love two things in their landscapes – great fragrances and wonderful tropical plants. The Harlequin Glory Bower or “Clerodendrum tricotomum” offers both of those. (Runtime: 1 minute, 28 seconds)

(Video 07/23/07) Ever wonder why crape myrtles seem to always mist on your head? Well, it’s not water. The moisture actually is coming from aphids. In this week’s Get It Growing segment, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill shows you how to control aphids on your crape myrtles. (Runtime: 1 minute, 31 seconds)

(Video 07/16/07) You won’t find leopard plants growing in African savannahs. But you can find them growing in Louisiana landscapes. LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill talks about the ligularia in this Get It Growing edition. (Runtime: 1 minute, 28 seconds)

(Video 07/09/07) One of the most common insect pests that attack trees in Louisiana during the summer are caterpillars called webworms. These caterpillars occur all through the summer, and they form webs at the ends of the branches, but their actual damage to trees is relatively minor. (Runtime: 1 minute, 25 seconds)

(Video 07/02/07) Container gardens full of beautiful plants are all the rage these days. When using an outdoor container, make sure it’s nice and large to fit into the scale of the outdoors. When choosing the plants, make sure they look good together. (Runtime: 1 minute, 44 seconds)

(Video 09/04/06) When we plant vegetables in the spring, the insect and disease populations are very low, and they don’t build up until the vegetables get older. This time of the year, though, pests have had all summer to build up their population levels, and young plants in the garden now are going to be attacked. (Runtime: 1 minute, 22 seconds)

(Video 08/28/06) During the last week of August or the first week of September, gardeners should evaluate rose bushes to see if they need pruning. These roses are going to produce a beautiful display of flowers in October and November, and the pruning done in late summer gets the bushes ready. (Runtime: 1 minute, 21 seconds)

(Video 08/21/06) Louisiana home vegetable gardeners enjoy a year-round growing season. We can always produce something in our vegetable gardens. Mid- to late August is a transitional period, and a wide variety of vegetables can be planted right now. (Runtime: 1 minute, 26 seconds)

(Video 08/14/06) Summer-flowering bulbs are a great way to add color to your summer garden, and a good one to try is the blackberry lily. It is a great plant that will really brighten your landscape and stay in flower from sometime around June all the way to the early part of August. (Runtime: 1 minute, 24 seconds)

(Video 08/07/06) Among the many different kinds of herbs we grow here in the summertime none is more popular than basil. Basil is productive, it’s easy to grow and it’s used in many different kinds of recipes and all kinds of cuisines. (Runtime: 1 minute, 24 seconds)

(Video 07/31/06) Mid-summer heat takes its toll on plants in our landscapes. One plant that can withstand the heat is the cleome. They are tall plants with wonderful flowers (Runtime: 1 minute, 19 seconds)

(Video 07/24/06) Many of the vegetables that were productive in May and June can feel heat stress this time of the year. Bell peppers are one such vegetable, but there are some sweet peppers that do well during summer's heat. (Runtime: 1 minute, 28 seconds)

(Video 07/17/06) Everblooming roses continue to bloom into the summer. Of course, during this time, their flowers may not be as vibrant as they were in the spring, so you should deadhead them regularly to keep the rose bushes looking attractive. (Runtime: 1 minute, 28 seconds)

(Video 07/10/06) For gardeners looking for a nice, fine-textured ornamental grass, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill recommends wind dancer love grass. Gill says it has a wonderful bluish tint and looks natural in many settings. (Runtime: 1 minute, 60 seconds)

(Video 07/03/06) Periwinkles used to be reliable summer bedding plants. Then the fungal disease aerial blight moved into Louisiana in the late 1980s and severely damaged periwinkles. But now a new cultivar is disease tolerant. (Runtime: 1 minute, 26 seconds)

(Video 06/26/06) Louisiana gardeners appreciate tough, resilient bedding plants. Angelonia is a fairly new plant on the market, which does well in summer landscapes. It requires a sunny location, regular watering and occasional trimming. (Runtime: 1 minute, 25 seconds)

(Video 06/19/06) Propagating plants creates duplicates you can share with friends or plant in another part of your landscape. Layering is a wonderful way to propagate plants. LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill explains how layering works. (Runtime: 1 minute, 26 seconds)

(Video 06/12/06) Growing your own vegetables is one of the great rewards of gardening. To be successful, gardeners must know when to harvest their vegetables. Bell peppers can be harvested in different stages depending on what color bell peppers you want. (Runtime: 1 minute, 31 seconds)

(Video 06/05/06) The arrowwood shrub is a great native shrub for Louisiana landscapes. The plant gets its name from its long, straight, skinny branches. It works well in partly shady conditions. (Runtime: 1 minute, 24 seconds)

(Video 05/29/06) You can keep shady areas of your landscape colorful all summer long. Begonias come in several colors and are happy in the shade. LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill talks about the dragon-winged begonia. (Runtime: 1 minute and 27 seconds).

(Video 05/22/06) Poison ivy is one of the worst weedy vines you can get in your landscape. To get rid of it, herbicides need to be sprayed onto the foliage. But that isn't practical on vines found in trees. LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill recommends a product called Cut Vine & Stump Killer. (Runtime: 1 minute, 41 seconds)

(Video 05/15/06) In early May cool-season bedding plants begin declining, and gardeners must decide when to remove these plants. Replace them with warm-season bedding plants such as pintas, lantanas and zinnias. (Runtime: 1 minute, 15 seconds)

(Video 05/08/06) Caladiums are among the best plants to provide color in shady areas of your landscape during the summer. They’re grown for their beautiful leaves, which come in shades of white, red and pink. LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill explains how to successfully grow caladiums. (Runtime 1 minute, 34 seconds)

(Video 05/01/06) Vegetable gardening is in full swing this time of year in Louisiana. When planting vegetables from seed, gardeners may need to go back in and remove some sprouting plants. This will create proper space in the vegetable garden. (Runtime: 1 minute, 33 seconds)