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Gardening is good for you

(03/27/20) Gardening activities are an excellent source of physical exercise, and vegetable gardens can supply nutritious food.
Want to get fancy? Add a little fringe and fragrance to your landscape

(03/20/20) Two species of fringe trees are most often seen in the landscape throughout the U.S.: the American fringe tree and Chinese fringe tree.
Get It Growing: live oaks are magnificent

[Video](3/23/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard takes a closer look at the beloved live oak tree.
Get It Growing: prune azaleas at the right time

[Video](3/16/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains why it’s important, though, to wait until the right time to prune your azaleas back.
Red buckeyes have eye appeal in the landscape

(03/13/20) Red buckeyes produce brilliant red flowers in upright clusters of dark-red tubular flowers.
Get It Growing: orchid care is easy

[Video](3-9-20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard dispels that notion and explains how to care for these beautiful indoor tropicals.
Get It Growing: how to plant a sedum garden

[Video](3-2-30)LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how you can keep that green thumb active — inside — by growing a succulent sedum garden
What’s that hanging in my tree?

(03/06/20) Ball moss is not a parasite. It does not typically harm host plants unless the moss completely covers the majority of surfaces.

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