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Informational Resources for Louisiana Gardeners

Planted January 1, 2000
Last tended to on October 19, 2024
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Louisiana Cooperative Extension Service

• Louisiana Master Gardener Program
• Louisiana Garden Planting Guide (PDF)

Recommended Books:

• “Deep South Month-by-Month Gardening: What to Do Each Month to Have a Beautiful Garden All Year - Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi,” by Nellie Neal. Includes all the specifics on growing annual and perennial flowers, bulbs, grasses (both lawn and ornamental), edibles, roses, groundcovers, shrubs, trees, and vines throughout the year – including a section on water gardens. From planting, watering, and fertilizing to routine maintenance and problem-solving, it educates gardeners of all skill levels on the best practices for satisfying, rewarding results, and best of all, you’ll be reaping the benefits all year round.

• “Southern Fruit & Vegetable Gardening: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Tennessee,” by Katie Elzer-Peters. This book is written exclusively for gardeners who want to grow food in the deep South. The author equips you with all the information you need to design your edible garden, tend the soil, maintain your plants throughout their life cycles, and—most importantly—harvest the delicious foods they produce. So whether you live in the Ozarks, in the Delta, on the Cumberland Plateau, or anywhere else in the Southern United States, you’ll discover the best fruit and vegetable plants for your garden in this beautiful step-by-step how-to guide … and they’ll be on your table before you know it.

• “Southern Gardener’s Handbook: Your Complete Guide: Select, Plan, Plant, Maintain, Problem-Solve - Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee,” by Troy Marden. Every season in the South presents a gardening opportunity. Take advantage of all of them by choosing the perfect plants! Using the right plants makes gardening not only easier, but more fun, and helps you grow the best-looking and healthiest garden possible. The Southern Gardener’s Handbook helps experienced and expert-level gardeners pick the ideal plants to get the most pleasure from their gardens. Detailed plant profiles help you get the best bang for your buck (and work) in the garden. Helpful advice about caring for the unique needs of southern gardens, along with complete information about USDA Hardiness zones make this a resource you will not want to go without. Annuals, biennials, perennials, tropicals, bulbs, ornamental grasses, trees, shrubs, ground covers, vines, lawns and vegetables are all covered in depth. Nearly 300 at-a-glance full-color photos and plant profiles allow you to plan, create and enjoy the very best results from your garden.

• “Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times,” by Steve Solomon (founder of the Territorial Seed Company and self-sufficiency advocate, he is currently homesteading in Tasmania). This is a more advanced book for those who are serious about raising food. In this volume, Steve explains why intensive gardening methods are not natural and therefore require great amounts of energy and effort to maintain. A lot of information regarding soil health and cover cropping is included.

Organizations:

• Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
• Louisiana Native Plant Society

Places to Visit:

• Acadian Village and Gardens – 200 Greenleaf Drive, Lafayette, LA 70506
• Houmas House Plantation and Gardens – 40136 Highway 942, Burnside, Darrow, LA 70725
• Jungle Gardens – Avery Island, LA 70513
• Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site – Route 31, 1200 North Main Street, St. Martinville, LA 70582
• Mount Hope Plantation – 8151 Highland Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70898
• New Orleans Botanical Garden – City Park, 1 Palm Drive, New Orleans, LA 70124
• Rosedown Plantation State Historic Site – 12501 Highway 10, St. Francisville, LA 70775
• Shadows on the Teche – 317 E. Main Street, New Iberia, LA 70560

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