National Gardening Association

February 14, 2008
Coastal and Tropical South
By Nellie Neal,
Baton Rouge, LA

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In My Garden

Making New Plants From Cuttings

Disaster as well as good fortune can bring on the need to prune plants. Why not root some cuttings to make the most of the situation? Vegetative Propagation Because of the way cells arrange themselves in many plant stems, they have growing...
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Resources

Web Finds

Karen's Whimsy My Valentine to you is garden related in that many of us enjoy plants as art and as expressions...

Favorite or New Plant

Perfume Tree The famous fragrance Chanel No. 5 owes its inspiration to the perfume tree, also called...

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Regional Reminders

Pruning Shrub Roses
Fertilize Bulbs
Plant Trees and Shrubs
Plant Corn Early
Prepare Planting Beds

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National News

From NGA Editors

New Apricot Zinnia

Zinnias are one of the easiest annual flowers to grow in the garden, and they come in many sizes, shapes, and colors -- from pure white to deep red. Now gardeners have a beautiful new apricot...

A Solution for Heavy Containers

Container gardening continues to be hugely popular, and many gardeners love to experiment with large containers, mixing and matching edibles, flowers, and even small shrubs. However, large...

The Best Daisies

The Shasta daisy ( Leucanthemum x superbum ) is a carefree, widely adapted perennial flower that gardeners across the country can grow. The flowers reach 5 inches in diameter with yellow centers...

Kudzu Contributes to Air Pollution

As if there weren't enough reasons to dislike this ubiquitous Southern weed that is migrating northward with global warming, now it appears kudzu emits gases that contribute to air pollution....

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February 14, 2008 Coastal and Tropical South By Nellie Neal, Baton Rouge, LA