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Get It Growing: Shade-loving spiral gingers have unique blooms, striking foliage

Video (08/26/26) A great tropical plant for shade gardens is the spiral ginger. It has unique blooms, interesting foliage and cold hardy roots.

Fragrant, butterfly-shaped flowers make these gingers a summertime delight

(08/21/26) Hedychium, or butterfly, gingers are root-hardy tropicals that thrive in Louisiana.

Get It Growing: Butterfly gingers have delightful tropical fragrance

(Video 08/19/26) Butterfly gingers are beautiful tropical plants that flourish in the heat, while perfuming the air with tropical fragrance.

Althea is an old favorite worth revisiting

(08/07/26) Also known as rose of Sharon, althea was once a go-to flowering shrub for Southern landscapes.

Get It Growing: How to remove paper mulberry from your landscape

(Video 08/12/26) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Jason Stagg explains how to recognize paper mulberry trees, and remove them from your landscape.

Get it Growing: Use the three-cut method to trim tree branches

(Video 08/05/26) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Jason Stagg talks with horticulturist Damon Abdi about how to properly cut branches using the three-cut method.