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Plant perennial flowers now through fall
By Allen Owings LSU AgCenter horticulturist Perennials are plants that live for three or more years and often require two or more years from seed to flower. Gardeners are showing renewed interest i...
Sep 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Flu immunization important to get each year
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is another in a series of articles by local Centers for Disease Control Sentinel Physician Dr. Robert P. Blereau of Morgan City. It’s that time of year to once again get your in...
Aug 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Will Medicare cover outpatient rehabilitation?
DEAR MARCI: I was recently admitted to a comprehensive outpatient rehabilitation facility. Will original Medicare cover the services I receive at this facility? MARCUS DEAR MARCUS: Medicare may co...
Aug 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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AgCenter: Right plants can enhance shady areas
By ALLEN OWINGS LSU AgCenter horticulturist Gardeners often gripe about how difficult it is to grow plants in shady areas of their landscapes — although trouble occurs mostly when sun-loving plants...
Jul 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ornamental sweet potatoes add color to landscape
Ornamental sweet potatoes are a popular warm-season annual for adding foliage colors to the summer landscape. The original varieties include plants with leaves that are chartreuse-lime green (Margu...
May 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 20 20 recommendations | email to a friend
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Allowances mean faster SSA decisions on disability
In April, Social Security announced 52 new Compassionate Allowances conditions to the growing list of severe medical conditions that qualify for expedited medical decisions. The new conditions incl...
May 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Penny Mac specimen
Penny Mac hydrangea selected as a La. Super Plant
Hydrangeas have a long tradition of use in shady Southern gardens. From late April through July, huge flower heads of light pink, pink, rosy red, lavender, light blue, bluish purple and blends of t...
May 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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Tropical-like plants can highlight summer landscapes
Mid- to late spring is when we start seeing tropical-like plants take off and start growing as we enter our warmest time of year. Instead of summer being a “down time” in the landscape, you can use...
Apr 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 33 33 recommendations | email to a friend
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Franklin Line Dancers perform at Relay for Life
THE FRANKLIN LINE DANCERS performed Saturday night at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life at Franklin Senior High School. The dancers have several members who have battled the fight against ...
Apr 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
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Some warm-weather plants do well in shade
As the peak of the spring bedding plant season arrives, you may want a few warm-season flowers in the shady areas around your landscape. Most of our warm-season flowers prefer full sun or at least ...
Apr 04, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sun-loving bedding plants perform best
It’s mid-March, and spring bedding-plant time is here for most of us. We have been eager to plant flowers this spring with our warm winter weather and the early arrival of spring-like conditions in...
Mar 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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AgCenter: Landscapes are looking like spring
Landscapes around the state are in various stages of their spring awakening, but it is still February. With our unusually warm January and February, we’re seeing flower buds opening and foliage gro...
Feb 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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