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Abelias are tough and beautiful

(07/01/22) The abelia is a workhorse of a flowering shrub.

Get It Growing: Fragrant evergreen wisteria is a great covering vine

(Video 07/11/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard discusses the benefits of planting the attractive and fragrant evergreen wisteria.

Get It Growing: Abelias produce beautiful blooms, attract pollinators

(Video 07/04/22) Horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard discusses the benefits of growing abelia and provides information about the size and care of this shrub.

Get It Growing: Sandy leaf fig is a superb groundcover

(Video 06/27/22) Groundcover plants can help fill in large spaces with nice texture and color. A good one to grow is sandy leaf fig ivy.

Get It Growing: Choose the Best Cherry Tomato Plants

(Video 06/20/22) So you’ve decided to plant cherry tomatoes in hanging containers. There are lots of varieties to choose from.

Get It Growing: Colorful Sunpatiens Bloom Through the Summer

(Video 06/13/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how Sunpatiens handle direct sunlight well and bloom through the summer.

Get It Growing: The Summer of Salvias

(Video 06/10/22) On this Get It Growing, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains why perennial salvias are the summer 2022 Super Plant.

Get It Growing: Native Louisiana milkweed best for butterfly larvae

(Video 05/30/22) For years, Mexican milkweed has been a popular plant to attract monarch butterflies. But, native Louisiana milkweed is better.

Salvias are a super selection for summer color

(05/27/22) Salvias are an excellent addition to warm-season landscapes, with a wide range of colors and sizes available.

Get It Growing: Ornamental sweet potatoes can be edible, too

(Video 05/23/22) Ornamental sweet potatoes offer beautifully colored foliage that works nicely to fill in spaces in your garden or landscape.

Get It Growing: Henry’s Garnet is showy in spring and fall

[Video](5/16/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to care for this beautiful shrub.

Get It Growing: Daylilies could be the perfect perennial

[Video](5/9/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains why daylilies are such a great choice and how you can help them grow well.

Get It Growing: Supertunia is a super petunia

[Video](5/2/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how the beautiful supertunia could be a super selection for flowers in your garden.

Get It Growing: Choose good tomato varieties

[Video](4/25/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard recommends some of the top tomato varieties.

Get It Growing: Peggy Martin rose has a name with a story

[Video](4/11/22) Horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you to a beautiful rose whose name is linked to a Louisiana gardener and to a disaster.

Get It Growing: Pollinators love native Coral honeysuckle

[Video](4/18/22) Heather Kirk-Ballard discusses how you can maximize the blooms on this easy-care vine that attracts pollinators to your yard.

Get It Growing: Louisiana iris is spring Louisiana Super Plant

3/28/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you to the latest Louisiana Super Plant — the beautiful and native Louisiana iris.

Get It Growing: Blue flowers are uniquely beautiful

[Video](4/4/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard discusses some gorgeous plants that provide flowers that are all uniquely blue.

Get It Growing: Using cover crops and green manure

[Video](3/21/22 )Heather Kirk-Ballard and vegetable specialist Kathryn Fontenot discuss the use of cover crops and green manure to enhance the soil.

Get It Growing: Alternative fertilizers for vegetable gardening

[Video](3/14/22) Heather Kirk-Ballard and vegetable specialist Kathryn Fontenot discuss the economic benefits of compost and manures for the garden.

Fertilizing the garden on a budget

(03/11/22) Fertilizer prices are skyrocketing. Try alternative ways of providing nutrients to your garden.

‘Scentsational’ flowers for spring

(03/04/22) Retail garden centers are beginning to fill with beautiful, fragrant spring bedding plants.

Get It Growing: Why do I have live oak suckers?

[Video](3/7/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explores why some live oaks produce aggravating suckers around the base of the tree.

Get It Growing: Choose beautiful, fragrant flowers for spring

[Video](2/28/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard gives you some ideas for beautiful and fragrant plants that will grow well in the spring.

Get It Growing: Some camelias offer an unexpected surprise

[Video](2/21/22) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains the unexpected surprise that Camellias can offer.

Get It Growing: Plant trees and shrubs that feed the birds

[Video](2/14/22) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how you can plant trees and shrubs that help feed the birds.

Get It Growing: Winter is a great time to prune and plant trees

[Video](2/7/22) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains on this edition of Get it Growing, now is actually a great time to prune and plant trees and shrubs.

Get It Growing: How to properly cover plants against a freeze

[Video](1/31/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains why it’s very important to cover your plants the correct way.

Get It Growing: Grow an edible, winter landscape

[Video](1/24/22) Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you to some cool season plants that are not only edible, but also provide beautiful color and texture.

Get It Growing: Gardening can be a great New Year’s resolution

[Video](1/17/22) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how setting gardening goals can help you improve your health

Get It Growing: Super Plant ShiShi Gashira also comes in white

[Video](12/20/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how the white ShiShi camelia is also a great selection.

Get It Growing: Holly trees can add berries, screen potential to landscape

[Video](12/27/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard compares several popular hollies and the advantages those trees bring to your landscape.

Get It Growing: How do I care for roses in the fall?

[Video](12/13/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard and horticulturist Dan Gill discuss how to care for your rose bushes as we move into winter.

Get It Growing: Twenty years of Get It Growing and herbs for the fall

[Video](12/6/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard got together with former host Dan Gill. The two horticulturists discuss the great opportunity for planting herbs this fall

Get It Growing: Plant flowering bulbs now so they bloom for Christmas

[Video](11/29/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard warns that if you want them to bloom for Christmas, you need get them in the ground now.

Get It Growing: Use crotons for beautiful fall color

[Video](11/22/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how you can bring dependable fall color to your patio or into your home — with crotons.

Get It Growing: Cosmos colors are out of this world

[Video](11/8/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how you can grow cosmos in your landscape.

Get It Growing: Yaupon holly good replacement for littleleaf boxwood

[Video](11/15/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to select and care for your yaupon holly.

Get It Growing: Ornamental peppers provide beautiful fall color

[Video](11/1/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how these ornamental peppers create a warm, colorful accent to your landscape or wind

Get It Growing: Here’s how to grow strawberries

[Video](10/25/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard provides some tips for you to successfully grow these delicious fruits.

Get It Growing: Super Plant Supertunia Indigo lasts through summer

[Video](10/18/21) SU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you to the fall 2021 Louisiana Super Plant selection — Supertunia Mini Vista Indigo

Get It Growing: All types of sunflowers bloom in the fall

[Video](10/11/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains some of the choices and benefits of growing sunflowers.

Get It Growing: Get It Growing: How to gather seeds from herbs

[Video](9/13/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to gather seeds so you can grow more wonderful herbs.

Get It Growing: How to recognize citrus leafminer damage

[Video](9/20/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains the signs of this insect’s damage and some things you can do about it

Get It Growing: Time to prepare fall seeds for greens

[Video](9/6/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains that now is the time to prepare seeds that will grow into a delicious fall harvest.

Get It Growing: Muhly grass is Fall Louisiana Super Plant

[Video](8/30/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how this plant adds fluffy and colorful plumes to the fall landscape.

Get It Growing: Time to battle armyworms

[Video](8/23/21) Heather Kirk Ballard explains that armyworms are particularly bad this year and suggests some ways to win the battle against them.

Get It Growing: Gingers have beautiful foliage and fragrant flowers

[Video](8/16/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to grow and care for your gingers.

Get It Growing: What’s causing bark to shed on crape myrtles?

[Video](8/9/21) Heather Kirk Ballard explains what’s causing bark shedding and other issues with your crape myrtles.

Get It Growing: Time to prune Southern highbush blueberries

[Video](8/2/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturists Heather Kirk-Ballard and Kiki Fontenot explain how and why to prune your blueberry bushes.

Get It Growing: Beat soggy conditions by growing container vegetables

[Video](7/26/21) Heather Kirk Ballard explains how you can beat the soggy conditions by growing container vegetable gardens.

Get It Growing: Propagation is good way to produce more figs

[Video](7/19/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to propagate fig branches so you can plant more of these fruit-bearing trees.

Get It Growing: Split leaf philodendron creates a tropical oasis

[Video](7/12/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk Ballard talks about the advantages of the durable and beautiful tropical plant.

Get It Growing: Hardy hibiscus has giant, colorful flowers

[Video](7/5/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to properly care for your hardy hibiscus.

Get It Growing: Coneflowers are drought, heat-tolerant

[Video](6/28/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk Ballard explains some other coneflower features, as well as tips on how to properly care for them.

Celebrate National Pollinator Week by growing pollinator plants

[Video](6/21/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard talks about plants that can attract pollinators, while coloring your landscape.

Protect and promote pollinators

(06/11/21) June 21 to 27 is National Pollinator Week, and the focus is “Pollinators, Plants, People, Planet."

Get It Growing: Cut flowers in vegetable gardens

Heather Kirk Ballard explains on this edition of Get It Growing, the beautiful colors are not the only advantage of adding these to your rows of vegetables.

Get It Growing: Prime-Ark Traveler blackberries have many advantages

[Video](6/7/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard and Kiki Fontenot discuss the exciting thornless blackberry variety Prime-Arc Traveler.

Get It Growing: Time to hype the hydrangea

[Video](5/24/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains why now is the perfect time to hype the hydrangea.

Get It Growing: Suncredible Yellow Sunflower is newest Super Plant

[Video](5/31/21)LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you to the latest Louisiana Super Plant — the striking Suncredible Sunflower.

Get It Growing: Try fragrant plants in your landscape

[Video](4/26/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you to some beautiful and fragrant plants.

Get It Growing: Grow a container flower garden

[Video](5/3/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard shows you how to make a beautiful flower garden in a container.

Get It Growing: Microgreens are easy way to grow vegetables

[Video](4/19/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard introduces you can easily grow microgreens inside your home.

Get It Growing: Remove damaged palm fronds

[Video](4/12/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains that while the plant is not dead, now is a good time to remove the dead fronds to prepare the way for new fronds.

Choose these plants for eye-appealing, sweet-smelling landscapes

(04/09/21) Flowers are perfect for adding attractive blooms to our landscapes and gardens. They attract both humans and pollinators.

Get It Growing: Super Plant Beacon impatiens thrives in shad

[Video](4/5/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains why the Beacon impatiens can dependably add many vibrant colors to your landscape.

Get It Growing: It’s showtime for azaleas

[Video](3/29/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard describes some different types of azaleas, and explains when to plant them and how to care for them.

Get It Growing: How to attack weeds in your garden bed

[Video](3/22/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how you can start your attack on weeds now — before they even show up.

Get It Growing: Get your garden beds ready for planting

[Video](3/15/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains what you can mix into the soil to help your plants grow their best.

Must-knows about mulch

Mulching is one of the most basic and essential tasks of gardening. Mulch provides many benefits.

Get It Growing: How to prune and fertilize citrus

[Video](3/8/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard shows you how to properly prune and fertilize those plants.

Get It Growing: Wait to trim your freeze-damaged plants

[Video](3/1/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard cautions against being too hasty in cutting and pruning freeze-damaged plants.

Get It Growing: Now is the time to prune roses

[Video](2/23/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard shows you how to properly prune rose blooms.

Get It Growing: Taiwan cherry is a landscape showstopper

[Video](2/16/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains some advantages of planting this gorgeous landscape tree.

Get It Growing: Valentine’s Day alternative to cut plant arrangements

[Video](2/8/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard describes some of the flowering plants in a pot that you can buy for your loved ones.

Get It Growing: To prune or not to prune?

[Video](2/1/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains whichplants you can prune back during this time and which ones you should not prune.

Get It Growing: Lichens are likeable

[Video](1/25/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains what it means when you see these and whether they’re good or bad for your trees.

Get It Growing: Plant a tree for Arbor Day

[Video](1/18/21) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how you can plant a tree in your own yard.

Get It Growing: How to treat scale on magnolia leaves

[Video](1/4/21) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to treat scale, helping your magnolias thrive.

Japanese maples provide accent to landscapes

[Video](12/28/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains where to place these beautiful plants into your landscape.

Get It Growing: Consider hybrid crape myrtles for year-round color

[Video](12/27/20) Heather Kirk-Ballard explains that one of this year’s cool weather sources of color might surprise you.

Get It Growing: Think about giving gardening gifts

[Video](12/20/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard suggests gardening gifts to complete your list.

Get It Growing: Pampas grass is easy to grow, make great decorations

[Video](12/14/20) Ornamental grasses are easy-care plants that can provide a nice screen in your landscape.

Get It Growing: Selecting and caring for Christmas trees

[Video](12/7/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to select a healthy Christmas tree and then how to care for it.

Get It Growing: Lethal bronzing can kill windmill palm trees

[Video](11/30/20) AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how windmill palms are being killed by a disease called lethal bronzing.

Get It Growing: How to clean up your hydrangeas before winter

[Video](11/16/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to care for your hydrangeas now so they can look their best next spring.

Get It Growing: How to repair hurricane-damaged trees and shrub

[Video](11/9/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains some things you can do to repair small trees and shrubs damaged by destructive winds.

Get It Growing: How to harvest caladium bulbs

[Video](11/2/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to harvest and store caladium bulbs.

Get It Growing: Time for fall color

[Video](10/26/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard suggests some plants you can use to paint your yard with the warm shades of fall.

Get It Growing: How to Combat Nutsedge

[Video](10/12/20) LSU AgCenter turf specialist Ron Strahan explains what you can do to fight one of the most prolific weeds of all—nutsedge.

Get It Growing: Greece is not the only place to grow olive trees

[Video](10/19/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains on this edition of Get It Growing, you can grow olive trees right here in Louisiana.

Get It Growing: Use pink flowers for breast cancer awareness

[Video](10/5/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard suggests some great pink plants that can also help you make a statement.

Get It Growing: How to stop sod webworms

[Video](9/28/20) LSU AgCenter horticulturist Heather Kirk-Ballard explains how to know if your lawn is being damaged by sod webworms and what to do to stop them

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