LSU AgCenter/Olivia McClure
The teaching landscape at the new Burden Museum & Gardens welcome center is made up entirely of native plants. It’s designed to manage stormwater on the property while showing off beautiful, functional native plants.
Dwarf palmetto is an evergreen plant with a deep root system and unique, fanlike aesthetics.
Native plants suggest storm water solutions
Wed, 04/22/2026 - 6:00am
At the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden in Baton Rouge, senior landscape manager Jason Stagg and his colleagues have been busy lately with an expansive, exciting project: planning, and plant
