Stock is a fragrant cottage flower commonly used in flower arrangements for its gorgeous blooms and clove-like scent.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard
The garden can rouse each of the senses.
Tulip variegation is often caused by a virus.
—LSU AgCenter file photo/Dan Gill
Both nature and gardening are full of surprises. Have you ever seen a flowering shrub that has two completely different flower colors on the same plant?
Students react to worms at LSU AgCenter’s AgMagic in 2019.
—LSU AgCenter file photo
BATON ROUGE — The LSU AgCenter’s signature educational event for youngsters will return to the LSU campus this spring after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Indoor houseplants are trendy and make wonderful gifts.
—LSU AgCenter/Heather Kirk-Ballard
Flowers and chocolates are the standard Valentine’s Day gifts — but if you would like to come up with something more original this year, it’s time to think beyond the typical bouquet of red roses.
Entomologists, from left, LSU AgCenter’s Daniel Swale, USDA-Agricultural Research Service’s Michael Simone-Finstrom and AgCenter’s Nathan Lord examine bees at the USDA-ARS Honey Bee Breeding, Genetics and Physiology Research Unit in Baton Rouge on Jan. 24.
—LSU AgCenter/Olivia McClure
BATON ROUGE — Viruses are one of many factors scientists believe are contributing to the collapse of honey bee colonies.
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