Not everyone has a music room in their house, but Rachel Van Voorhees is an exception.
Friday, October 13, 2017
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A new disease of palm trees has just been positively verified in Baton Rouge. Until now, lethal yellowing in the United States had been reported only in Florida, mostly the southern third of the state.
Friday, October 13, 2017
What do you think of when you hear “secret garden” and “Vieux Carré”? If you imagine brick walls teeming with ferns, or a klatch of banana palms, or old garden roses tumbling over stucco walls, you would be only partially right.
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Anyone who is willing to describe themselves as “The Grumpy Gardener” gets my vote of confidence. Why? Because I can get grumpy myself about some issues but — not having written for Southern Living Magazine for 34 years — I am not comfortable expr…
Friday, October 06, 2017
Coco Dumez sat at a table in the family room of her Arabella Street home, working diligently at her computer. Her older brother, André, perched on the edge of a nearby sofa, a video game controller in hand and a giant screen in front of him. Ginge…
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Friday, October 06, 2017
Editor's note: Due to changing weather forecasts at press time, we recommend calling the venues before you go. Some events this weekend may have been canceled.
Is that something a bird left behind? No, it's an orange dog caterpillar, the larvae of the Giant Swallowtail butterfly, which is native to our area. Believe it or not, that caterpillar is about to transform into a beautiful blue and black butterfly.
Thursday, October 05, 2017
A tour of luxury kitchens in the French Quarter scheduled for this weekend has been postponed one week due to Tropical Storm Nate, organizers said.
The Fall Garden Festival scheduled for Saturday and Sunday has been canceled due to the threat of tropical weather, according to officials with the New Orleans Botanical Garden.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Killer Joe stood in the corner, surveying the scene in the room. To his right, a black-feathered spy boy suit loomed near a marble mantel. At the far end of the room, Irvin Mayfield sat on a piano stool while a sound engineer, videographer, transc…
Friday, September 29, 2017
Sometimes, the name is right on the tip of your tongue. Other times, the common name you were taught years ago is also the name for something completely different. We’ve all been there. But several web-based resources are out there make identifyin…
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Thursday, September 28, 2017
Virginia buttonweed (Diodia virginiana) is one of the worst weeds infesting Louisiana turfgrass this year.
Friday, September 22, 2017
It didn’t take long for Beth Claybourn to win over a new client after she opened her New Orleans showroom at the corner of Tchoupitoulas and Natchez streets two years ago.
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Monday, September 18, 2017
Dogs are all over the furniture (and the design) in photographer Sara Essex Bradley’s new décor book
Sara Essex Bradley says her latest design book exists at “the nexus of dog mania and house porn.”
Friday, September 15, 2017
For designer Matthew Edmonds of Baton Rouge, it meant the opportunity to develop a color palette and furnishing scheme that would reflect the style of his favorite era, the mid-20th century.
Move over indoor ficus — thy days are numbered! The pros are saying that dramatic, sculptural plants like red-edged dracaena have pushed the tropical jungle look off the popularity charts for indoor plantscaping.
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Believe it or not, if you want to have a beautiful spring garden filled with tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, amaryllis and the like, now is the time to get started.
Saturday, September 09, 2017
When the Lakeview Botany Guild opens its fall programming season with a talk and luncheon Sept. 13, members will be celebrating 75 years of gardening and friendship, said the group’s president, Debra Johnson.
Appraiser, art and antiques dealer, treasure hunter, professor of Louisiana history: That's David Goldberg, who learned abut fine furniture and works of art early in life from his father, New Orleans wholesaler and auctioneer Morton Goldberg.
Friday, September 08, 2017
This time of year, you may notice that your fig trees look pretty terrible. This is nothing to be alarmed about; for the most part, figs are extremely hardy and easy to grow in the New Orleans area.
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