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A Plant Nursery in Folsom Louisiana Serving South East Louisiana
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The Senior Horticulturist Allen Owings of Bracy’s Nursery has answered this question many times in the last month. Why do my sasanqua leaves look like this (see photo)? This is a physiological problem called edema. This occurs usually in late winter and early spring and is associated with high humidity, rainfall, cloudy conditions. We sure […]
The Southern Louisiana summer is one full of heat. Be careful as you venture outdoors to tend to your yard and landscape, wearing proper sun protection and keeping good hydration. Just as you need to replenish yourself with water, your trees and plants need some extra moisture in the summer. Signs of stress include yellow […]
The weather feels perfect! Nights and early mornings are still cool, and the days are beginning to warm up and get longer. Drive through any local neighborhood in the evening after work and on the weekends and you will see folks working out in their home lawn and gardens. People are excited about spring. Landscaping […]
Tea scale is our most major insect pest on camellias and sasanquas. Horticultural oil sprays are a recommended control method. Oil sprays kill by suffocating so contact to the insects found on the underside of the foliage is needed. Apply 3 times 10 days apart. The best time to control tea scale and other scale […]
Our great dogwoods (Cornus florida) once reigned supreme as one of the traditional Southern landscape plants. Dogwoods are deciduous, spring-flowering trees native to the eastern half of the United States and grow to a height of 30 feet. They are beautiful plants for partially shady, understory and sandy soil areas. Something has happened to our […]
It is early spring but be sure to be on the lookout for AZALEA LACE BUGS. These will show up first on the lower foliage of your azaleas. The first generation starts around mid February and this visible damage starts showing up in April. Azalea lace bugs have 5-7 generations annually with another peak generation […]
How are Indian hawthorns (Rhaphiolepis) looking in your residential and commercial landscapes? The weather conditions the past couple years across many areas of the South have been rough on these popular plants. Indian hawthorns are suffering from Entomosporium leaf spot. This is a tough fungus to control. Rainfall and cloudy days in the spring cause […]