10 Dog Safe Plants for your Home and Garden
Trying to decide between our furry friends and our leafy friends is like trying to decide between pies at Thanksgiving. That’s why we say you don’t have to. Of course, we want to make sure our garden is safe for our pets but also we also want to be sure that it looks great too. […]
How to Protect Your Garden During a Freeze
It’s quite rare here in the South, but every now and then, we do get a freeze warning. As many of our southern gardens are made to take the heat, a freeze warning can be quite damaging if we don’t plan ahead or protect our plants. Here are the best ways to protect your garden during a freeze.
How to Bring Bees to Your Garden
To bee or not to bee? That is the question. In truth, there are a ton of reasons to “bee” friendly and to bring bees to your garden. Read on to learn the advantages of a bee friendly garden, as well as what the best plants for bees are. Why Should You Attract Bees and […]
Seasonal Wedding Flowers and Decor for Your New Orleans Wedding
TPG – The Plant Gallery has wedding florals and decor for every season. See our wedding florists in New Orleans’ top picks for in-season ceremony items.
Tiny Yards: 7 Ideas for Designing a Small Garden in New Orleans
Ah New Orleans! A city complete with funky shotgun style houses, gorgeous Southern mansions and…extremely small yards. Whether you just have a front porch, a small French Quarter style courtyard, or a tiny backyard, you probably don’t have a lot of space and you want to use it well. Here are some top tips and […]
It’s Tomato Time! 5 of the Best Recipes to Enjoy Tomatoes.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Yes, it’s tomato season and we couldn’t be more excited to share our best recipes to enjoy summer’s best fruit – the tomato. First of all, when the tomatoes are local, ripe, and in season, they don’t need much because they already taste great. There is nothing […]
Plant a Monochromatic Garden
At first thought, planting a monochromatic garden sounds boring. But really, it can be one of the most bold and striking garden designs that you can make. A large dose of one color really catches the eye, and if you use light colored plants such as white or yellow plants, can really stand out at […]
TPG’s Ultimate Guide to Growing Tomatoes
Maybe you sit around and dream about tomatoes all day. Maybe you don’t and maybe you sacrilegiously buy them from Walmart in December AND store them in your refrigerator (!). Doesn’t matter because it is summer now and that means it is tomato season in New Orleans. Here in south Louisiana that is just code […]
Planting for Pollinators!
This post was inspired by our recent Earth Day presentation at Dillard University on pollinators and their role in our environment. It is very important to take care of our pollinators. Did you know that according to the Xerces society, the Western United States population of Monarch butterflies has experienced a 99.4% decline since the […]