Johnette's Garden Club

Jennifer McGimsey, the owner of Akin’s Nursery, joins Johnette Magner to discuss how to attract and prepare for hummingbirds, how to protect your crape myrtle from scale, and how to recognize and treat brown patch. 

Jennifer McGimsey, the owner of Akin’s Nursery, discusses how to prune perennials and roses, as well as prevent rose diseases this spring. She also discusses the different types of hydrangeas, and why you should never prune mopheads in late winter.

In this segment of Johnette’s Garden Club, we talk about Louisiana Super Plants. How do they get that designation? What does it mean? And what are some of the most popular ones available in local nurseries. 

In this episode we talk about the steps you should take before a freeze comes and what you should do when it is over. We also discuss which plants you should worry about and how to find information on cold tolerance for each plant. 

In this podcast, Johnette and Jennifer discuss caring for poinsettias, forcing popular bulbs to bloom inside, how to care for living garland, and how to make your Christmas tree last the entire season. 

As the cool weather moves in, many homeowners will be headed to nurseries to buy the most popular fall annual... Pansies. But there's another option that is quite similar, and some say, look better in ma ny gardens. The Viola.

In this segment, Johnette Magner and Jennifer McGimsey, the owner of Akins Nursery, discuss what you can plant right now, how to choose and care for mums, and what are the most common plant diseases right now and how to treat them.