IN THE GARDEN: Plant Bulbs in Fall for Brilliant Spring Blooms

Local garden centers are beginning to stock flowering bulbs now, with our ideal planting window coming up soon. Late October through December is the ideal time to get some spring-blooming beauties into your flowerbeds.

October 2022 Gardens of the Month

The Belle Chasse Garden Club would like to acknowledge the following Belle Chasse residences and business as recipients of Garden of the Month awards for October 2022: • Civic Award: Estess CPA’s, 7822 Highway 23 • Community Award: Rene and Gina DeRojas, 205 Lily Bank Drive • Member Award:...

The Historic New Orleans Collection Focuses on Plaquemines at Historical Association Meeting on September 6

Joanna Robinson, Visitor Services Interpreter with The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC), will be the guest speaker at the Tuesday, September 6, Plaquemines Parish Historical Association meeting. Ms.

SUMMER HOOPS

The Department of Youth and Family Service Under the guidance of Judge Michael D. Clement and the 25th JDC brought Summer Hoops back for another season to the communities of Plaquemines Parish.

IN THE GARDEN: Prepare for Fall Tomatoes

Any lingering tomato plants in the garden are likely to be in pretty rough shape right now. Between the leaf-footed stink bugs, blight, and heat, these tomatoes are on the ropes.

PMC to Host Hurricane Prep Event on June 23

Plaquemines Medical Center will host another Healthier Community Series event on Thursday, June 23 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Port Sulphur YMCA, located at 278 Civic Dr., in Port Sulphur.

College News

• Nunez Community College in Chalmette has named 147 students to the Dean’s List for the Spring 2022 semester. The following students from Belle Chasse earned a 3.5 or better GPA while completing at least 12 hours of instruction: Thomas Boudreaux, Audrie Jones, Cassie Rocha and Kent Rocha.

BVES Applauds AR Goal Achievers

Boothville-Venice Elementary School is excited to congratulate the students who achieved their Accelerated Reader (AR) goal for the fourth nine weeks.

IN THE GARDEN: Creole Tomato Time

One of my favorite vegetables is again in abundance. This morning I made a BLT for breakfast and simmered some tomato and hot pepper salsa with some herbs from the garden and canned it up in mason jars for use later. My windowsill is crowded with Creole tomatoes in various stages of coloring up.

IN THE GARDEN: Prepare the Landscape for Hurricane Season

Here in southeast Louisiana, June 1 marks the start of everyone’s least favorite season. It’s predicted to be a rough one, so prepare your landscape now. With a few days of prep work you will have one less thing to worry about when a hurricane has us in the sights.