I'm starting with my garden because lets face it I have always wanted to have the " Garden of the Week" and this is my chance. Also so that future candidates for Garden of the Week can see the layout for how I'd do theirs. Please send nominations for Garden of the Week to "Contact Us". They must be gardens in Northeast Louisiana and give permission for me to interview them about their garden and either give me pictures or let me take them.Click on images to enlarge them. So here is the 1st one:

      Ginger gardens in the country sorta near Luna although her mailing address is West Monroe.  Although her garden is 7 springs old many plants are as much as 19 yrs old having been moved from her last garden.  It is one acre in size although she has left a 30' wooded barrier all around it with paths to appreciate native plants. She designed it and installed all but the front patio and retaining wall herself. Her son-in law built the fence, "castle" and bridge. The property has sun and shade and is mostly poor, acidic sandy soil. She has two resident pet dogs. Her secret to so many plants is to do springtime work for local nurseries and be paid in plants instead of cash, grow plants by seed and have lots of great garden friends to plant swap with.