more... > Parish LMG Programs > Greater New Orleans > Newsletters > GNO Gardener - October 2007 [Image: Croaton] Plan to spend lots of time in your yard this month as the temperatures start to cool and we begin our most active gardening season in New Orleans. GNO Gardener - September 2007 [Image: Sweet Carolina Bronze] September is a transitional month for New Orleans gardens. It’s too late for warm-season annuals and too early for cool-season varieties. GNO Gardener - July/August 2007 [Image: Kong Coleus] New Orleans summer gardens reach their peak in July and August with an explosion of color from warm season annuals, vines and tropicals. GNO Gardener - February 2007 [Image: Allysum Wall Container] February in New Orleans for many is all about Mardi Gras, but for the gardeners among us it begins our transition from winter to spring.