Home > Our Offices > Research Stations > Burden > [image: burden] [image: burden] [image: burden] [image: burden] 4560 Essen Lane · Baton Rouge, LA · 70808 Phone: (225) 763-3990 · Fax: (225) 763-3993   About Us [Image: Photo of White Rose] About Us The 440-acre area now referred to as the Burden Center, originally Windrush Plantation, was owned by the Burden family from the mid 1800s until the final segment was donated to LSU in the early 1990s. Horticulture Hints Newsletter [Image: Horticulture Hints] A quarterly newsletter from the Horticulture Division of the LSU AgCenter's School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences. Steel Burden and His Masterpiece: Windrush Gardens, an article published in the September 2005 issue of Louisiana Gardener Magazine [Image: Steele Burden and his Windrush Gardens] The history of Steele Burden's creation and development of Windrush Gardens at Burden Center including plant content and his landscape designs.  more articles... Rose Varieties in Burden Garden List of varieties in the All America Rose Selection Display Garden at Burden. List also serves as a map dipicting the location of each variety in the garden. Variety Listing & Garden Map [Image: Roses at Burden Center] Provides a list of current varieties and their location in the garden. Research Facilitations [Image: screen grab] An overview of visiting scientists from LSU AgCenter. Research [Image: Sweet Corn Variety Evaluations] Research projects and personnel doing research at Burden Center Azaleas - Louisiana's Most Popular Landscape Shrub [Image: azalea] Information on azaleas includes recommended cultural practices and other keys to be successful with this popular plant in your landscape efforts. All-America Rose Selections named for 2008 [Image: Mardi Gras rose] (Distributed 01/18/08) With the New Year come announcements of ornamental plant winners. One popular competition is the All-America Rose Selections. AARS winners for 2008 are Mardi Gras and Dream Come True. Durango Series Marigold - Photo Gallery [Image: bee] The Durango series marigolds have been evaluated at the LSU AgCenter the last several years. This is a group of French marigolds. Safari Series Marigolds - Photo Gallery [Image: bolero] The Safari series marigolds have been evaluated at the LSU AgCenter the last several years. This is a group of French marigolds. Razzle Dazzle Crape Myrtles - Introduction and Landscape Performance in 2007 [Image: cherry dazzle ] The newest series of crape myrtles are the 'Razzle Dazzle' series. There are hybrids and are dwarf in form. Landscape performance evaluations are underway at the LSU AgCenter. Ball FloraPlant, Ball Seed and Pan American Seed Herbaceous Plant Trial Report - 2007 Landscape evaluation observations were taken on new plants from Ball Seed, Pan American Seed and Ball Flora Plant in 2007. Here is the completed report from LSU AgCenter work at Burden Center and the Hammond Research Station.