Home > Our Offices > Research Stations > Hammond Research Station > Research focus: Landscape horticulture; strawberries Special feature: Landscape Horticulture Research & Extension Center to address the needs of the landscape and green industries; Margie Y. Jenkins Azalea Garden; W. F. “Hody” Wilson Camellia Garden, Sun Garden, Shade Garden, and Urban Forest. Size: 140 acres, approximately 100 acres cleared. 21549 Old Covington Highway · Hammond, LA · 70403 - 0533 Phone: (985) 543-4125 · Fax: (985) 543-4124 Landscape Horticulture Research & Extension Center [Image: Yan Chen explains research findings] Established as the Fruit and Truck Experiment Station in 1922, the LSU AgCenter’s Hammond Research Station in Hammond has served the needs of the strawberry and vegetable industries in Southeast Louisiana for more than 80 years. While continuing to serve this industry, the station has now embarked on a new initiative to provide research and education for the green service industry. A Brief History of the Hammond Research Station [Image: Retention pond and landscape beds] History and mission of the Hammond Research Station. Conference features evaluations of new landscape, garden plants [Image: Participants in garden at Hammond Research Station] (News Distributed 11/06/2009) HAMMOND, La. – Landscape and nursery professionals heard about the latest plant varieties and LSU AgCenter plant evaluations at a plant materials conference here Oct. 29. Vitae - Richard Parish [Image: Richard Parish] CV for Richard Parish  more articles... 'Drift' Series Roses - Landscape Evaluation Results (2009) [Image: pink] The 'Drift' series roses from Conard-Pyle are being evaluated in landscape studies at the LSU AgCenter's Burden Center. Here is some information on performance. 'Drift' Series Roses - Photo Gallery [Image: coral flowers] The 'Drift' series roses from Conard-Pyle are being evaluated in landscape studies at the LSU AgCenter's Burden Center. Colors are red, pink, coral and peach. New for 2010 will be apricot and sweet. LSU AgCenter awarded more than $300,000 in specialty crop grants (Distributed 10/28/09) The LSU AgCenter has received two specialty crop block grants for two research and promotion projects to enhance the competitiveness of Louisiana-grown sweet potatoes and nursery crops. Landscape, horticulture professionals hear about latest research (Distributed 10/15/09) More than 100 commercial turf and landscape professionals from across Louisiana heard about the latest research with ornamental plants and turfgrass at an LSU AgCenter field day Oct. 15. Plant coleus for fabulous fall color [Image: Coleus] (Video 09/14/09) It’s definitely not fall yet, but one plant that’s showing beautiful fall color right now is the coleus. On this edition of Get It Growing, LSU AgCenter horticulturist Dan Gill explains a basic consideration when selecting a coleus plant. (Runtime: 1:34) Top 10 Caladiums Rated from 2009 Caladium Variety Trial [Image: 1] A total of 38 caladium varieties were evaluated at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station during the summer of 2009 for their landscape performance, including foliage color, fullness and plant uniformity. The top 10 performers are presented here. (Caladium tubers were donated by Classic Caladiums and Happiness Farms.) Phenology Sequence of Flowering Woody Ornamentals Documented to Assist Landscape Pest Management [Image: 1] A phenology research garden was planted in fall 2007 at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station in Hammond, La. Data collected in 2008 indicated that a sequence of phonological events in advance of pest activities is available from 15 ornamental plants for predicting landscape pest activity. People's Choice Awards from Landscape Horticulture Field Day - 2009 [Image: purple flash] Green industry professionals attending the landscape horticulture field day at the LSU AgCenter’s Hammond Research Station in June were given the opportunity to “pick their winning plants” from the sun garden evaluation trial gardens at the station. Over 340 varieties were planted this year. The planting mostly consists of annual bedding plants and herbaceous perennials, but new roses and some “companion” woody ornamental shrubs (such as Southern Living plants) are also included. Dwarf gardenias have ‘issues’ (Distributed 07/10/09) Several varieties of gardenias work well in the landscape, but dwarf gardenias are more prone to problems. New uses for proven plants highlighted at Hammond field day (Distributed 07/01/09) HAMMOND, La. – Ornamental plants like cannas can provide a simple, effective and aesthetic method of removing excess nutrients in storm water or nursery production runoff, according to research conducted at the LSU AgCenter’s Hammond Research Station. Click for more information...