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Living in a sub-tropical climate is a definite plus if you love to spend a lot of time in your garden or yard. Despite the fact that it is November, there are still blooming flowers throughout my West Bank garden.
However, the periwinkles are starting to get leggy, the coneflowers are gone and the basil has started to flower and is done for the year. Before the holiday madness starts, I need to find time to get outside in the gorgeous weather we’ve been having and start the winter garden.
I stopped in to visit my favorite Algiers nursery this week – New Orleans Garden Center and Landscape on Huntlee Drive, just off of General Meyer. The fall and winter plants have arrived and wherever you decide to buy them (although I hope it’s from someone local) there is a profusion of color that can quickly take your garden from the end of summer blahs to the winter aaaaahhhhhs.
Pansies are probably the most traditional of the winter flowers, although we have to be careful not to plant them too early in New Orleans. They will survive the coldest of winters with ease, but our climate can be a little more challenging for them. The lovely ladies at the garden center shared this tip with me: if you want show stopping pansies, they love blood meal as a soil additive.
Most people think of petunias as a spring time flower, but in the south they are a perfect addition to your garden after the long hot days of summer have ended. Cool days and nights allow them to flourish and they can provide blankets of color for the next few months that will make all of the neighbors jealous :)
Snapdragons are one of my favorite winter flowers. A few years ago, I replanted my entire front garden in white – white petunias, white snapdragons and white pansies. I threw in a few sparkly Christmas lights and voila! A winter paradise, right in my own front yard.
I plan to finish off my winter garden with ornamental cabbage. The colors range from almost white to deep green to purple and the texture they bring to the space is fantastic.
Hopefully, I can get all of this work done before the Thanksgiving holiday, because after that it will be time for a return visit to pick up poinsettias in every color for Christmas. Whew…I better get to work. Happy gardening!
New Orleans Garden Center and Landscape is located at 210 Huntlee Drive in Algiers. Call (504) 366-2017 for winter operating hours or more information and tell Blair HELLO for us!
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Warehouse District Views, A roof top view of the CBD in New Orleans.

Rooftop views in the New Orleans Warehouse District from the Federal Fibre Mills Condos. Condos make up almost 100% of residential real estate in this area of New Orleans. Most of the condos are conversions from warehouses and old office buildings. It is also becoming an area where people are buying second homes because there is a lot to do in the area. Enjoy the view!
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The Federal Fibre Mills Condos, New Orleans Warehouse District !

The Federal Fibre Mills was once a rope factory in the late 1800's. Later it was part of the 1984 World's Fair. It was where the beer garden was. It is now one of the more popular downtown condo complexes that features high ceilings, large windows, exposed beams, exposed brick walls and one of the best common areas of all New Orleans.
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$379,9004 Bed, 3.5 Bath | 3,301 Sq Ft | MLS #810308
TOUR LINK:
http://media.homestore.com/HKFX8YYW.htm
Property Features
Single Family Property
Status: Active
Area: New Orleans/Algiers (49)
County: New Orleans
4 total bedroom(s)
3.5 total bath(s)
3 total full bath(s)
1 total half bath(s)
Approximately 3301 sq. ft.
Two story
Style: Traditional
Master bedroom
Dining room
Kitchen
Den
Laundry room
Master bedroom is 21.5 x 16.0, Wood Floor, Lower Level
Living room is 0.0 x 0.0, Lower Level
Dining room is 21.5 x 16.0, Wood Floor, Lower Level
Kitchen is 18.0 x 15.0, Tile Floor, Lower Level
Den is 25.0 x 27.0, Tile Floor, Lower Level
Laundry room is 6.0 x 9.0, Tile Floor, Lower Level
Garage
Attached parking
Heating features: 2 Units
Central air condition
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$525,000 5 Bed, 3 Bath | 3,275 Sq Ft | MLS #808998
TOUR LINK
http://media.homestore.com/H8TDC558.htm
Property Features
Single Family Property
Status: Active
Area: New Orleans/English Turn (54)
County: New Orleans
5 total bedroom(s)
3 total bath(s)
3 total full bath(s)
Approximately 3275 sq. ft.
Two story
Style: Traditional
Master bedroom
Living room
Dining room
Kitchen
Laundry room
Master bedroom is 14.8 x 16.1, Upper Level
Living room is 13.9 x 24.0, Lower Level
Dining room is 14.8 x 16.1, Lower Level
Kitchen is 14.0 x 13.6, Lower Level
Laundry room is 8.8 x 7.8, Upper Level
2 car garage
Attached parking
Heating features: 2 Units
Central air conditioning
Central heat
Cooling features: 2 Units
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