Want to help the birds and bees? Grow native plants and trees in your yard

Bill Hines has always been a fan of plants and shrubs that grow in these parts of south Louisiana, so much so that he's brought many home to his own Baton Rouge backyard. As a Boy Scout, he was constantly studying Louisiana's native trees and shrubs, getting a first-class education from LSU Hilltop Arboretum founder Emory Smith, a good friend of Hines's father. “We used to accompany (Smith) every now and then on his scavenger trips for plants,” Hines said...
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