In "Ornamental Gardening in Acadiana and the Gulf States," a veteran gardening columnist answers hundreds of questions raised by gardeners in Louisiana's steamy coastal region and the neighboring Gulf states. Questions and answers are grouped into 10 chapters covering the most popular types of ornamental gardening in the Deep South, including annuals, perennials, bulbs, vines, roses, shrubs, lawns, groundcovers, landscaping and maintenance.