LSU Hammond Research Station

The core mission of the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station is fulfilled through the trials at Hammond, a program of intense evaluation on approximately 35 acres of research grounds. The ornamental trials at the Hammond Research Station are unique as plants are evaluated in a landscape setting instead of blocks or rows. However, the trials are laid out and replicated as needed to provide valuable and strong data to our trial partners locally, nationally and internationally. The four primary gardens at the Hammond station include the Allen D. Owings Sun Garden, the Margie Yates Jenkins Azalea Garden, the Piney Woods Garden and the Shade Garden, as well as many smaller gardens and evaluation areas used for the trials at Hammond.