The New Orleans Botanical Garden is trading thirsty landscaping for cacti, agaves and yuccas, unveiling a completely reworked Sun Garden that leans on drought-tolerant plants instead of the water-hungry varieties that once filled the space. The redesign, which began in May 2026, strips out much of the garden's old plant material and replaces it with hundreds of heat-tolerant species meant to survive New Orleans summers with far less irrigation. …
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