Ongoing

Botanica: Gardens, Landscapes, and Plant Medicines in South Louisiana

Cabildo/Louisiana State Museum The Cabildo, 701 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA 70130, New Orleans

Now Until Sunday May 10, 2026

Explore the cultural meaning of Louisiana medicinal plants and how historically based understandings of them are evolving under the threat of climate change and land loss.

Every Friday: Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project

Big Lake, City Park  7 Freiderichs Ave

Put your gardening skills to work (and learn some new ones) on Fridays 8:00-10:00 a.m. at the Big Lake Native Plant Trail in New Orleans City Park (the trail is near the boat and bike rental on Friedrichs Avenue). Pull weeds, prune, plant, and work with some of the most knowledgeable gardeners around. City Park provides […]

Note that pulling and pruning now happens on second Tuesdays  (previously on second Wednesdays) and that times are now 5:00-7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 9, Pull & Prune 5:00-7:00 p.m. at Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center (4300 South Broad in New Orleans). The garden features a bioswale with native plants and trees that reduces stormwater runoff, […]