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Night Out with Natives – hosted by Urban Conservancy

Big Lake, City Park  7 Freiderichs Ave

Kick off your Solstice eve by joining us for drinks and nibbles, native plant love, and great company at Night Out with Native Plants!We'll gather at the native plant trail on Big Lake for a guided tour from Tammany Baumgarten of the NPI Native Plant Initiative of Greater New Orleans and a scavenger hunt to ...continue reading "Night Out with Natives – hosted by Urban Conservancy"

Medicinal Plants for Gardens of the Southeast – LSU – Hilltop Arboretum

Hilltop Arboretum 11855 Highland Rd., Baton Rouge, LA

At this workshop, Jennifer Blanchard will share her two decades of experience in botanical research and environmental sciences studies and her enthusiasm about propagation and the use of native medicinal plants in the landscape. Learn about the value-added benefits these plants provide to human health and the environment as we indulge in a tea-tisane tasting ...continue reading "Medicinal Plants for Gardens of the Southeast – LSU – Hilltop Arboretum"

Greaux Native Extravaganza 2024

Rose Garden & Pet Center will present June 29, from 10am to noon, their FIRST EVER “Greaux Native Extravaganza” - A one-day event with local horticulture presentations, games, refreshments, and OF COURSE native plant sales… all to encourage our local community to GREAUX NATIVE! Members of the following organizations will be in attendance or have ...continue reading "Greaux Native Extravaganza 2024"

Seed Packing for Mardi Gras with Grounds Krewe

NOLA Brewing 3001 Tchoupitoulas

NPI is again partnering with the sustainable Mardi Gras throw non-profit, Grounds Krewe to provide native flower seeds to grow in their peat pot throws. We have gathered and dried the seed and need help packing those seeds in to envelopes. Stay tuned for sign ups.  

The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society Tour of Eunice Prairie and Fall meeting

The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society will be having our annual peak blazing star tour of the Eunice Prairie at 8:00 AM on Saturday, September 7th. The prairie is located at 650 E Magnolia in Eunice (parking lot: 30.4988, -92.4079). The tour will be followed by our "fall" meeting — starting at 10:30 AM — ...continue reading "The Cajun Prairie Habitat Preservation Society Tour of Eunice Prairie and Fall meeting"

PLANTFEST! Teaser 2024

Featuring: Dr. Jenneke Visser Sunday, September 29, 2-3:30 pm     Dr. Jenneke Visser, coastal scientist and devoted Hilltop Hodge Podge volunteer will present her “Top 25 Garden Plants” on Sunday, September 29, from 2-3:30 pm in the Beverly Brown Coates Auditorium at LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road in Baton Rouge. To put the “tease” in this ...continue reading "PLANTFEST! Teaser 2024"

LSU Hilltop Arboretum PLANTFEST! 2024

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (members-only sale) Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6, 2024 (public sale)   BATON ROUGE, LA - The LSU Hilltop Arboretum will hold its annual fall PLANTFEST! on Saturday, October 5, from 9am-4 pm and Sunday, October 6, from 12-4 pm at LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road in Baton Rouge. Current Friends of Hilltop members will receive an invitation to the Members-Only Sale on Wednesday, ...continue reading "LSU Hilltop Arboretum PLANTFEST! 2024"

Fall Garden Fest City Park New Orleans

Join us this fall for plant and garden product exhibits and sales, educational programs, music, arts & crafts, cooking demonstrations and MORE. 1 Palm Drive New Orleans, LA 70124 504-482-4888

Paddle Bayou Lafourche, Saturday October 12, 7 am to 3 pm

Hosted by BTNEP, this event offers an immersive and unique view of Bayou Lafourche and a chance to explore one of the most important waterways of our estuary, offering a 15-mile paddle starting in Napoleonville, and a 9.5-mile paddle starting in Labadieville/Thibodaux. Both paddles will end at the Nicholls Bayou Side Park pavilion located across ...continue reading "Paddle Bayou Lafourche, Saturday October 12, 7 am to 3 pm"