On Tuesday evening, April 8, from 4 PM to 7 PM, we return to Longue Vue for an early gathering in the Wild Garden. This event is free to members of Greater New Orleans Iris Society and Longue Vue with registration. Simply go to https://13403a.blackbaudhosting.com/13403a/Iris-Day. This is a laid-back event, with refreshments, a chance to […]
SECOND WEDNESDAY EVERY MONTH: ROSA KELLER PULL & PRUNE - Local garden consultants Whimscapes are leading the native plants maintenance team at Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center (4300 South Broad in New Orleans). You're invited to join the monthly "Pull & Prune" 4:00-6:00 p.m. on April 9 and May 14, The garden features a bioswale with native plants […]
The Open House at the Iris Island Nursery, inside City Park, is the event we point to all year. An acre of blooming Louisiana iris cultivars and species! You can’t see a sight like this anywhere else! 10 AM – 4 PM, Saturday, April 12. Free! We need some member help with the Open House. […]
SECOND WEDNESDAY EVERY MONTH: ROSA KELLER PULL & PRUNE - Local garden consultants Whimscapes are leading the native plants maintenance team at Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center (4300 South Broad in New Orleans). You're invited to join the monthly "Pull & Prune" 4:00-6:00 p.m. on April 9 and May 14, The garden features a bioswale with native plants […]
May 31, 2025,
Embark on a Members Only exclusive pontoon adventure through Pass Manchac.
June 11, 2025
Join Whimscapes and NPI volunteers at the Lafitte Greenway roundabout garden for a rewarding community weeding session!
NPI MEETING AT LONGUE VUE HOUSE & GARDENS, 7 BAMBOO ROAD, NEW ORLEANS - Meet at the gatehouse (follow the link above and scroll down for a map) for a tour of the Wild Garden led by plant experts from Whimscapes and Chris and Sophie from Longue Vue. If you're wondering what plants we're likely to […]
Pull & Prune 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, brightens the neighborhood with year-round blooms and pollinators, and showcases the teamwork of NPI, the New Orleans Public Library system, the Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans, […]
SEED PACKING & DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AT THE MATERIAL INSTITUTE, 2120 PORT STREET, NEW ORLEANS - The Material Institute is a nonprofit center that focuses on learning and collaboration from art to music to gardening. The institute will host NPI in a cool and comfy indoor space to break down seed heads, pack giveaway seeds into […]
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, […]
