Some volunteer plants are great to keep in the garden and work with. Other unwanted weeds can be easier to eradicate when you understand their weaknesses. Learn how weed management is accomplished at the Big lake Native Plant Trail gardens in New Orleans City Park and other projects by horticulturist Jennifer Prout. Register on Zoom ...continue reading "Webinar: “Working with the Weeds” Jennifer Prout"
Come see us at the New Orleans Botanical Garden's Fall Garden Fest. Our display will feature lots of information about native gardening.
Come out to see the trail and the great work NPI and City Park volunteers have been doing out there. We will tour the various areas of the trail for ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Big Lake Native Plant Trail"
The Sunflowers and Asters should be in full glory. Come join us for our final meeting of the year! Stay tuned for details, but we will likely do some light ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Rosa Keller Library"
A PICK-UP day for your T-shirt Order is scheduled for Saturday, December 16th, from 8am-noon at 5315 St Anthony, New Orleans LA.
In order to expedite processing and ship out in time for the holiday, the deadline for online ordering is 5 pm Friday, December 1st. A PICK-UP day is scheduled for ...continue reading "Deadline to Order NPI T-shirt"
Join volunteers from Orleans Audubon and UNO to continue work at the UNO Woodlot. We'll be removing small invasive trees, mulching newly planted trees and clearing pathways to make this bird sanctuary more user friendly for people and the birds. Bring water, gloves, clippers, loppers (if you can). We recommend wearing long pants and close-toed ...continue reading "UNO Work Day"
This is the DEEP DIVE into the native plants of Louisiana. Presentations include Pollinator Research, Bluebonnet Swamp, Cajun Prairie Species and Research, Spiders and native plants and more. Special vendors will have native plants, printed artwork and apparel for sale and the Silent and PLant Auctions are not to be missed! All details and registration ...continue reading "LNPS Annual Conference"
We will meet at 9am on Saturday, March 9th to keep the Keller garden some TLC. Kelleye and Mariah from Whimscapes Landscaping will be leading this volunteer date where we will do a Spring clean up, weeding, cut-back and plant in some new annuals to keep the show going. We will simultaneously be holding the ...continue reading "Volunteer in the Garden – Keller Library"
Our first of several Native Plant Distribution Events will be March 9th at the Rosa Keller Library in New Orleans at 9am. We have over 1000 plant plugs to share, so beginning at 9am, we will give visitors several great native pollinator plants including Gulf Coast Penstemon, Clasping Coneflower, Tall Coreopsis, Lemon Bee Balm. Simultaneously, ...continue reading "Native Plant Program – Giveaway @ Rosa Keller Library"
Come see us at the first ever Leonidas Neighborhood Green Infrastructure Event on March 23rd, 12-4pm in the schoolyard of the former Johnson/Lycee School @ 1800 Monroe@ Hickory. We will be distributing FOR FREE several native flowering plant species including Louisiana Irises, Gulf Coast Penstemon, Clasping Coneflower, Tall Coreopsis, Lemon Bee Balm and perhaps others. ...continue reading "Leonidas Neighborhood Green Infrastructure Event – Native Plant Giveaway"
NPI will participate once again in the New Orleans Spring Garden Show at the Botanical Garden. Back again are FREE native plants, multiple species will be available as supplies last. Come See Us! FGF 2022 Garden Show The Native Plant Program is made possible with the support of a BTNEP grant. Thank you BTNEP!
