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.
PULL & PRUNE - Volunteer days are on the second Tuesday of the month and alternate monthly between the Lafitte Greenway Roundabout and Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center. Local garden consultants and native plants maintenance team leaders Whimscapes are on hand to direct the work. No sign up required. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, Pull & Prune 3:00-5:00 […]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Prepping and Planting at Washington Square Park (700 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans) Join the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association and New Orleans Parks and Parkways to prep on Saturday, plant on Sunday, and create a native plants showplace in […]
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, AND SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Prepping and Planting at Washington Square Park (700 Elysian Fields Avenue, New Orleans) Join the Faubourg Marigny Improvement Association and New Orleans Parks and Parkways to prep on Saturday, plant on Sunday, and create a native plants showplace in […]
Join us the second to last Thursday of each month, 8:30 - 10:30 at Longue Vue, 7 Bamboo Road. Gardening work will take place along the path of Native Wildflowers. Come dig alongside the garden staff in beautiful Longue Vue’s gardens! Bring your water bottle, gloves, hats, and any other proper attire. For questions and […]
Join us the second to last Thursday of each month, 8:30 - 10:30 at Longue Vue, 7 Bamboo Road. Gardening work will take place along the path of Native Wildflowers. Come dig alongside the garden staff in beautiful Longue Vue’s gardens! Bring your water bottle, gloves, hats, and any other proper attire. For questions and […]
TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, Pull & Prune 3:00-5:00 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, brightens the neighborhood with year-round blooms and pollinators, and showcases the teamwork of NPI, the New Orleans Public Library system, the Master Gardeners […]
Pull & Prune 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Lafitte Greenway Roundabout (Lafitte Greenway at Norman C. Francis Parkway in New Orleans). The greenway is a 2.6-mile bike and pedestrian path that connects neighborhoods, serves as a transportation corridor, and features stormwater management practices.
Put your gardening skills to work (and learn some new ones) 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 tools, clean gloves, water, and insect […]
Go a little wild with volunteer projects in Longue Vue's native garden on the second to last Thursday of each month. Bring your own water bottle, gloves, hat, and insect repellent. To sign up, visit the Longue Vue volunteer webpage or email Leigh.
