Fall Garden Festival October 7th and 8th
City Park Botanical GardenCome see us at the New Orleans Botanical Garden's Fall Garden Fest. Our display will feature lots of information about native gardening.
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Membership Meeting at Big Lake Native Plant Trail
Big Lake, City Park 7 Freiderichs AveCome 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 a fun and easy morning.
Membership Meeting at Rosa Keller Library
Rosa Keller Library 4300 S Broad Avenue, New Orleans, LAThe 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 maintenance in the gardens, demonstrations and learning, new board elections, plant swaps and giveaways and more.
T-shirt Pick Up Day
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.
Deadline to Order NPI T-shirt
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 December 16th, from 8am-noon at 5315 St Anthony, New Orleans LA. We do not anticipate making any subsequent orders in the near future, so NOW ...continue reading "Deadline to Order NPI T-shirt"
UNO Work Day
UNO Fine Arts Woodlot Founders Road, New Orleans, LAJoin 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"
LNPS Annual Conference
Wesley Center, Woodworth, LA 2350 Methodist Pkwy, Woodworth, LAThis 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"
Volunteer in the Garden – Keller Library
Rosa Keller Library 4300 S Broad Avenue, New Orleans, LAWe 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"
Native Plant Program – Giveaway @ Rosa 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"
Leonidas Neighborhood Green Infrastructure Event – Native Plant Giveaway
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"
Spring Garden Show – New Orleans City Park
New Orleans Botanical Garden 5 Victory Ave, New Orleans, LouisianaNPI 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!
Membership Meeting at Big Lake Native Plant Trail
Big Lake, City Park 7 Freiderichs AveMeet, greet, swap, and learn! Discover the ins and outs of the iNaturalist website and app from Will Reinhardt, living collection manager of LSU's Hilltop Arboretum and professional in residence in the Landscape Architecture Program. iNaturalist allows us all to be citizen scientists by sharing observations and photos for use by researchers worldwide. After Will's ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Big Lake Native Plant Trail"