Agenda includes election for two-year terms for NPI vice president, treasurer, and one board member. Special speaker: Margaret Fegan shares her NPI-sponsored attendance at the 2024 Cullowhee Native Plant Conference in North Carolina. After the election and Margaret's talk, we'll stroll the nature center grounds to identify native plants. As always, anyone (NPI members or not) […]
At the University of New Orleans Fine Arts Woodlot (corner of Founders Road and Levee Road on the UNO Campus). Become a conservation hero in just three hours: pack up your garden tools, roll up your sleeves, pull on your gloves, and join the team to make life better for the birds, insects, and other critters at […]
Mark your calendars for education programs, plant sales, music, and more: it's THE spring event for plant people! The NPI booth will help gardeners corral those dad-blasted bad weeds that are whooping it up in our gardens by showcasing the NPI website's Good Weed, Bad Weed database. Saddle up and lend a hand, partner: VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED on […]
Greater New Orleans Iris Society (GNOIS) and Longue Vue House and Garden are hosting Bayli Q. Brossette, the Curator of Briarwood, the Caroline Dormon Nature Preserve, for a Sunday morning, 10:30 AM. April 6 talk in the Playhouse at Longue Vue. Admission is free. Briarwood is an important historical site for Louisiana irises and native […]
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!
