• LOUISIANA IRIS DAY AT LONGUE VUE

    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 […]

  • Rosa Keller Pull & Prune

    Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center 4300 South Broad in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, United States

    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 […]

  • Open house at the Iris Island Nursery

    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. […]

  • Rosa Keller Pull & Prune

    Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center 4300 South Broad in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, United States

    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 […]

  • Lafitte Greenway NPI Volunteer Day

    Lafitte Greenway Greenway Plaza, 436 N. Norman C. Francis Pkwy., New Orleans, Louisiana

    June 11, 2025

    Join Whimscapes and NPI volunteers at the Lafitte Greenway roundabout garden for a rewarding community weeding session!

  • Every Friday: Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project

    Big Lake, City Park  7 Freiderichs Ave

    Put your gardening skills to work (and learn some new ones) on Fridays 8:00-10:00 a.m. 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 […]

  • NPI Meeting at Longue Vue Gardens

    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 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Rosa F. Keller Library and Community Center

    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

    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 […]