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 […]
Help us maintain our native garden at the Lafitte Greenway Turning Sculpture (at the corner of Conti and Norman C. Francis Parkway in New Orleans). We'll be pulling weeds, pruning our native plants, and chatting with passersby about the great work NPI does. New to native plants? Don't worry, we'll have experts on site to […]
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 […]
What to plant where? Get expert advice to improve your garden at the Urban Conservancy's Night Out with Native Plants. Max Bowen-Koonse, licensed horticulturist and NPI president, and K Landis, co-founder of Whimscapes garden design and education, will provide info and ideas in two workshops. For beginners, "Ground Treasures" will explore native alternatives to the usual […]
Louisiana Native Plant Society has scheduled the latest in its series of trainings for native plant professionals and dedicated gardeners, providing information and best practices on topics from ecology to garden design. Read all about it here; registration deadline is May 23.
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 […]
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 […]
The Louisiana Master Gardener program presents Anna Timmerman of the LSU AgCenter, who'll share the history of gardening from ancient times to now. As we know from our own experiences, gardens can be fine art, totally functional, and everywhere in between, and they can reveal a lot about our relations to the natural world.
The kids planted their native plant garden this spring, but summer volunteers are needed to keep things on track so back-to-school time will mean back to the garden too. Join Michele Mire for digging, weeding, mulching, and light pruning. No need to sign up: just come when you can (bring your own tools and water) […]
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 […]
The kids planted their native plant garden this spring, but summer volunteers are needed to keep things on track so back-to-school time will mean back to the garden too. Join Michele Mire for digging, weeding, mulching, and light pruning. No need to sign up: just come when you can (bring your own tools and water) […]
The kids planted their native plant garden this spring, but summer volunteers are needed to keep things on track so back-to-school time will mean back to the garden too. Join Michele Mire for digging, weeding, mulching, and light pruning. No need to sign up: just come when you can (bring your own tools and water) […]