Featuring: Dr. Jenneke Visser Sunday, September 29, 2-3:30 pm     Dr. Jenneke Visser, coastal scientist and devoted Hilltop Hodge Podge volunteer will present her “Top 25 Garden Plants” on Sunday, September 29, from 2-3:30 pm in the Beverly Brown Coates Auditorium at LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road in Baton Rouge. To put the “tease” in this ...continue reading "PLANTFEST! Teaser 2024"

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 (members-only sale) Saturday and Sunday, October 5-6, 2024 (public sale)   BATON ROUGE, LA - The LSU Hilltop Arboretum will hold its annual fall PLANTFEST! on Saturday, October 5, from 9am-4 pm and Sunday, October 6, from 12-4 pm at LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road in Baton Rouge. Current Friends of Hilltop members will receive an invitation to the Members-Only Sale on Wednesday, ...continue reading "LSU Hilltop Arboretum PLANTFEST! 2024"

Join us this fall for plant and garden product exhibits and sales, educational programs, music, arts & crafts, cooking demonstrations and MORE. 1 Palm Drive New Orleans, LA 70124 504-482-4888

All interested volunteers ready to pull weeds and prune plants are invited to participate at Keller Library, 4300 S. Broad, New Orleans on Wed., Oct. 9th, 4:30 - 6:30 pm. Bring water, gloves, hat, etc.  

Hosted by BTNEP, this event offers an immersive and unique view of Bayou Lafourche and a chance to explore one of the most important waterways of our estuary, offering a 15-mile paddle starting in Napoleonville, and a 9.5-mile paddle starting in Labadieville/Thibodaux. Both paddles will end at the Nicholls Bayou Side Park pavilion located across ...continue reading "Paddle Bayou Lafourche, Saturday October 12, 7 am to 3 pm"

NPI membership meeting at the Bucktown shoreline. Jason, from the office of ecosystem and coastal management of Jefferson parish, will give a guided tour for  members. More details to come.

Come join a team of volunteers to help clean up the native plant garden at the Keller Library, 4300 S. Broad. Bring your gloves, hats, water and love of native plants for a 2 hour fun session. You may come away with some native seeds!

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) ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Audubon Nature Center, 11000 Lake forest Blvd., New Orleans"

The deepest dive into everything to do with Louisiana Native Plants.  Great Vendors, Exhibitors and Presenters on a variety of topics.  Stay tuned for more details, but save the dates!