Gentilly Native Garden Tour
2026-04-18 10:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | NOLA Wildflower Meadow, 2100 Leon C. Simon Blvd, New Orleans, 70122, United States
Tour attendees will gather at the NOLA Wildflower Meadow to register and receive a map for a self-guided tour of home gardens of Gentilly. Organized by NOLA Wildflower Meadow stewards Civic Studio and artist Courtney Egan, this event is free and open to the public.
Gardens on the tour will:

Be featured on the tour map
Receive an ‘official’ tour sign to mark the stop
Inspire others to use native plants in their garden!

“Ask a Horticulturalist” – Special guest Jennifer Prout of Roji Gardens landscaping will be in the meadow from 10-11:30 AM to answer attendees’ questions!

Gardening in Longue Vue's Native wildflower path
2026-04-23 08:30 - 10:30, 2026-05-21 08:30 - 10:30 | Longue Vue, 7 Bamboo Road, New Orleans, LA, 70124, United States
Go a little wild with volunteer projects in Longue Vue’s native garden on the second to last Thursday of each month. Bring your own water bottle, gloves, hat, and insect repellent. To sign up, visit the Longue Vue volunteer webpage or email Leigh.

Every Friday: Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project
2026-04-24 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-01 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-08 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-15 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-22 09:00 - 11:00, 2026-05-29 09:00 - 23:00, 2026-06-05 08:00 - 10:00, 2026-06-12 08:00 - 10:00 and 4 more dates | Big Lake, City Park, 7 Freiderichs Ave
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 repellent or you can bring your own. Pick a Friday (or two? or more?) and sign up at the City Park Conservancy Volunteer Calendar of Events webpage. If you have questions, email team leaders Susan Norris-Davis or Jennifer Prout.

Give NOLA Day
2026-04-28 08:00 - 2026-05-05 23:30 | LA
For the first time ever, NPI will participate in Give NOLA Day. This annual online giving event supports over 900 local nonprofit organizations and is hosted by the Greater New Orleans Foundation. Donations to NPI will help cover “behind-the-scenes” costs like the NPI website and other digital communications, sign printing for events, and volunteer garden project expenses like mulch and tools. Dust off your piggy bank and mark your calendar to support NPI on Give NOLA Day (early giving begins Tuesday, April 28). If you’d like to help raise funds for NPI during the fundraising period, sign up to be a Give NOLA Day Ambassador; NPI will send you images, statements, and the donation link for you to text, email, and share on your social media. Growing and sharing native plants makes a difference that’s visible every day. Sharing with NPI on Give NOLA Day will make a difference too.

Prune and Pull Rosa Keller Library
2026-05-12 17:00 - 19:00 | Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center, 4300 South Broad in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, 70114-1389, United States
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, and the New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways.

Faubourg Marigny 50th Annual Spring Home & Garden Tour
2026-05-17 12:00 - 16:00 | Marigny Rectangle, 2340 Chartres St, New Orleans, LA, 70117, United States
Nine homes and gardens (including two gardens with Louisiana Certified Habitat status for their use of native plants) take center stage on this self-guided tour in the Marigny Triangle. Follow this link for ticket prices, location details, and more.
2340 Chartres St

NPI Meeting - Common Ground Relief Native Plant Nursery
2026-05-30 09:00 - 12:00 | Common Grounds Relief, 1800 Deslonde Street, New Orleans, LA, 70117, United States
Common Ground Relief serves Greater New Orleans through wetlands restoration, food assistance, education, and building coalitions to make everyone’s lives better. NPI has been invited to tour the nursery where the Common Ground Relief team grows the native plants essential to stabilize Louisiana coastlines; the space is also used for educational programs and as a green space open to the public. Executive Director Christine Lehew will lead the tour and share stories of how Common Ground Relief is making a difference with native plants and community action. Nursery plants will be available for sale via the usual payment methods of cash, check, or credit card: here’s the latest plant list. Note that restrooms are available at headquarters right around the corner at 1800 Deslonde Street. As always, anyone and everyone (NPI member or not) is welcome to attend the meeting. Free.

Prune and Pull Lafitte Greenway
2026-06-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Lafitte Greenway, Greenway Plaza, 436 N. Norman C. Francis Pkwy., New Orleans, Louisiana
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 teach you how to work in the garden. Please bring your own water, gloves, sun protection, and bug spray. We’ll have some extra gardening tools on hand, but if you happen to have your own, bring them! Need more info or have questions about the event? Email admin@npi-gno.org

Night Out with Native Plants
2026-06-12 18:00 - 19:30 | Big Lake, City Park, 7 Freiderichs Ave
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 grassy lawn; “Small Space, Big Impact” will present design tips for more experienced gardeners. Light refreshments will be served, and even the location will provide inspiration: Night Out happens at the Big Lake Native Plant Trail in New Orleans, a public garden project maintained by NPI volunteers located near the boat and bike rental on Friedrichs Avenue.

NATIVE PLANT PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
2026-06-13 08:00 - 2026-06-14 17:00 | Red River National Wildlife Refuge, 150 Eagle Bend Point, Bossier City, LA, 71112, United States
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.

History Of Garden Design Talk
2026-06-30 14:00 - 15:00 | Lakeshore Library, 1000 W Esplanade Ave, Metarie, 70005, United States
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.

Volunteer At Morris Jeff School
2026-07-10 07:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-11 07:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-12 07:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-17 07:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-18 07:00 - 11:00, 2026-07-19 07:00 - 11:00 | Morris Jeff School, 211 South Lopez, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, 70119, United States
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) and stay for as long as you can. Contact Michele at 504-258-5117 if you have questions.

Seed Collecting
2026-07-14 18:00 - 20:00 | Rosa F. Keller Library & Community Center, 4300 South Broad in New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, 70114-1389, United States
It’s seed collection time! Join the Pull & Prune team at one of the public gardens maintained by NPI and learn to tell if seeds are ready, how to harvest, and how to store them til they’re ready to package and share. NPI will supply brown paper bags (all sizes are useful, from grocery bags to lunch bags), clippers and scissors, colanders, and Sharpies for labeling, but the more tools and supplies the merrier, so if you have your own, please bring them.
