August 1 Baton Rouge Gardening Green - Low Input/High Output Burden Center Noon -- 1 p.m. Reflections in the Garden series Speaker: Dan Gill Bring your lunch; drinks provided. $5 (Free for members) 4560 Essen Lane 225-763-3990
August 6 New Orleans Plant Sale New Orleans Botanical Garden 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Pelican Greenhouse Bring a wagon and arrive early for best selection. All quantities are limited. Checks or cash accepted. Sorry, no credit cards. Pelican Greenhouse is located just off Henry Thomas (Golf) Drive just south of the I-610 underpass. 504-483-9464 plantsales@nocp.org
August 6 Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners Day Red Stick Farmers Market East Baton Rouge Master Gardeners Day is the first Saturday of the month at the Red Stick Farmers Market, corner of Fifth and Main St. in Baton Rouge. Master gardeners offer expert advice on seasonal gardening. For more information, contact Copper Alvarez at 225-267-5060 or visit www.breada.org.
September 3 New Orleans Plant Sale New Orleans Botanical Garden 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon Pelican Greenhouse Bring a wagon and arrive early for best selection. All quantities are limited. Checks or cash accepted. Sorry, no credit cards. Pelican Greenhouse is located just off Henry Thomas (Golf) Drive just south of the I-610 underpass. 504-483-9464 plantsales@nocp.org
September 12 Baton Rouge Shady Gardening in Louisiana's Capital City Burden Center Noon -- 1 p.m. Reflections in the Garden series Speaker: Marion Drummond Bring your lunch; drinks provided. $5 (Free for members) 4560 Essen Lane 225-763-3990
September 24-25 Baton Rouge Corn Maze, Hayrides, and More at the Fun Family Weekend Burden Center 8:30 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m. Get lost in the corn maze, take a hayride through Trees and Trails, pose for a photo op with Scarecrows, choose and paint your holiday pumpkins; then take a tour of the Rural Life Museum. A day for all to remember. 4560 Essen Lane 225-763-3990
October 1 Nacogdoches, Texas Fabulous Fall Festival Plant Sale Stephen F. Austin State University's Mast Arboretum 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Stephen F. Austin State University's Mast Arboretum, at the SFA Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet St. The event features the annual fall plant sale fundraiser benefiting the SFA Mast Arboretum, Pineywoods Native Plant Center, Ruby M. Mize Azalea Garden, Gayla Mize Garden, and educational programs hosted at the gardens. A wide variety of hard-to-find, "Texas tough" plants will be available, including new introductions, Texas natives, heirlooms, perennials and exclusive SFA introductions. Most plants are extensively trialed in the gardens before being offered to the public. This plant sale fundraiser benefits the SFA Gardens and its educational programs, which reach over 15,000 students ages 1 to 100 on a yearly basis. The public is encouraged to arrive early and bring a wagon. For more information, call 936-468-4404, or visit arboretum.sfasu.edu and click on "upcoming events."
October 8 Florien Old-fashioned Roses Hodges Gardens State Park 9:30 a.m. Join staff horticulturist Tommy Adams in a discussion and tour of our Old Fashion Garden. Come see our beautiful antique roses. Learn which roses are best suited for your landscape. The cool weather has our roses looking great so come and enjoy! 318-586-4020 or 800-354-3523 hodgesgardens@crt.la.gov