Upcoming Events for Louisiana

To submit your gardening event to our staff, submit it using our contact form or send an email to calendar@statebystategardening.com.

May 5 New Orleans

Plant Sale, New Orleans Botanical Garden Pelican Greenhouse

9 a.m. – noon

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.

For more information, call 504-483-9464 or email plantsales@nocp.org.

May 6 Baton Rouge

Spring Garden Tour II: Gardens in the ‘Dales’ and a Little Lagniappe, LSU Hilltop Arboretum

1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Southdowns, a treasured neighborhood of Baton Rouge, includes both large yards and small cottage gardens. This breathtaking tour will also revisit a Gustav Makeover, Part 2, a lagniappe garden featured two years ago as the homeowner embarked on the daunting task of renovating an entirely new landscape following Gustav. Save the date, and join us for these tours — you will not be disappointed.

For additional information and to purchase tickets, call 225-767-6916 or email hilltop@tigers.lsu.edu.

May 7 Baton Rouge

Artist Inspiration: Planting a Monet Garden, Ione Burden Conference Center, 4560 Essen Lane

Noon – 1 p.m.

Reflections in the Garden series. Speaker: Sandra Patrick. Bring your lunch; drinks provided. $10 (free for members).

For more information, call 225-763-3990 or visit www.burdenhorticulturesociety.com.

May 12 New Orleans

Growing Gardeners: The Beauty of the Garden, New Orleans Botanical Garden

10 a.m. – noon

‘Growing Gardeners’ is our new program for children ages 6 to 9 who want to have fun in our garden, while learning about and playing with plants, food and ecosystems. Classes are offered two Saturdays a month, during which time we will tend our Children’s Garden, learn what it takes to be a real gardener, play games, make and try new foods, go on scavenger hunts, discover how people have used plants through history, bring home fruits and vegetables for dinner, create garden art, make plenty of friends and much more! On May 12th, we’ll enjoy the beauty of the garden, as we tour all of our different kinds of roses, propagate our own roses, and make perfume for Mother’s Day. Classes cost $15 each but are $12 when you register for 6 classes (3 months) at a time.

For more information, call 504-483-9473, email nobgeducation@nocp.org, or visit www.garden.neworleanscitypark.com.

May 14 – 17 Starkville, MS

Southeastern Prairie Symposium, Mississippi State University Bost Extension Center

Registration: May 14, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.; Symposium concludes: May 17, noon.

The goal of this symposium is to synthesize effective approaches to prairie restoration and enhancement throughout the region by identifying broad-scale generations in management practices and biota while recognizing differences at the specific ecosystem level. Three sessions focusing on management, the natural biota, as well as working grasslands will unite researchers, biologists and managers from across the southern United States and increase communication among the state, federal and non-governmental partners in prairie habitat management. Speakers will bring participants to common grounds on the topics of prairie remnants, conservation and working grasslands. Submitted papers by scientists and resource professionals will be presented to inform participants on prairie restoration and enhancement advances. The symposium will conclude with a panel discussion on needs and approaches to guide future prairie restoration and enhancement efforts. Speakers include Dr. Wess Burger, Professor of Wildlife Ecology in the Mississippi State University Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture; Dr. Reed Noss, the Provost’s Distinguished Research Professor at the University of Central Florida; Dr. Patrick Keyser, an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee and Coordinator of the Center for Native Grasslands Management; Phillip Juras, a native of Augusta, Georgia, who has long been interested in the natural landscape. For more information contact Scott Edwards, CWB at 662-325-8726, sedwards@cfr.msstate.edu, or visit www.cfr.msstate.edu/wildlife/prairie.

May 19 New Orleans

Growing Gardeners: The Beauty of the Garden, New Orleans Botanical Garden

10 a.m. – noon

Our program offered for children ages 6 to 9 who want to have fun in our garden, while learning about and playing with plants, food, and ecosystems. Classes are offered two Saturdays a month. On May 19, we’ll continue to enjoy the beauty of the garden as we dissect flowers, try to count the types of flowers in the garden and make a bouquet from flowers that already need trimming. Classes cost $15 each but are $12 when you register for 6 classes (3 months) at a time.

For more information, call 504-483-9473, email nobgeducation@nocp.org or visit www.garden.neworleanscitypark.com.

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