Our first Membership Meeting of the year will start in the native gardens at UNO's Administration Building (6650 Milneburg Road) where a full sun garden is a riot of blooms and a Courtyard garden soothes with a sedge mix. We will walk from there over to the Woodlot and Quadrant where NPI has been involved ...continue reading "Membership Meeting"
Saturday, April 8, & Sunday, April 9 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Barataria Preserve of Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve 6588 Barataria Blvd. Marrero
Saturday, April 29 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Bayou Segnette State Park 7777 Westbank Expressway Westwego Join the International Crane Foundation and Girl Scouts Louisiana East to help scouts earn credit towards ...continue reading "GIRL SCOUTS TRAILBLAZING ECO BADGE DAY, April 29th"
Saturday, June 3rd, 9am - 11am Longue Vue House & Gardens 7 Bamboo Rd., New Orleans Our May 6th Meeting was rained out, so we were able to reschedule this opportunity to ...continue reading "MEMBERSHIP MEETING, Longue Vue (rescheduled)"
NPI is again partnering with the sustainable Mardi Gras throw non-profit, Grounds Krewe to provide native flower seeds to grow in their peat pot throws. We have gathered and dried ...continue reading "Seed Packing for Mardi Gras with Grounds Krewe"
A second round of seed packing for Mardi Gras throws is scheduled with Grounds Krewe at NOLA Brewing. Join us for football, beer, and volunteer. Family and dog friendly!
Some volunteer plants are great to keep in the garden and work with. Other unwanted weeds can be easier to eradicate when you understand their weaknesses. Learn how weed management is accomplished at the Big lake Native Plant Trail gardens in New Orleans City Park and other projects by horticulturist Jennifer Prout. Register on Zoom ...continue reading "Webinar: “Working with the Weeds” Jennifer Prout"
Come see us at the New Orleans Botanical Garden's Fall Garden Fest. Our display will feature lots of information about native gardening.
Come out to see the trail and the great work NPI and City Park volunteers have been doing out there. We will tour the various areas of the trail for ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Big Lake Native Plant Trail"
The Sunflowers and Asters should be in full glory. Come join us for our final meeting of the year! Stay tuned for details, but we will likely do some light ...continue reading "Membership Meeting at Rosa Keller Library"
A PICK-UP day for your T-shirt Order is scheduled for Saturday, December 16th, from 8am-noon at 5315 St Anthony, New Orleans LA.
In order to expedite processing and ship out in time for the holiday, the deadline for online ordering is 5 pm Friday, December 1st. A PICK-UP day is scheduled for ...continue reading "Deadline to Order NPI T-shirt"
