Learn how to garden in harmony with nature by practicing environmentally friendly and sustainable gardening techniques appropriate for our New Orleans climate. Join local horticultural experts for a full day of presentations and a panel discussion on this increasingly popular trend in home gardening

Frequently Asked Questions about the LA Master Gardener training program in greater New Orleans

Training for the Louisiana Master Gardener program in the Greater New Orleans area will be held June 2 - July 23, 2008.

The historic New Orleans Botanical Garden is the site for this annual spring event featuring educational programs, exhibits, kids discovery area and much more.

Special events planned by the Master Gardeners of Gardeners of Greater New Orleans.

Learn how to protect your plants when a freeze threatens and review a list of the cold-tolerant plants commonly grown in Louisiana.

Plan to spend lots of time in your yard this month as the temperatures start to cool and we begin our most active gardening season in New Orleans.

From October 20-21, 2007, an educational experience for the home gardener and the professional takes place at the New Orleans Botanical Garden in City Park.

September is a transitional month for New Orleans gardens. It’s too late for warm-season annuals and too early for cool-season varieties.

An active master gardener since 1998, Charlotte Baham gardens in Algiers where she resides with her husband.

New Orleans summer gardens reach their peak in July and August with an explosion of color from warm season annuals, vines and tropicals.

Apply for the Louisiana Master Gardener training program in Greater New Orleans. You must be a resident of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines or St. Bernard parish.

Learn what inspired this passionate Metairie gardener to become a Louisiana Master Gardener.

February in New Orleans for many is all about Mardi Gras, but for the gardeners among us it begins our transition from winter to spring.

Join fellow master gardeners on Sunday, September 16, 2007, as we tour the Burden Gardens at LSU and the home garden of Dan Gill in Prairieville.

Official reports of the Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans appear below.

The Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans assist the parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard by supporting and volunteering for a variety of community gardening projects.

List of garden centers in the Greater New Orleans area that have reopened since Katrina. It includes addresses and hours of operation.

Official bylaws of the Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans, Incorporated

Official forms published by Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans follow:

View the complete schedule of 2007 meetings for Master Gardeners of Greater New Orleans which includes: date, time, location, speaker, topic and speaker's handout.