Burden Horticulture Society
A new nonprofit organization has been formed called the Burden Horticulture Society to provide assistance and fundraising for the enhancement and use of LSU AgCenter’s Burden Center according to Dr. Pat Hegwood, the Burden Center resident director.
Located on Essen Lane at I-10 in Baton Rouge, the Burden Center is home to horticultural research projects and Windrush Gardens and its developing plant collections. The AgCenter also operates the Ione Burden Conference Center, the Steele Burden Memorial Orangerie and the All-America Rose Display Garden at Burden Center.
New officers of the Burden Horticulture Society include Ginnie Bolin, chairman; Susan Turner, vice-chairman; John Monroe, treasurer; Caroline Daigle, secretary; Marilyn Root, special events coordinator; Barbara Quirk, volunteer coordinator; and Mark Weaver, finance committee coordinator.
Other board members are: Coleman Brown, Rouse Caffey, Jeff Kuehny, Malcolm Tucker and Margaret Womack. Ex-officio members are Hegwood and Bob Hawthorne, representing the Burden Foundation.
The Burden Horticulture Society will provide assistance to support a master plan that builds on the framework created by the Burden family to create a unifying and aesthetic vision and conceptual design for the entire Burden Center, Hegwood said.
“The organization anticipates providing the public with a destination for exploring the history, beauty and horticultural resources of Louisiana,” Hegwood said.
Organizers said developing a master plan for Burden Center will include the Burden family, LSU A&M College, the LSU AgCenter, the Ione Burden Foundation, the LSU Rural Life Museum, Friends of the Rural Life Museum, the LSU Foundation and Louisiana Master Gardeners.
Steele Burden, former landscaper for the LSU campus; his sister Ione Burden, former assistant dean of women at LSU; and Jeanette Burden, widow of their brother Pike Burden, donated the property in South Baton Rouge to LSU over a period of years.
The Burden family stipulated in the act of donation that the property would be used for horticultural and agronomic research, for development of a Rural Life Museum and as a “green area” devoid of buildings not necessary for these purposes.
Licensed Horticulture Professionals in Louisiana
The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry now has a list of all licensed horticulture/landscape professionals on their website. This is an excellent resource. Thanks for Craig and Mark for their efforts. http://www.ldaf.state.la.us/divisions/aes/licensedprofessional.asp
Upcoming Ornamental Horticulture Events
(contact Allen Owings for more details on any of these events)
(new items or changes to previously posted items are BOLDED)
September 18
Auburn Ornamental Horticulture Field Day
Ornamental Horticulture Station, Mobile, AL–8:30 am until noon
Mobile (Spring Hill), AL
Contact John Olive (email - olivejw@auburn.edu) or 251-342-2366
September 25 (changed from September 18)
SW LA Nursery Association Meeting
DeRidder, LA
September 20-21
LNLA Certified Nursery Professional Review and Exam\
City Park Botanical Gardens
New Orleans, LA
September 28-30
Gulf Coast Home and Garden Expo
Morial Convention Center
New Orleans, LA
http://www.gchge.com/
October 4
MAFES Ornamental Horticulture Field Day
Poplarville, MS
October 6-7
Hilltop Arboretum’s PlantFest 2007
Hilltop Arboretum
Baton Rouge, LA
October 9
Ornamental and Turfgrass Field Day
Burden Center
Baton Rouge, LA
October 10-12
Louisiana Master Gardener Conference
Lafayette, LA
October 12-13
Fall Flower and Garden Festival
MSU Truck Crops Experiment Station
Crystal Springs, MS
October 13
Easy Care Rose Seminar by Baton Rouge Rose Society
Burden Center
Baton Rouge – 9 am until 2 pm
$25/person
Email brrosesociety@aol.com
October 19
Gardener’s Night Out
Hammond Research Station
Hammond, LA
October 24
SE LA Nursery Association Trade Show
Magnolia Park
Folsom, LA
October 25
George County (MS) Nursery Field Day – 8:30 am until noon
Rocky Creek Nursery
Lucedale, MS
October 26-27
19th Annual Southern Garden Symposium and Workshops
St. Francisville, LA
Registration – Lucie Cassity at 225.635.3738 or Dana Hanchey at 225.658.6090
Lodging information at 225.635.6330
Contact Allen Owings if you would like a copy of the program
November 15-16
LNLA Certified Nursery Professional Review and Exam
Barnwell Center
Shreveport, LA
November 28
O and T Pesticide Re-certification Workshop
Shreveport, LA
December 14
Poinsettia Open House
Burden Center
Baton Rouge, LA
January 8 (changed from January 9)
Louisiana State Horticulture Society Annual Conference
ULL Horticulture Center
Lafayette, LA
January 17-19
Gulf States Horticultural Expo
Mobile, AL
http://www.gshe.org/
February 3-4
ASHS – Southern Region Meeting
Dallas, TX