URBAN GARDENER AT PARKWAY PARTNERS

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URBAN GARDENER AT PARKWAY PARTNERS

 

Join your friends on Saturday, June 11 for 2nd Saturday.

urbangardener1Urban Gardener, Caroline O’Brien will discuss Organic Gardening. Learn about soil amendments, weed and pest control and crop layout to produce fresh organics from your own garden.

Saturday, June 11 | Gates open from 9am-noon

Caroline O’Brien speaks at 10am inside Parkway Partners

1137 Baronne St in Central City

For sale at the greenhouse: Angelonia, Bee balm, Cleome, Passion flower, Pentas, zinnias and native milk weed.

Peppers, squash, eggplant and sugar cane.

Keep mosquitos at bay with lemon balm, citronella, Rosemary, geraniums, peppermint .

Termites are flying! Have your trees treated TODAY to avoid destruction of your urban forest. *Orders are first come, first served.

Place your orders and pay online.

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Mission:

Parkway Partners is a non-profit organization that empowers citizens to preserve, maintain and beautify greenspace in New Orleans.

History:

The organization was founded by citizen action in 1982 in response to massive budget cuts to the New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways. Parkway Partners began its work by adopting out neutral grounds to citizens for maintenance. Today it supports extensive programming throughout Orleans Parish, including:
•+45 community gardens/urban farms
•11 public schoolyard gardens
•+11,500 trees planted since Hurricane Katrina
•+600 neutral grounds adopted
•Thousands of trees preserved through annual treatment and fertilization
•Development and restoration of multiple parks, including Cancer Survivor’s Plaza, Lee Circle, Jackson Square, Washington Square and Palmer Park
•Monthly educational series, 2nd Saturdays
•Annual Tree and Plant Sale in partnership with the New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways
•Annual Tree Troopers educational series, since 2006

http://parkwaypartnersnola.org/

PRUNING WITH A PURPOSE THIS SATURDAY

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Pruning With Purpose by Lee Rouse at Parkway Partners this Saturday, January 9, 2016

Parkway Partners | 1137 Baronne | New Orleans

This Saturday, January 9,
Gates are open from 9 am – noon at Parkway Partners.

leerouseLee Rouse, LSU Ag Center Horticultural County Agent will make a classroom presentation and a hands-on demonstration at 10 am in the garden about “Pruning With Purpose.” Learn how to protect your plants from stress and disease, and maximize their beauty through proper pruning techniques.

For sale at the greenhouse: citrus and fruit trees, Louisiana Super Plants, Amazon Dianthus, Columbine, Foxglove, Frostproof Gardenia, Drift Roses, and Queen Palms. Spruce up your vegetable garden with winter vegetable starts, including lettuces, greens, broccoli and herbs.

Parkway Partners | 1137 Baronne | New Orleans

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Spring Garden Show

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Check out the Spring Garden Show today at the New Orleans Botanical Garden in City Park.

wagon-lady4webThe annual Spring Garden Show in the New Orleans Botanical Garden invites visitors to explore the beautiful Botanical Garden, more than 50 horticultural exhibits, family friendly activities, and enjoy educational lectures. The festival includes plant sales, garden product sales, a Plant Health Clinic, the Children’s Discovery Zone, an art market, and live music on the Haspel Outdoor Stage. CONTACT: Susan Capley, Education Director for the New Orleans Botanical Garden: [email protected] or (504) 483-9473.

TODAY, Sunday, April 12, 10am to 5pm

Go to the New Orleans Botanical Garden at 3 Victory Avenue in New Orleans City Park
There is free parking available on Park streets and in the parking lot next to City Putt.

Admission is $8.00 for Adults and $4.00 for Children 5 to 12.
Children under 5 and Friends of City Park receive free admission.

TODAY, Sunday April 12, 2015 from 12pm to 1pm you can learn about “Caring for Citrus and Managing its Pests” from Sarah Bertrand, Jefferson Parish Horticulture Extension, LSU AgCenter

From 1:30pm to 2:30pm, you can learn about “No Thyme for Parsley” from Linda Franzo & Collen Wood, Herb Society of America, New Orleans Unit

From 3pm to 3:30pm, check out the VIDEO “Elem-Tree: Trees, Our Heritage, Our Lives” featuring Tom Campbell, Retired LA Urban Forestry Program Director and Paul Orr, Retired LA Forester. This video was made possible by the Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful and Louisiana Department of Agriculture & Forestry The “Plant Doctor” Dr. Nick Singh, from the LSU AgCenter Plant Diagnostic Center, will also be on hand today to answer questions about plant disease, insect and weed problems. Patrons are encouraged to bring samples of plants with disease and insect problems to the Plant Health Clinic! Please bring the samples in a sealed zip-lock type bag.

LSU AgCenter faculty and volunteers can help diagnose and recommend treatment for sick plants. For a nominal fee, soil samples may be brought in for analysis by the LSU AgCenter’s Soil Testing Lab. Please also provide these in a zip-lock type plastic bag. For additional information or to book exhibit space, please contact the LSU AgCenter at (504) 658-2900.

The Spring Garden Show is sponsored by the LSU AgCenter in cooperation with the Metro Area Horticultural Foundation and the New Orleans Botanical Garden.

Save the dates! The 2016 Spring Garden Show will be held in New Orleans City Park on April 2nd and April 3rd.

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Tree and Plant Sale March 14th

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2015 Second Saturday Calendar 

 
SAVE THE DATE – MARCH 14
Annual Tree & Plant Sale
Parkway Partners biggest plant sale of the year!
At the Department of Parks & Parkways, 2829 Gentilly Blvd.

 
Mark your calendar for our monthly educational series and plant sale!

Location: 1137 Baronne Street, New Orleans, LA 70113  

February14 – No Second Saturday – Happy Mardi Gras!

March 14 – ANNUAL TREE AND PLANT SALE
Dan Gill will be on hand to answer questions! 
At the New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways,
2829 Gentilly Blvd. behind Dillard University down Warrington Dr.

April 11 – Essentials of Landscaping: Foundation Planting and Design for Your Yard and Garden

May 9 – Year-Round Maintenance for Your Garden

Speaker: Tammany Baumgarten, BaumGardens Landscape & Design

 

June 13 – Growing Tropicals & Other Heat-Tolerant Plants

Speaker: Pam Broom, community gardener

 

July 11 – Soil Renewal: Cover Crops, Compost Management, and Soil Inoculation

August 8 – Cut Flowers in Your Garden: Growing and Designing a Cutting Garden

Speakers: Denise Richter and Megan McHugh, Pistil & Stamen Flower Farm & Studio

 

 

September 12 – Fall Vegetable Gardening

Speaker: Kiki Fontenot, LSU AgCenter

October 10 – DIY Fire Cider, Homemade Tinctures, and Other Herbal Remedies

Speaker: Margee Green, Cow Apple Horticulture
 
November 14 – Native Trees and Shrubs

 

December 12 – Therapeutic Gardening:  Techniques for Creating a Healing and Restorative Garden Space

Speaker: Pamela Buckman, Besthoff Sculpture Garden Manage

All proceeds from Parkway Partners’ plant sales support 
Parkway Partners’ important programming!

For more information, email Jamie Broussard at [email protected]

Keeping New Orleans Beautiful

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photo by Charlie London
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Ever wonder who takes care of the plants around the P.G.T. Beauregard statue? Meet Rebecca. She works for the State of Louisiana in and around City Park. Rebecca helps keep New Orleans beautiful.