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Native Garden Tasks for APRIL in Acadiana: By Dan Weintritt and friends
By Dan Weintritt and friends
ANPP Volunteers
Apr 142 min read
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Native Plant Advocate of the Month: Marcus Descant
Marcus Descant, known as the Urban Naturalist, is a Louisiana native who has cultivated a passion for gardening and environmental sustainability in the Lafayette area
ANPP Volunteers
Apr 141 min read
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Pink Evening Primrose, Oenothera speciosa
Pink Evening Primrose, Oenothera speciosa
ANPP Volunteers
Apr 141 min read
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Native Garden Tasks for MARCH in Acadiana
By Dan Weintritt and friends
ANPP Volunteers
Mar 63 min read
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Spring ephemerals: Free native plants popping up in your yard
Violet family, Violaceae, Spiderworts, Tradescantia spp., Lyreleaf sage, Salvia lyrata,
ANPP Volunteers
Mar 62 min read
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Native Plant Advocate of theMonth: Emma Debenport
Emma's destiny was probably clear
when she asked for a garden for her
sixth birthday.
ANPP Volunteers
Mar 61 min read
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Gardening with Native Plants of the South
This book is available at the following Lafayette Parish Library Branches: East Regional, Main, North, South Regional, West Regional.
ANPP Volunteers
Feb 191 min read
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The Historic Freeze of January 2025 - What you can do now
by Dona Weifenbach
Dona Weifenbach
Feb 193 min read
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Garden Tasks for FEBRUARY
Written by Dan Weintritt and friends
ANPP Volunteers
Feb 193 min read
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Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium
Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium
ANPP Volunteers
Feb 191 min read
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Richards' Gold Certified Habitat Gets Local Press
We are thrilled that Joanna Brown at the Acadiana Advocate saw our Facebook post in May and wanted to report on the Richards' habitat.
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 71 min read
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Jackie Carlisi - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Jackie Carlisi of Broussard in Lafayette Parish for her gold-certified habitat!
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 71 min read
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Jessica Latiolais - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Jessica Latiolais for her upgrade to gold!
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 71 min read
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Stephen Strojny - Silver Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Stephen Strojny of Lafayette for his silver-certified habitat!
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 71 min read
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Chris and Jarod Gruber - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Chris and Jarod started focusing on planting natives and improving habitat in their suburban home in DeRidder in 2022.
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 71 min read
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What is the Deal With Neonicotinoids?
Neonicotinoids are chemicals humans apply to hundreds of millions of acres across our country in an attempt to control insects.
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 72 min read
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Native Hibiscus species
Native hibiscus are tall, shrub-like, woody-based herbaceous perennials in the Malvaceae or mallow family.
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 72 min read
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Ashlee Brackeen Owner: Gulf Coast Flora
I have served on the board of ANPP for the past year and proudly represent ANPP on the board of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation.
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 72 min read
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Nadya Kozinets - Silver Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Nadya of Lafayette on a Silver Certified Natural Habitat!
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 71 min read
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Sean and Jackie Hettich - Bronze Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Sean and Jackie on a Bronze Certified Natural Habitat!
ANPP Volunteers
Jan 71 min read
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