The Dirt

A Blog of the Acadiana Native Plant Project

Featured Native Plant Educators: The Vidrines

This month we salute Malcolm and Gail Quillman Vidrine of Eunice. They are both authors, and educators and are long time advocates for...

Native plant of the month: American Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana - October 2021

American beauty berry is a deciduous shrub naturally occurring in the understory of upland and coastal woodlands. The arching branches...

Silver level Louisiana Certified Habitat: ANPP Congratulates Melissa and David Robinett

ANPP congratulates Melissa and David Robinett of Washington LA in St. Landry Parish for their silver level Louisiana Certified Habitat....

Native plant of the month: Switch grass, Panicum virgatum - September 2021

The Acadian French name for this perennial grass is Caniche or paille jaune. This attractive plant grows 3-5 feet tall and prefers moist...

The Joy of Visiting Our Native Gardens!

By Dona Weifenbach We are in the midst of the dog days of August and it is too hot to work in the garden unless you get outside at the...

Consider Wind Resistance When Selecting Trees for Your Landscape

by Lawrence Rozas Welcome to the Summer Doldrums of gardening. Knowledgeable gardeners forgo adding trees to their landscape this time of...

Moncus Park Plant Survey

Final report by Dona Weifenbach ANPP members have completed work begun in March on a plant survey in the 23-acre undeveloped Ravine area...

Good Neighbors

by Phyllis Griffard and Kelly Guilbeau Green We've all heard it. Native plants are weedy and habitat gardens are wild and messy looking....

ANPP Collaborates with Moncus Park : April 2021

by Dona Weifenbach ANPP is working with Moncus Park groundskeeper Mark Hernandez to develop a plan to identify and remove invasive...