The Dirt

This 100-acre park, formerly known as the Horse Farm, is being planted with predominantly native plants. There are three major Louisiana...

Suzanne lives with her husband on property located in the south of Lafayette. Their initial purchase was made in 1974. Since then, they...

Gumbo weather makes us think of file’. Sassafras is a small to medium sized deciduous tree or shrub with horizontal branching in tiers....

Robby Maxwell is a fisheries biologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and a longtime native plant advocate who...

The central garden at the June Walker Memorial greenhouse in Arnaudville was planted in the summer of 2018. The design focused from the...

By: Phyllis Griffard A small pocket prairie installation makes a big difference. Wondering if gardening a small space for habitat can...

Cherrybark oak is a relatively fast growing, long-lived large deciduous tree with attractive dark bark broken into shallow longitudinal...

Having had the opportunity to listen to a presentation by the two authors (Danesha Seth Carley and Anne M. Spafford) at the Cullowhee...

Yellow is the color of October in my prairie. It seems like every plant with a yellow fower is flowering now: the goldenrods and many...

By: Phyllis Griffard Karen Tyrell celebrates her gold-level Louisiana Certified Habitat located in Lafayette Parish. Karen has lived in...

My first introduction to Louisiana native plants was through a class taught by Dr. William (Bill) Reese in 1977. I was new to Lafayette...

By: Phyllis Griffard Jack and Rose Must celebrate their bronze-level Louisiana Certified Habitat. The Musts moved into their new home...

By: Phyllis Griffard JMB Companies celebrates their second gold Louisiana Certified Habitat. Congratulations to JMB Companies, Inc. for...

By: Phyllis Griffard The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area  has awarded ANPP a Legacy Grant for up to $17,500 to expand our propagation...

By: Phyllis Griffard Blair Begnaud, Assistant Director of Sustainability at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Blair Begnaud is an...

By: Dona Weifenbach Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (Turk's cap) It has been a long, hot, dry summer.  Each morning, when I look...

James' home is on a historic block in Fightingville near Downtown Lafayette.

By: Phyllis Giffard John Dupuis and St. Thomas More Catholic High School celebrate their gold-certified habitat in southwest Louisiana....

By: Phyllis Giffard Diane Baker and Richard Day celebrate their bronze-level Louisiana Certified Habitat in Lafayette Parish. Diane and...

By: Phyllis Giffard Brad Price celebrates his gold-level Louisiana Certified Habitat in Lafayette. Brad's home is located in a...