The Dirt

Heather and Bill's home is situated on the banks of the Vermilion River in the historic Mouton Gardens area and their backyard floods ...

Nicole and Paul moved to this 7-acre property in Broussard less than three years ago and set to work cleaning up a neglected landscape.

from September 2022 newsletter Cherrybark oak is a relatively fast growing, long-lived large deciduous tree with attractive dark bark...

Congratulations to Peg Ramier and Brian Erberich for getting their 21-acre property gold certified by the Louisiana Certified Habitat...

Abbie Judice, Moncus Park Environmental Coordinator, organized a Conservation Club activity on Wednesday, March 22 to learn about, and...

When I asked Linda if she would like to be featured as native plant advocate of the month and select the plant of the month for ANPP's...

Throughout the years, Asclepias viridis or green milkweed has acquired several common names such as spider milkweed, American silkweed,...

Yes, it sounds like a great name for a rock band! Janice Eaton was the first president of the Acadiana Native Plant Project. She is...

Spring is here and flowers are popping up everywhere, in this case, flowers that no one planted, they just appear every spring and go...

Native Plants are indigenous species...

Jim Foret is a man of many talents. He is currently an instructor at UL Lafayette teaching courses on plant science, urban tree...

The weather is still cool and we have another month to plant trees so this month, Carpinus caroliniana, also known as ironwood or...

Dona Weifenbach's design selected for national collection.

ANPP congratulates Pam Mendoza for her bronze level Louisiana Certified Habitat located in the Breaux Bridge historic district in St...

Dr. Brandon Ballengee is an Artist and Biologist living in the country near Cecilia with his wife Aurore, a Sustainable food Educator and...

ANPP congratulates Oliver Garber for his family's gold level Lousiana Certified Habitat located in rural Acadia parish near Iota LA.

One of our New Year's Resolutions is to raise the profile of some of our most beloved native plants by featuring them in our outreach and...

Greenhouse renovations are complete. We are planting seed trays, making cuttings and divisions, potting tree seedlings. As we thin out...

This month we salute one of Louisiana’s most dedicated native plant educators, Dr. Charles Allen. Dr. Allen is a botanist, plant...

Native milkweed species in the genus Asclepias are herbaceous perennials found in many different habitats in Louisiana. Most have milky...