Native plant of the month: Baptisia alba (white false indigo)
Baptisia alba is a showy white flowered legume growing 2-4 ft. tall by 2 ft wide. It is a mound-shaped bushy perennial with smooth leaves...
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ANPP Volunteers
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
ANPP congratulates John and Angel Hebert of Carencro for their bronze level Louisiana Certified Habi
The Heberts have lived in this traditional subdivision over 20 years. At first they had only water oaks and native pecans, then added...
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ANPP Volunteers
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
ANPP congratulates the Lafayette Visitors Center for their bronze level Louisiana Certified Habitat
This Gateway into the City of Lafayette is located in the middle of the Evangeline Thruway at Willow Street. The certification effort was...
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ANPP Volunteers
- Dec 27, 2022
- 2 min
Featured Native Plant Advocate and Satellite Nurseryman : James Stelly
Driving to Eunice to the backyard nursery of James and Linda Stelly, you have to look closely for a small sign off the highway that...
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Dona Weifenbach
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
Native plant of the month: Liquidambar styraciflua (Sweetgum)
This month I decided to take my mind off prairie plants by looking up to the trees and experiencing the onset of fall color in Louisiana....
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ANPP Volunteers
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
Congratulations to Moncus Park for their gold-level Louisiana Certified Habitat located in the heart
This 100-acre park, formerly known as the Horse Farm, is being planted with predominantly native plants. There are three major Louisiana...
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ANPP Volunteers
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
Gold for Suzanne Seidel!
Suzanne lives with her husband on property located in the south of Lafayette. Their initial purchase was made in 1974. Since then, they...
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Dona Weifenbach
- Dec 27, 2022
- 1 min
Native plant of the month: Sassafras albidum (Sassafras)
Gumbo weather makes us think of file’. Sassafras is a small to medium sized deciduous tree or shrub with horizontal branching in tiers....
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Kelly Guilbeau
- Dec 27, 2022
- 2 min
Featured Native Plant Advocate and Grower: Robby Maxwell
Robby Maxwell is a fisheries biologist with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and a longtime native plant advocate who...
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ANPP Volunteers
- Dec 27, 2022
- 2 min
ANPP demonstration garden in Arnaudville undergoes changes in 2022
The central garden at the June Walker Memorial greenhouse in Arnaudville was planted in the summer of 2018. The design focused from the...
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Heather Brown
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Can a Small Space Make a Difference?
By: Phyllis Griffard A small pocket prairie installation makes a big difference. Wondering if gardening a small space for habitat can...
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Dona Weifenbach
- Nov 4, 2022
- 1 min
Native Plant of the Month: Quercus pagoda (Cherrybark oak)
Cherrybark oak is a relatively fast growing, long-lived large deciduous tree with attractive dark bark broken into shallow longitudinal...
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Lawrence Rozas
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Book Review: Pollinator Gardening for the South
Having had the opportunity to listen to a presentation by the two authors (Danesha Seth Carley and Anne M. Spafford) at the Cullowhee...
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Dona Weifenbach
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Native plant of the month: Helianthus angustifolius (swamp sunflower)
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...
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Heather Brown
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
ANPP congratulates Karen Terrell for her gold-level Louisiana Certified Habitat located in Lafayette Parish
By: Phyllis Griffard Karen Tyrell celebrates her gold-level Louisiana Certified Habitat located in Lafayette Parish. Karen has lived in...
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Dona Weifenbach
- Sep 30, 2022
- 3 min
Dr. William Reese: Gone But Not Forgotten
My first introduction to Louisiana native plants was through a class taught by Dr. William (Bill) Reese in 1977. I was new to Lafayette...
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Heather Brown
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
Jack and Rose Must celebrate bronze-level Louisiana Certified Habitat
By: Phyllis Griffard Jack and Rose Must celebrate their bronze-level Louisiana Certified Habitat. The Musts moved into their new home...
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Heather Brown
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
JMB Companies, Inc. celebrates second gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
By: Phyllis Griffard JMB Companies celebrates their second gold Louisiana Certified Habitat. Congratulations to JMB Companies, Inc. for...
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Heather Brown
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
ANPP Awarded Grant for Teche Woods
By: Phyllis Griffard The Atchafalaya National Heritage Area  has awarded ANPP a Legacy Grant for up to $17,500 to expand our propagation...
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Heather Brown
- Sep 1, 2022
- 1 min
Native Plant Advocate of the Month: Blair Begnaud, Assistant Director of Sustainability at ULL
By: Phyllis Griffard Blair Begnaud, Assistant Director of Sustainability at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Blair Begnaud is an...
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