Native Plant of the Month: Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii Turk's cap - September 2022
By: Dona Weifenbach Malvaviscus arboreus var. drummondii (Turk's cap) It has been a long, hot, dry summer. Each morning, when I look...
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Heather Brown
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
ANPP congratulates John Dupuis and St. Thomas More Catholic High School for their Gold-certified habitat in southwest Lafayette
By: Phyllis Giffard John Dupuis and St. Thomas More Catholic High School celebrate their gold-certified habitat in southwest Louisiana....
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Heather Brown
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
ANPP congratulates Diane Baker and Richard Day for their bronze level Louisiana Certified Habitat located in Lafayette Parish
By: Phyllis Giffard Diane Baker and Richard Day celebrate their bronze-level Louisiana Certified Habitat in Lafayette Parish. Diane and...
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Heather Brown
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
ANPP congratulates Brad Price for his gold-certified bird habitat in Lafayette Parish
By: Phyllis Giffard Brad Price celebrates his gold-level Louisiana Certified Habitat in Lafayette. Brad's home is located in a...
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Heather Brown
- Aug 1, 2022
- 3 min
ANPP congratulates JMB Companies for their gold-level Louisiana Certified Habitat located in coastal St. Mary Parish
By: Phyllis Giffard JMB's Debi Lauret and Stephanie Clement celebrate their gold-level Louisiana Certified Habitat This rural property...
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Heather Brown
- Aug 1, 2022
- 1 min
Featured Native Plant Advocate: Steve Dale Nevitt
By: Phyllis Giffard Native plant advocate Steve Nevitt distributes native prarie seeds. Steve is a past president of the Cajun Prairie...
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Heather Brown
- Aug 1, 2022
- 2 min
Native Plant of the Month: Erythrina herbacea (Mamou)
By: Dona Weifenbach Mamou (Erythrina herbacea) displays its showy blooms. Mamou or coral bean is a perennial shrub growing 5-8' high...
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 4 min
Featured Native Plant Advocate: ANPP's Mini-grant Recipients
By: Phillis Giffard Louisiana State University's first pollinator habitat installed behind Wilson Laboratories. This month we would like...
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
Native plant of the month: Baptisia alba (White False Indigo) - July 2022
By: Donna Weifenbach Baptisia alba (White False Indigo) Baptisia alba is a showy white-flowered legume growing 2-4 ft. tall by 2 ft wide....
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
Jeff and Wendy Mouton earn Silver in Lafayette
By: Phyllis Giffard Wendy and Jeff Mouton celebrate their silver-level certification in Lafayette. Jeff and Wendy Moutons' property is...
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
Jim Russo earns Silver in Vermilion Parish
By: Phyllis Giffard Jim Russo celebrates his silver-level certification in Vermilion Parish. ANPP congratulates Jim Russo for his silver...
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
Kathleen Guinane and Brad Burkman earn Silver in Arnaudville
By: Phyllis Giffard Kathleen Guinane and Brad Burkman celebrate their silver-level certification in Arnaudville. Kathleen and Brad are...
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
Annette Parker earns Gold in St. Landry Parish
By: Phillis Giffard Annette Parker celebrates her gold-level certification in St. Landry Parish. Annette wasted no time adding natives...
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Arlene Billock and Paul Klerks earn Gold in Church Point
By: Phyllis Giffard Arlene Billock and Paul Klerks celebrate their gold-level certification in Church Point. Paul and Arlene's rural...
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Melissa and Jerry Dardar earn Gold in Youngsville
By: Phyllis Giffard Melissa Dardar celebrates her gold-level certification in Youngsville. Melissa and Jerry's residential property is...
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 1 min
Lafayette Parish Master Gardeners earn Gold
By: Phyllis Giffard ANPP propagation volunteers Heather Warner Finley and Gail Evans celebrates the Lafayette Parish Master Gardeners...
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Heather Brown
- Jul 1, 2022
- 2 min
Katie Barnes earns Gold in Lafayette
By: Phyllis Giffard Katie Barnes celebrates her gold-level certification in Lafayette. Katie's residential property is located in a...
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Heather Brown
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Ken Broussard earns silver in Youngsville
By: Phyllis Giffard Ken Broussard celebrates his silver-level certification in Youngsville. Ken moved home from New Mexico over 10 years...
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Heather Brown
- Jun 1, 2022
- 1 min
Katy Richard and Chris Hinchliffe earn gold in Lafayette
By: Phyllis Giffard Katy Richard celebrates her gold-level certification in Lafayette. ANPP congratulates Katy Richard and Chris...
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Heather Brown
- Jun 1, 2022
- 2 min
Kathleen Simon earns silver in Lake Charles
By: Phyllis Giffard Kathleen Simon celebrates her silver-level certification in Lake Charles. This property has many decades of gardens...
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