The Dirt

A majestic live oak is a centerpiece of the yard.

Mavis's mamou must be the most beautiful we've seen so far this year.

This address is the 361st certification, 5 years after the first! That's a lot of habitats, Louisiana!

Thank you for greauxing native!

Thank you for Greauxing native!

Thank you for greauxing native!

Randy Moshier and Becki Fruge

Bronze Louisiana Certified Habitat

By Dan Weintritt and friends

Carolina Thistle, Cirsium carolinianum

As a Louisiana native, Louise Prejean's maternal grandmother had a camp on Lake Dauterive in the Atchafalaya Basin which lead to her love of native plants.

By Dan Weintritt and friends

Marcus Descant, known as the Urban Naturalist, is a Louisiana native who has cultivated a passion for gardening and environmental sustainability in the Lafayette area

Pink Evening Primrose, Oenothera speciosa

By Dan Weintritt and friends

Violet family, Violaceae, Spiderworts, Tradescantia spp., Lyreleaf sage, Salvia lyrata,

Emma's destiny was probably clear when she asked for a garden for her sixth birthday.

This book is available at the following Lafayette Parish Library Branches: East Regional, Main, North, South Regional, West Regional.

by Dona Weifenbach

Written by Dan Weintritt and friends