The Dirt

Common Bluestar (Amsonia tabernaemontana) blooms in mid-spring with clusters of powder blue star-shaped flowers sitting atop the upright ...

Dave Patton (pictured here with his newly constructed chimney swift chimney) is a nature lover and avid birder.

By Dan Weintritt and Friends

Wax Myrtle is a native evergreen shrub or small tree (20′ x 10'-15′) that occurs in moist forest, marshes, fresh to slightly brackish ...

Karen joined ANPP back in 2018 just after the greenhouse was moved to Arnaudville.  She retired from teaching at Acadiana High ...

By Dan Weintritt and Friends

This month we salute Malcolm and Gail Quillman Vidrine of Eunice. They are both authors, and educators and are long time advocates for...

American beauty berry is a deciduous shrub naturally occurring in the understory of upland and coastal woodlands. The arching branches...

ANPP congratulates Melissa and David Robinett of Washington LA in St. Landry Parish for their silver level Louisiana Certified Habitat....

The Acadian French name for this perennial grass is Caniche or paille jaune. This attractive plant grows 3-5 feet tall and prefers moist...

By Dona Weifenbach We are in the midst of the dog days of August and it is too hot to work in the garden unless you get outside at the...

by Lawrence Rozas Welcome to the Summer Doldrums of gardening. Knowledgeable gardeners forgo adding trees to their landscape this time of...

Final report by Dona Weifenbach ANPP members have completed work begun in March on a plant survey in the 23-acre undeveloped Ravine area...

by Phyllis Griffard and Kelly Guilbeau We've all heard it. Native plants are weedy and habitat gardens are wild and messy looking. Well...

by Dona Weifenbach ANPP is working with Moncus Park groundskeeper Mark Hernandez to develop a plan to identify and remove invasive...

ANPP congratulates Amy on her bronze-level certified habitat.

Lawrence is a tireless volunteer in nearly every aspect of our mission. He worked for 25 years with the NOAA Fisheries Service as a ...

Indian blanket flower is an erect annual or perennial in the Asteraceae (daisy) family. 

By Dan Weintritt and Friends

by Phyllis Griffard, Education and Outreach Winter came through with a vengeance last week, but nature and her plants are tough. It only...