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Jeff and Wendy Mouton - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Jeff and Wendy Mouton of Lafayette for their upgrade from silver to gold certified habitat!

ANPP Volunteers
Jun 1, 20241 min read


Suzanne and Gerard Richard - Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Suzanne and Gerard Richard of Kaplan for their gold-certified habitat!

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Jun 1, 20241 min read


Louisiana’s Best Hummingbird Magnet: Coral Honeysuckle
Coral Honeysuckle, Lonicera sempervirens, is a beautiful perennial vining plant that produces bright red tubular flowers that are loved ...

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May 1, 20242 min read


John and Kathleen Richard: Silver Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates John and Kathleen Richard of Richard Sale Barn on their silver-certified habitat in Vermilion Parish.

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May 1, 20241 min read


Featured Native Plant Advocate - Pete Griffard
Pete started growing plants while in college, but his botanical focus has changed over the many years since then.

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May 1, 20242 min read


Courtney Scott: Bronze Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Courtney Scott on her bronze-certified habitat in the Freetown neighborhood.

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May 1, 20241 min read


Aimee Lafleur: Silver Louisiana Certified Habitat
Aimee surpassed 50 species and earned an upgrade to silver! Here is the original text from her bronze certification in June 2023.

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May 1, 20242 min read


Dave Patton: Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
Congratulations to Dave Patton for achieving a Gold Level Certified Habitat status on his lot in the Saints Streets.

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May 1, 20241 min read


Richard and Patricia Medus Milford: Gold Louisiana Certified Habitat
ANPP congratulates Richard and Patricia Medus Milford for their gold-certified habitat in the village of Maxie in Acadia Parish between ...

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May 1, 20241 min read
Your Native Gardening Calendar - May 2024
By Dan Weintritt and Friends

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May 1, 20243 min read


Silphium radula var. gracile, Slender rosinweed
Rosinweed is a prairie native herbaceous perennial in the aster family found in central USA and parts of Canada.

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May 1, 20241 min read
Teche Woods and Propagation Expansion - April Update
Our propagation expansion area and nature trail work continue to make progress, thanks to a grant from the Atchafalaya National Heritage ...

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Apr 1, 20241 min read


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

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Apr 1, 20241 min read


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

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Apr 1, 20241 min read
Your Native Garden Calendar - April 2024
By Dan Weintritt and Friends

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Apr 1, 20242 min read


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

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Mar 1, 20241 min read


Featured Native Plant Advocate: Karen Sellers
Karen joined ANPP back in 2018 just after the greenhouse was moved to Arnaudville. She retired from teaching at Acadiana High ...

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Mar 1, 20241 min read
Your Native Gardening Calendar - March 2024
By Dan Weintritt and Friends

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Mar 1, 20243 min read


Featured Native Plant Educators: The Vidrines
This month we salute Malcolm and Gail Quillman Vidrine of Eunice. They are both authors, and educators and are long time advocates for...
Alyssa Carrier
Feb 7, 20241 min read


Native plant of the month: American Beautyberry, Callicarpa americana - October 2021
American beauty berry is a deciduous shrub naturally occurring in the understory of upland and coastal woodlands. The arching branches...
Alyssa Carrier
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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