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Education Programs & Plant Sales

Tuesday- Friday, March 16- May 28
Botanical Garden
Spring Children's School Tours
Call for times
Botanical Garden
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, March 20
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
Nature Sketching
10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Botanical Garden
Learn the basic techniques of sketching nature. You will set up your own field guide; learn how to sketch landscapes, plants, birds, and mammals. Nature sketching is a valuable tool to become a competent field naturalist and artist. Supplies will be furnished. Bring a brown bag lunch; lunch will break from 12:30-1:00. Be prepared to be outside, draw and have fun!
Class limited to 15 participants.
Robin Veerkamp has taught Nature Sketching and Botanical Illustration at the Crosby Arboretum for the past eight years. Prior to working at Crosby Arboretum as a volunteer coordinator/gift shop manager, Robin worked as an intern at offbeat Magazine, and has done graphic design work as well as typesetting. She works mainly in chalk, color pencil, graphite and ink.
$75
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, March 20
Botanical Garden Education Series
New Orleans Botanical Garden Tour
12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
Botanical Garden
Let's walk and talk as we stroll through the gardens and exhibits of the New Orleans Botanical Garden.
Guide: Susan Capley
$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Tuesday, March 23
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
Tropical Plants for the Southern Landscape
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Botanical Garden- Garden Study Center
Tammany Baumgarten explores the concept of tropical gardening including descriptions and photos of the many plants and combinations that can be used to create a tropical look and feel in your garden.

Tammany Baumgarten is the owner and operator of BaumGardens Landscape and Design and has designed, installed, and maintained gardens throughout the New Orleans area for the past 10 years. Tammany is a licensed horticulturist and Landscape Contractor as well as a Master Gardener of the Greater New Orleans.

$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Wednesday, March 31
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
Orchid Culture Basics: Potting and Mounting Orchids
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Botanical Garden- Garden Study Center
Spring is the best time to repot most orchids. Larry Hennessey will cover all of the basics you'll need to know to successfully repot or mount your orchids.

Larry Hennessey has been growing Orchids for 20 years in New Orleans. Larry is a past President of the New Orleans Orchid Society and also a member of the American Orchid Society. Many of his plants have received awards at local orchid shows and two orchids have been recognized as having superior flowers by the American Orchid Society.

$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, April 3
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
Bird Watching in City Park
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Couturie Forest Nature Trail and Arboretum
Explore the Couturie Forest with Mark Meunier while enjoying a look at City Park’s avian inhabitants. Mark will show you their habits and alert you to their calls. Appropriate walking attire and binoculars are needed.
Meet at the Couturie Forest trailhead on Harrison Avenue in City Park.

Mark Meunier holds a B.A. in Biology from UNO. He is a naturalist and avid birder. He has attended several birding events including the Annual Grand Isle Bird Count and the St. Francisville Bird Fest. Mark has been a dedicated New Orleans Botanical Garden staff member for nine years.

$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday and Sunday, April 10 and 11
Spring Garden Show
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Botanical Garden
The annual Spring Garden Show, featuring horticultural exhibits throughout the Garden, sales of plant and garden products, a variety of educational speakers and a special area for kids. The Plant Health Clinic will enable people to bring plants with disease and insect problems to obtain a diagnosis and recommendations on control from LSU AgCenter faculty and volunteers. In addition, soil samples also may be brought in for analysis by the LSU AgCenter's Soil Testing Lab (by fee). Sponsored by the LSU AgCenter in cooperation with the Metro Horticulture Foundation and the New Orleans Botanical Garden.

America’s WETLAND Conservation Corps/LSU AgCenter will have an informative wetland exhibit Saturday and Sunday located adjacent to the Garden Study Center (Where the Education Programs are located)

SATURDAY- Horticulture Education

11:30-12:30 To be announced.

1:00-2:00 Jim Osborne, Bonsai Society “An Introduction to the Art of Bonsa”

2:30-3:30 Ron Gates, Louisiana Fern & Tropical Plant Society “Four Continents under Glass: The method and madness of selecting rare plants for the NOBG Conservatory”

SUNDAY-Wetland Series

11:30-12:30 Mark Schexnayder, LSU AgCenter “The History of Louisiana Waterways”

1:00-2:00 Dr. Bob Thomas, Loyola University “Recipe for Repair: How to Restore America’s Wetland”

2:30-3:30 Diane Maygarden, UNO Lake Pontchatrain Institute for Environmental Sciences “How Did We Get Here and Where are we Going? The Past, Present and Future of Coastal Louisiana”

See Education Series for Class descriptions and Bibliographies at garden.neworleanscitypark.com

Adults $6, Children (5-12) $3, Children under 5 and Friends of City Park Free
(504) 838-1170
 
Saturday, April 17
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
Creating Bonsai from Garden Center Stock
10:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Botanical Garden- Garden Study Center
In this two hour hands on workshop, you will learn bonsai basics and you will create your very own bonsai tree. If you have ever wanted to learn the art of bonsai and how these living works of art are created, then this workshop is for you! Bring your own bonsai pot if you wish as special bonsai soil will be provided. What to bring: sharp pair of scissors, garden gloves, and apron and bonsai pot (optional). Soil, wire, and a “Green Mound” Juniper will be provided.
Class limited to 15.
Jim Osborne is a native to New Orleans and an “Award Winning Bonsai Artist” winning the 2008 Vaughn Banting award. He has served as a Board of Directors, Vice-President and as President of the Bonsai Society for the past seven years. He has displayed his personal bonsai collection in the fall and spring New Orleans Botanical Garden Flower Show for many years. Jim has also displayed his bonsai at Art in Bloom in the New Orleans Museum of Art.
$35
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, April 24
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
Bird Watching in City Park
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Botanical Garden- Garden Study Center
Explore the Couturie Forest with Mark Meunier while enjoying a look at City Park’s avian inhabitants. Mark will show you their habits and alert you to their calls. Appropriate walking attire and binoculars are needed.
Meet at the Couturie Forest trailhead on Harrison Avenue in City Park.

Mark Meunier holds a B.A. in Biology from UNO. He is a naturalist and avid birder. He has attended several birding events including the Annual Grand Isle Bird Count and the St. Francisville Bird Fest. Mark has been a dedicated New Orleans Botanical Garden staff member for nine years.

$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, April 24
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
Botanical Illustration
10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Botanical Garden- Garden Study Center
Come learn the fundamental basics of Botanical Illustration with nature artist Robin Veerkamp. This is a beginner class designed to look at the creative aspect botanical illustration opposed to a more technical aspect. This is a drawing class and all supplies are included in the price. Bring a brown lunch; lunch will break from 12:30-1:00. This class will be inside and outside.
Class limited to 15 participants.

Robin Veerkamp has taught Nature Sketching and Botanical Illustration at the Crosby Arboretum for the past eight years. Prior to working at Crosby Arboretum as a volunteer coordinator/gift shop manager, Robin worked as an intern at offbeat Magazine, and has done graphic design work as well as typesetting. She works mainly in chalk, color pencil, graphite and ink.

$75
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, April 24
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
New Orleans Botanical Garden Tour
12:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Botanical Garden
Let's walk and talk as we stroll through the gardens and exhibits of the New Orleans Botanical Garden.
Guide: Susan Capley
$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Tuesday, May 4
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
The Joy of Old Garden Roses: Living Antiques for Your Garden
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Botanical Garden- Garden Study Center
A presentation of the old rose varieties which thrive in the Deep South and the people who loved them and passed them on to us. Maureen’s talk is illustrated with beautiful color slide and stories about the places where the old roses dwell.

Maureen Reed Detweiler is a native of New Orleans and is one of the founders of the New Orleans Old Garden Rose Society and currently serves on its board. She is the trustee of the Board of Directors Heritage Rose Foundation and an appointed member of the American Rose Society Old Garden Rose and Shrub Committee. Over the past 20 years she has written and published articles on roses and has served as editor of the Old Rose and Shrub Journal of the American Rose Society, an international publication.

$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, May 8
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
Medicinal Native Plants
11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Botanical Garden- Garden Study Center
This class is an introduction to native plants indigenous to our region, extolling the virtues of native plants. You will learn how to make tinctures & prepare your own medicine indications from various herbs according to the eclectic system of medicine, the connection between plant medicine and the divine creator.

Medicinal Disclaimer
It is the policy of the New Orleans Botanical Garden/City Park not to advise or recommend herbs for medicinal or health use. This information is intended for educational purposes only and should not be considered as a recommendation or an endorsement of any particular medical or health treatment.

12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Have lunch with the speaker, serving a wonderful East Indian vegetarian lunch, RSVP required by May 3rd.
$10 per plate

Darrell Martin is a native Mississippian trained in the eclectic system of herbal medicine. He began his herbal studies while living in an ashram setting near Carriere, MS. He has been a strict vegetarian for 45 years. As a child he lived in the forest where he imbibed a natural attraction to native plants. His great grandmother was a Native American medicine woman. This natural proclivity was revived and he began to study the medicinal uses of native plants in 1975. His search gradually led him to preparing herbal tinctures which he now distributes under Blue Ray Herbs. Darrell has spoken at hundreds of healing seminars as well as civic organizations and universities. He is famous for his herb walks. He also holds seasonal classes at the Blue Ray Retreat Center.

$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, May 15
Plant Sale
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Pelican Greenhouse
New Orleans Botanical Garden Plant Sale- Admission to the sales area is free. Bring a wagon; arrive early for best selection; check or cash only- sorry, no credit cards.
Pelican Greenhouse is located just off Henry Thomas (Golf) Drive just south of the I-610 underpass. (map)
(504) 483-9464
plantsales@nocp.org
 
Saturday, May 15
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
New Orleans Botanical Garden Tour
10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
Botanical Garden
Let's walk and talk as we stroll through the gardens and exhibits of the New Orleans Botanical Garden.

Guide: Susan Capley

$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, May 22
Botanical Garden Spring Education Series
Nature Hike through Couturie Forest and Arboretum
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Couturie Forest Nature Trail and Arboretum

Take a walk with Tom Campbell through the Couturie Forest Nature Trail and Arboretum. He will discuss the natural history of the area, tree identification, the reconstruction efforts and the educational uses of the arboretum trail. Meet at the Couturie Forest trailhead on Harrison Avenue in City Park. Appropriate walking attire needed.

Tom Campbell is an Urban Forester with the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry, graduated from LSU in Forestry and Wildlife Management. For over twenty-five years, Campbell has been active in environmental education and reforestation. He spearheaded the development of the Couturie Forest Nature Trail and Arboretum.

$10
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, June 19
Plant Sale
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Pelican Greenhouse
New Orleans Botanical Garden Plant Sale. Bring a wagon and arrive early for best selection. Checks or cash accepted, sorry, no credit cards. Pelican Greenhouse is located just off Henry Thomas (Golf) Drive just south of the I-610 underpass. (map)
Admission to sales area is free; plant prices vary
(504) 483-9464
plantsales@nocp.org
 
Saturday, July 17
Plant Sale
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Pelican Greenhouse
New Orleans Botanical Garden Plant Sale. Bring a wagon and arrive early for best selection , all quantities are limited. Checks or cash accepted, sorry, no credit cards. Pelican Greenhouse is located just off Henry Thomas (Golf) Drive just south of the I-610 underpass. (map)
(504) 483-9464
plantsales@nocp.org
 
Saturday, August 21
Plant Sale
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Pelican Greenhouse
New Orleans Botanical Garden Plant Sale. Bring a wagon and arrive early for best selection- all quantities are limited. Checks or cash accepted, sorry, no credit cards. Pelican Greenhouse is located just off Henry Thomas (Golf) Drive just south of the I-610 underpass. (map)
(504) 483-9464
plantsales@nocp.org
 
Wednesday- Friday, September 8- November 5
Fall Children's School Tours
Botanical Garden
(504) 483-9473
scapley@nocp.org
 
Saturday, September 18
Plant Sale
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Pelican Greenhouse
New Orleans Botanical Garden Plant Sale. Bring a wagon and arrive early for best selection- all quantities are limited. Checks or cash accepted, sorry, no credit cards. Pelican Greenhouse is located just off Henry Thomas (Golf) Drive just south of the I-610 underpass. (map)
(504) 483-9464
plantsales@nocp.org
 
Saturday and Sunday October 16 and 17
Fall Garden Show & Scarecrow Trail
10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day
Botanical Garden
The annual show features plant sales and exhibits, educational programs, a plant health clinic, the kids discovery area, and the Garden's Scarecrow Trail.
Sponsored by the LSUAgCenter in cooperation with the Metro Area Horticulture Foundation and the New Orleans Botanical Garden.
$6 adults, $3 children 5-12, free for children under 5 and Friends of City Park
(504) 838-1170
 

Education Series Registration

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For a full listing of all scheduled events throughout City Park, visit the Calendar of Events.

Hours

Tuesday-Sunday: 10am-4:30pm
Closed Mondays
Train Garden operating on weekends and during special events only.

$6
Children 5-12: $3
Under 5 & Friends of City Park: Free
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