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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Guide: Susan Capley

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.