The Heart of the Park Pop-up Pickleball Party “Dinks and Drinks” was a fun event that occurred on October 1st at City Park Tennis Center. Several NOTG members hosted 20 ladies from the community for an evening of pickleball, appetizers and cocktails. Fun was had by all. It was a wild success!!
Lots of mahjong fun was had on September 30th at Courtney Montgomery’s home. Hosted by Courtney, Molly Baumer, Ann Cook and Anne Lynne Charbonnet, players enjoyed sipping margaritas while playing with fellow NOTG members as well as other good friends. What a fabulous fiesta!
Hip Hip Hooray for our Sponsor Committee superstars for all those ta-bles and our Seating whizzes for keeping them straight! Hip Hip Hooray for an auction full of irresistible items! Hip Hip Hooray for our community projects army of decorators, armed with glue guns, moss balls, and snake boots! Let’s make it four cheers: Hip Hip Hooray for our chairs who led with grace and joy! Huzzah! Thank you to everyone who participated in the luncheon by volunteer-ing, purchasing a ticket, and getting into the spirit of things with your hat. It was another wonderful day, and as the receipts are tallied, we anticipate a financial success for City Park’s urban forest and for our club’s community projects!
Friends of City Park and NOTG hosted the 2023 Heart of the Park Hat Luncheon at the City Park Conservatory. Through this event we have raised thousands of dollars for the trees of City Park and the projects of NOTG. The luncheon was a huge success! Thank you to all who contributed and attended.
The 2021 Heart of the Park Garden to Go Luncheon benefiting New Orleans City Park was festive and fabulous!
Half of the proceeds of the 2018 Hat Luncheon went to City Park, and many of the funded projects have been completed. In addition to planting twenty 30-gallon Live Oak trees, City Park has used Hat Luncheon funding to complete much needed tree removal and pruning of vines, palms, and water oaks in several areas of the park, including the Great Lawn, the Boat House area, and the island across from the Peristyle. Poor drainage threatens the health of some of the park’s oaks, and upcoming projects include drainage improvement at the festival grounds and near Big Lake to maintain live oak health. Visit City Park and take a look around—you made a difference there by participating in the 2018 Luncheon—and there is more to do in 2019!
NOTG Heart of the Park volunteers help plant twenty new live oaks in City Park!
What a wonderful day together. On November 13, members of the New Orleans Town Gardeners and Garden Study Club of New Orleans were welcomed by Poydras Home residents, family, and friends for "A Walk in the Park” joint flower show.Poydras Home was a beautiful setting to showcase several categories of floral arrangements, photography, horticulture classes, and the new Botanical Arts category. Poydras Home residents participated alongside NOTG and GSC members in a floral arrangement category. The reception was a warm, lively event with members and friends ooh-ing and aah-ing over the entries.Great thanks to the many hardworking volunteers who planned and manned the event and to all the who entered. A special “Hip Hip Hooray” to Linda Miller and Molly Baumer for serving as the NOTG cochairs of the event.
New Orleans Town Gardener Courtney Freeman and Garden Study Club member Liz Sloss arranged a recent Botanical Arts Workshop at the New Orleans Fine Arts Academy. The workshop was led by Marsha Cannon, a member of the Garden Club of Jackson and a respected botanical arts expert. The beautiful jewelry featured below represented Marsha’s craftsmanship and artistry with natural materials.Six NOTG members and six GSC members participated to hone their skills. We can’t wait to see their handiwork at the November Flower Show!
