Heart of the Park Luncheon 2021
The 2021 Heart of the Park Garden to Go Luncheon benefiting New Orleans City Park was festive and fabulous!
Our Jovial January Gathering
Our January 2021 meeting included a fabulous the tour of the Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden led by Pam Buckman. Thanks to Ashley Bright and Maria Wisdom for sharing these great pictures of our members enjoying the experience!
Drumroll, Please! 2021 Zone IX Meeting and Flower Show Logo
We present the logo for our March 2021 Zone IX Meeting and Flower Show! NOTG Design Dream Team Katie Rafferty and Elizabeth Crawford created the Salute logo to express a positive, dynamic logo that includes two of our Louisiana natives. Sarracenia and palmetto burst from the logo, standing at attention and saluting our guests.Stay tuned for more news as planning for the 2021 meeting moves forward, and please tell Elizabeth and Katie how wonderful they are!
Memories of Our March Meeting
Remembering the fun and friendship shared at our March meeting and looking forward to the day when we will gather again!
A Tisket, a Tasket, January Baskets!
What a way to start the new year! Nickie Lane and her hostess committee welcomed members to the home of Kathy Eastman.Members enjoyed presentations from our scholarship awardee on his coastal restoration research, and basketry artist Matt Tommey took us on a “walk in the woods” to learn about the evolution of his basketmaking, sharing his new book and a selection of his work. Matt designs from nature and often works with clients to walk their property and collect materials to incorporate into custom pieces.
NOTG Art Committee Butterflies are Fluttering Around
Colorful butterflies are fluttering over around Arthur Ashe School’s Edible Schoolyard thanks to some creative Town Gardeners!The NOTG Art Committee’s butterflies are watching over the garden at Langston Hughes Academy, too!
“Rosemonde’s Garden” accepted into the Archives of American Gardens
For over 25 years, the GCA has partnered with the Smithsonian Archives of American Gardens to preserve the visual record and collective narrative of gardens. The NOTG Garden History & Design Committee submitted the documentation of Rosemonde Capomazza’s garden, and the proposal was accepted into the Archives of American Gardens of the Smithsonian in November. “Rosemonde’s Garden” features a fountain and serpentine pool with an old brick deck and and backsplash. Musical cherubs are surrounded by a blanket of Camellia sasanqua. A lovely landscape design of numerous plant materials makes this garden a striking addition to the Smithsonian.
First Joint Founders Fund Clean-up a Success
Members of Garden Study Club and New Orleans Town Gardeners got together on October 17 for the first monthly clean-up at Popp’s Bandstand in City Park. Next workday: November 14, 2019
Mother Nature’s Favorite Mulch: Tips from Carro & the NOTG Conservation Committee
Everyone knows that mulching suppresses weeds, buffers soil temperature, retains soil moisture, and reduces soil erosion. Decomposing mulch also adds organic matter to the soil. Pine straw seems to be the most popular choice for mulch, but I would like to offer you an easier, greener and cheaper option... your yard's leaf litter. Don't bag your leaves and send them to the landfill! Leaf litter makes wonderful mulch both under the tree from which they fall and in your garden beds. Macro and micro invertebrates decompose the leaves which release nutrients into the soil to nourish your plants. Additionally, leaf litter aids in creating a biodiverse ecosystem in your yard by providing habitat for frogs, earthworms, beetles, crickets, centipedes, millipedes and butterfly pupae. Birds will come to forage for these insects to feed their young. Let's all adopt this easy and beneficial home conservation practice.
Presidents Council Comes to New Orleans
The 2019 Presidents Council brought over sixty Presidents, President Elects, Zone Reps, and GCA committee chairmen to New Orleans led by Zone IX Chairman Barbara Bush. The meeting opened with garden tours hosted by Ruthie Frierson, Sally Lapeyre, and Caroline Calhoun. Caroline Reily hosted the group for a seated dinner at the Reily home in the Garden District. Maxine Fox and Harriet Nelson also opened their gardens. The business meeting was held in the Playhouse at Longue Vue House and Gardens. Paul Soniat gave a tour of the Botanical Garden and the group visited the Enrique Alvarez garden and the new outdoor kitchen. Wednesday night dinners here hosted by Kim White and Virginia White. The wrap up meeting was at the NOPSI hotel where the group was staying. NOTG and Garden Study Club volunteers helped host the group. Zone IX ladies were very impressed with our hospitality, the gardens, beautiful decorations, abundant flowers, and wonderful food!