The Dirt

By Dan Weintritt and friends

Violet family, Violaceae, Spiderworts, Tradescantia spp., Lyreleaf sage, Salvia lyrata,

Emma's destiny was probably clear when she asked for a garden for her sixth birthday.

This book is available at the following Lafayette Parish Library Branches: East Regional, Main, North, South Regional, West Regional.

by Dona Weifenbach

Written by Dan Weintritt and friends

Little Bluestem, Schizachyrium scoparium

We are thrilled that Joanna Brown at the Acadiana Advocate saw our Facebook post in May and wanted to report on the Richards' habitat.

ANPP congratulates Jackie Carlisi of Broussard in Lafayette Parish for her gold-certified habitat!

ANPP congratulates Jessica Latiolais for her upgrade to gold!

ANPP congratulates Stephen Strojny of Lafayette for his silver-certified habitat!

Chris and Jarod started focusing on planting natives and improving habitat in their suburban home in DeRidder in 2022.

Neonicotinoids are chemicals humans apply to hundreds of millions of acres across our country in an attempt to control insects.

Native hibiscus are tall, shrub-like, woody-based herbaceous perennials in the Malvaceae or mallow family.

I have served on the board of ANPP for the past year and proudly represent ANPP on the board of the Louisiana Wildlife Federation.

ANPP congratulates Nadya of Lafayette on a Silver Certified Natural Habitat!

ANPP congratulates Sean and Jackie on a Bronze Certified Natural Habitat!

ANPP salutes our tireless treasurer, Dr. Paul Klerks.

One of the the most popular of the Liatris species, the Kansas blazing star is sometimes grown as an ornamental.

Cardinal flower, a 1-6 ft. perennial, has showy red flowers in 8 in., terminal spikes.