The Dirt

Spring is here and flowers are popping up everywhere, in this case, flowers that no one planted, they just appear every spring and go...

Native Plants are indigenous species...

Jim Foret is a man of many talents. He is currently an instructor at UL Lafayette teaching courses on plant science, urban tree...

The weather is still cool and we have another month to plant trees so this month, Carpinus caroliniana, also known as ironwood or...

Dona Weifenbach's design selected for national collection.

ANPP congratulates Pam Mendoza for her bronze level Louisiana Certified Habitat located in the Breaux Bridge historic district in St...

Dr. Brandon Ballengee is an Artist and Biologist living in the country near Cecilia with his wife Aurore, a Sustainable food Educator and...

ANPP congratulates Oliver Garber for his family's gold level Lousiana Certified Habitat located in rural Acadia parish near Iota LA.

One of our New Year's Resolutions is to raise the profile of some of our most beloved native plants by featuring them in our outreach and...

Greenhouse renovations are complete. We are planting seed trays, making cuttings and divisions, potting tree seedlings. As we thin out...

This month we salute one of Louisiana’s most dedicated native plant educators, Dr. Charles Allen. Dr. Allen is a botanist, plant...

Native milkweed species in the genus Asclepias are herbaceous perennials found in many different habitats in Louisiana. Most have milky...

This month we would like to let you know about two completed native planting projects initiated through ANPP’s mini-grant program. We...

Baptisia alba is a showy white flowered legume growing 2-4 ft. tall by 2 ft wide. It is a mound-shaped bushy perennial with smooth leaves...

The Heberts have lived in this traditional subdivision over 20 years. At first they had only water oaks and native pecans, then added...

This Gateway into the City of Lafayette is located in the middle of the Evangeline Thruway at Willow Street. The certification effort was...

Driving to Eunice to the backyard nursery of James and Linda Stelly, you have to look closely for a small sign off the highway that...

This month I decided to take my mind off prairie plants by looking up to the trees and experiencing the onset of fall color in Louisiana....

This 100-acre park, formerly known as the Horse Farm, is being planted with predominantly native plants. There are three major Louisiana...

Suzanne lives with her husband on property located in the south of Lafayette. Their initial purchase was made in 1974. Since then, they...