On the 2nd Saturday of each month, Parkway Partners hosts a lecture and corresponding plant sale. Thanks to donations from people like you, we are able to keep these events free of charge.
- Where: 1137 Baronne St. in Central City.
- When: Gates are open from 9am-noon, with the speaker presenting at 10am.
- Every discussion is accompanied by a plant sale that reflects that day’s topic and the current planting season.
Visit our event calendar for a full list of 2nd Saturday events.
For more information and if you would like to volunteer on 2nd Saturdays contact Jamie Broussard.
2015 2nd Saturday Speaker Schedule
January 10, 2014 - Growing Citrus in New Orleans
Speaker: Lee Rouse of LSU AgCenter
February - No Second Saturday
Happy Mardi Gras!
March 14 - ANNUAL TREE AND PLANT SALE
At the New Orleans Department of Parks and Parkways, 2829 Gentilly Blvd.
Department staff will guide your purchases, and Dan Gill will be on hand to answer questions!
April 11 – Essentials of Landscaping: Foundation Planting and Design for Your Garden
May 9 – Year-Round Garden Maintenance
Speaker: Tammany Baumgarten, BaumGardens Landscape & Design
June 13 – Growing Tropicals and Other Heat Tolerant Plants
Speaker: Pam Broom, community gardener
July 11 – Soil Renewal: Cover Crops, Compost Management, and Soil Inoculation
August 8 – Cut Flowers in Your Garden: Growing and Designing a Cutting Garden
Speakers: Denise Richter and Megan McHugh, Pistil & Stamen Flower Farm & Studio
September 12 – Fall Vegetable Gardening
Speaker: Kiki Fontenot, LSU AgCenter
October 10 – DIY Fire Cider, Homemade Tinctures, and Other Herbal Remedies
Speaker: Margee Green, Cow Apple Horticulture
November 14 – Native Trees and Shrubs
December 12 – Therapeutic Gardening: Techniques for Creating a Healing and Restorative Garden Space
Speaker: Pamela Buckman, Besthoff Sculpture Garden Manager
