Master Gardener Spotlight

Anne Barnes (LMG Class of 2011 pictured here on a glorious fall morning with her favorite companion planter, Ariel) is a seasoned Louisiana gardener who has cultivated a magnificent landscape at her uptown home.  She has earned three certifications for her commitment to nurturing nature in her urban landscape:  Louisiana Certified Habitat, Certified Wildlife Habitat and […]

(Chris Belser (LMG Class of 2021 and assistant professor of the counselor education program at UNO) gives us a glimpse of his Carrollton-Riverbend garden where he has created a Louisiana Certified Habitat to benefit native birds, insects and other wildlife, plus provide an engaging space for his family to connect with nature.  Plant White Guara.

(Faun Fenderson, LMG Class of 2010, gives us a mini tour of her Faubourg Marigny garden – a virtual sanctuary in the center of a city block. Here she’s seen beneath her huge fig tree.) Master Gardener Spotlight: Faun Fenderson Please tell us a little about yourself. (I really don’t like talking about myself …

Cynthia Miranda, MGGNO Class of 2018, is the project lead for the Louisiana Super Plant Project at City Park since 2019. She is also a member of Longue Vue and the Native Plant Initiative. And in 2022, Cynthia’s garden became a LA Certified Habitat Master Gardener Spotlight: Cynthia Miranda Tell us a little about yourself.

(Glen Laborde, LMG Class of 2014, shares his paradise and passion for gardening, mentoring and discovering new plants. Glen is pictured with his budding Hamelia patens; a native in southern Florida and the tropics. It is also known as firebush or hummingbird bush because its orangish-red tubular flowers attract hummingbirds and other pollinators.)   Master