Become a Master Gardener

2013 Louisiana Master Gardener Program (Greater New Orleans Area) 

The 2013 Louisiana Master Gardener Program in the Greater New Orleans Area (LMGP-GNO) is coming up--are you registered yet? The LMGP is a series of educational courses on "all things gardening" from pest management to propagation to vegetable gardening to home lawns. The classes are 3 hours in length and will surely give you applicable knowledge that will help your "green thumb" become a greener shade of green!

The Master Gardener Program, which began in the '90s, is a program that is an extension of the university. There is a lot of good information generated by scientific research at the university level, and students who go through the Master Gardener Program serve as an extension, or bridge, if you will, of this information to the public.

The schedule of topics are seen here. To find the application for the 2013 LMGP-GNO go to this link and follow the instructions carefully. The class will be held at the New Orleans Botanical Garden "Garden Study Center", which is located in City Park. The classes will be from July 30-September 24 from 9-12 (noon), on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Two out of town field trips to Burden Research Station and the Southeast Research Station in Baton Rouge and Hammond, La, respectively. For further inquiries please contact Andrew Loyd at 504-483-9471 or aloyd@agcenter.lsu.edu.