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Baton Rouge Garden Show
March 12 & 13
9 AM - 4 PM
John M. Parker Coliseum
LSU Campus
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March 19, 2016
9:30 AM
Road Trip to Armstrong Park
New Orleans
Meet
at 9:30 AM behind Cracker Barrel Restaurant at Tanger Mall. We will car
pool down to Armstrong Park where Leo Watermeier will be our tour
guide. Leo is the curator of the old garden roses in Armstrong Park
and a member of the New Orleans Old Garden Rose Society. After the
tour, we will lunch at a local restaurant.
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April 13, 2016
Botanic Gardens at Burden Center, Essen Lane, Baton Rouge
9 AM-12:30 PM
Lectures and Tours
B J Abshire, Peggy Martin and Mark Windham presenting
$10 admission, Registration begins at 8:00 AM
Refreshments will be served
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April 16, 2016
8 AM - 12 PM
Rose Sale
Independence Park Botanic Garden
Baton Rouge
There
will be healthy roses of various varieties available for sale. Many
are old favorites but we will also have new introductions for sale.
Please come help us sell the roses or just enjoy the park and garden.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Independence Park Botanic Garden
Independence Park Blvd
Baton Rouge
We are revitalizing the rose garden with disease resistant hybrid teas, old garden roses, hardy no spray shrubs and miniatures. Come watch our progress and get some ideas for reworking your own garden.
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