The LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Chapter – Azalea Society of America will be hosting an Azalea Symposium on Wednesday April 4th at the Hammond Research Station.

For more information and registration, click here.

Speakers are:
-Pat Newman of Folsom Nursery
-Buddy Lee of Transcend Nursery and Plant Development Services, Inc
-Allen Owings from the LSU AgCenter
-Rick Webb from Louisiana Growers.
There is a $20 registration fee that includes lunch.

Pre-registration is required and this workshop will have limited attendance.

The program will begin at 9:00 and will conclude at approximately 2:30 pm. This program is open to everyone – nursery, landscape, retail, home gardeners, master gardeners and county agents. Hope some of you will consider attending.

Nursery and Landscape Association’s
Open House and Garden Tour

Saturday May 12
9 am until 12 noon

LSU AgCenter
Hammond Research Station
21549 Old Covington Hwy
Hammond, LA

Additional information or questions:

Allen Owings at aowings@agcenter.lsu.edu or 225.603.8096

Southeast LA Nursery Association
New Orleans Horticulture Society
LA Nursery and Landscape Association
Baton Rouge Landscape Association
LA Irrigation Association

Jambalaya Lunch in the Margie Jenkins Azalea Garden’s Gazebo
prepared by Horticultural Chef Joey Quebedeaux

All Nursery, Landscape, Irrigation & Retail Professionals Invited!!

The LSU AgCenter and the Louisiana Chapter – Azalea Society of America will be hosting an Azalea Symposium on Wednesday April 4th at the Hammond Research Station.

For more information and registration, click here.

Speakers are:
-Pat Newman of Folsom Nursery
-Buddy Lee of Transcend Nursery and Plant Development Services, Inc
-Allen Owings from the LSU AgCenter
-Rick Webb from Louisiana Growers.
There is a $20 registration fee that includes lunch.

Pre-registration is required and this workshop will have limited attendance.

The program will begin at 9:00 and will conclude at approximately 2:30 pm. This program is open to everyone – nursery, landscape, retail, home gardeners, master gardeners and county agents. Hope some of you will consider attending.

BRUSH WITH BURDEN juried art show and sale, Saturday, March 3, 2012, 4-6 p.m. at the Burden Center. Please tell your family, friends and colleagues!

Presented by LSU AgCenter’s Burden Center and the Burden Horticulture Society

March 3-11, 2012
A multi-media juried exhibition featuring works capturing the natural beauty of Burden Center.

Opening Reception
Saturday, March 3 from 4-6 p.m.
Ione Burden Conference Center and Steele Burden Memorial Orangerie

Exhibition includes three-dimensional works, drawings, oil, acrylic, and watercolor paintings, pastels, gouache, digital art, mixed media works and photographs.

Exhibition Viewing
Sunday, March 4 – 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Monday, March 5 – 11 a.m. – 3  p.m.
Friday, March 9 – 11 a.m. – 3  p.m.
Saturday, March 10 – 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday March 11 – 3 p.m. – 5 p.m.