Wildflowers and Grasses	Woody Plants and Small Trees	Oak and Magnolia Trees	Hollies and Evergreens
September	October	November	December
Winter Garden and Pruning	The Wooded Swamp	Spring Flowering Trees and Shrubs	Iris and Water Loving Plants
January	February	March	April
Spring and Summer Native Wild Flowers	Rainy Season Native Plants Can Help	Invasive Species Who, What, Where and Why	Late Summer Garden: Strong Performers and Dormant Species
May	June	July	Saturday, August 7th

NativeNOW

Longue Vue has been hosting a monthly class in the Wild Garden on native plants, which are better suited to the extreme conditions of our area and are more pest and disease resistant. Called native NOW, these sessions are free, thanks to a generous grant from the Greater New Orleans Foundation Environmental Fund. native NOW is taught by Longue Vue's native plant specialists, Tyrone Foreman and Susan Norris-Davis. A series of handouts on topics addressed each month have been developed and are available for download.

Please click on each month's image above to view different PDF handouts about native plants.

Please click the link below to hear Julia Boero's conversation with native plants specialists Foreman and Norris-Davis, which aired on WWOZ with support from the Greater New Orleans Foundation.

Neighborhood groups, organizations and volunteers are leading the revitalization of our communities and city. Guided by its mission "to educate and inspire people to pursue beauty and civic responsibility in
their lives," Longue Vue is an active member of the Pontilly Disaster Collaborative, a community group dedicated to revitalizing the sister neighborhoods of Pontchartrain Park and Gentilly Woods. Through the
collaborative efforts of the PDC, these historic neighborhoods will re-invigorate their community green space, rebuild their homes, design community schools, and recreate the strong neighborhood connections that have existed for over fifty years.

Please click here to view our community gallery.

The Pontchartrain Park + Gentilly Woods Neighborhood Design Weekend

was a collaboration between Longue Vue Gardens and the Pontilly Disaster Collaborative. Pontchartrain Park was developed in large part by Longue Vue’s owners, Edith and Edgar Stern. The first planned community accessible to middle-class and professional African-Americans in segregated New Orleans, the neighborhood became a launching ground for prominent activists, politicians, and civic leaders. Pontchartrain Park represents the Sterns’ commitment to civil rights, and it is also evidence of their concern for landscape design: its beautiful streets, gardens, and public spaces have always been an essential part of its identity.

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Free Downloads of Pontchartrain Park + Gentilly Woods Landscape Manual
Now Available  

Pontchartrain Park + Gentilly Wood Landscape Manual, edited by Jane Wolff and Carol McMichael Reese, is a handbook containing everything from practical advice on selecting plants suitable for growing in urban areas of South Louisiana to an overview of the large-scale landscape renewal possibilities for the adjacent neighborhoods of Pontchartrain Park and Gentilly Woods, known collectively as Pontilly.  Free downloads of the manual, a joint project of Longue Vue House and Gardens and the Pontilly Disaster Collaborative (PDC), are now available thanks to a generous grant from the Zemurray Foundation.

Daisy Learning Activity

In a workshop created especially for the youngest scout, Daisies will journey into the world of gardens. Playing and learning together in the Discovery Garden, Daisies will learn about a special beneficial insect, create floral artwork, expand their world by learning more about themselves and others, and grow together with plants and friendships in a planting activity. Come sing, dance and play in our garden!

This program is recommended for K and 1st grade levels. It is a two hour program - 1 ½ hours for the activity with an ½ hour play and exploration time in the Discovery Garden after the program.

Cost: The minimum fee is $80, which covers up to ten Girl Scouts and two Troop Leaders. Additional Scouts are $8 each. All other participants (such as siblings of Scouts and other adults) are $4 each.

Click here for a Scout Field Trip Booking Form.

Brownie Try-It Program

Come play, learn and earn your Plant Try-It patch all at the same time in the Discovery Garden. This field trip meets the requirements of the Girl Scout Council and follows the suggested activities in the Brownie Try-It Manual. It is a two hour program which allows the girls time to participate in the required activities, learn about plants and gardens and explore and play in the Discovery Garden (activity time is 1 ½ hours; play and exploration time is an ½ hour after the program).

The program is recommended for 2nd and 3rd grade levels.

Cost: The minimum fee is $80, which covers up to ten Girl Scouts and two Troop Leaders. Additional Scouts are $8 each. All other participants (such as siblings of Scouts and other adults) are $4 each. Patch not included.

Click here for a Scout Field Trip Booking Form.

Past Programs

Summer Witness

In 1985, Longue Vue House and Gardens began its partnership with the Archdiocese of New Orleans to offer learning experiences to under served children ages 4 to 18 in the archdiocesan Summer Witness Program. Participants benefit from academic, recreational, and cultural activities designed to strengthen awareness, offer exposure, and keep young minds active during the summer.