May 2022

Lafayette Garden Club President Anita Petitjean presided at the May 11, 2022 picnic held at the camp of Becky and Calvin Lege in Carencro. A white elephant auction was held and awards were presented to members. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Lafayette Garden Club members Rusty Petitjean, left, and Steve Johnson, right, assisted host Calvin Lege, standing, with grilling hamburgers for members of the club for the May 2022 social. Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Hostess Becky Lege, Lafayette Garden Club treasurer, gave the treasurer’s report at the May 11, 2022 meeting held at her family camp. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Lafayette Garden Club member Loraine Allain, right, was presented with the LGCF Maude Viskell Design Award for her exhibit in the club’s flower show by Anita Petitjean at the May meeting.The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Lafayette Garden Club President Anita Petitjean, left, presented Becky Latiolais with the 2022 Woman of the Year award at the May picnic. Member of the Year award was presented to Connie Byrne, who was unable to attend. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Lafayette Garden Club presented Hospice of Acadiana/Calcutta House with the May 2022 Civic Pride award.  The new in-patient facility is located at 105 St. Christopher Street.  Accepting the award, from left,  are Kacee Thompson, Foundation Director, Izzie Castille II, landscaper, and Hospital nurses Judith Stelly, Tonya Suire and Caroline Savoy. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

John and Veronica DuBose were presented with the May 2022 Garden of the Month. The couple resides in Walker’s Lake subdivision on the corner of Notting Hill Way and Gatesmere.
The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Members of Lafayette Garden Club planted red and white pentas at the ULL Heymann Alumni Center Memorial Bridge on May 13, 2022. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

April 2022

​The Lafayette Garden Club presented the  Garden of the Month for April 2022 to Connie Chachere, 505 Kings Court Circle, Lafayette.  Connie’s three Peggy Martin roses are the focal point of her back and front yard. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

​Martin and Castille Funeral Home, 330 St. Landry St., Lafayette, was awarded the April 2022 Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride. Shown are Brett Truille and Emily Castille. The funeral home is planted with snapdragons, pansies, roses and azaleas. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

​At the reception for Louisiana Garden Club President Roxanna Champagne, also a Lafayette Garden Club member, Babette Werner, left, presented Roxanna with a gift from Lafayette Garden Club members. Centered is Ruth Delhomme, LGCF Convention chair of the 86th convention in Baton Rouge April 26-27, 2022. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

​Roxanna Champagne, Louisiana Garden Club president and Lafayette Garden Club member, presided over the LGCF‘s 86th annual convention “Louisiana Live Oak Legacy.” The event was held April 26-27, 2022, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Baton Rouge.The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs. 

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​Members of Lafayette Garden Club attended the Louisiana Garden Club preconvention tour of Houmas House April 25, 2022. Standing from left are Babette Werner, Kathy Van Ness, Linda Beyt, Becky Lege and Anita Petitjean. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs. ​

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Trash Bash, a community cleanup, was held Saturday, April 23, 2022, with residents picking up litter throughout Lafayette Parish. The Lafayette Consolidated Government Environmental Quality Division and the Bayou Vermilion District sponsored the event while Lafayette Garden Club provided snacks to volunteers.  Garden club members assisting, from left, are Rusty Petitjean, Julie Anna Ousse, Dee Nolan, and in back Anita Petitjean, club president; and Sue Scott of Lafayette Consolidated Government Environmental Quality Division. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

​Dr. Karl Hasentein, ULL professor and researcher, spoke on "How Plants Interact with their Environment" on April 13, 2022, at the Lafayette Garden Club meeting at Ira Nelson Horticulture Center. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

​Lafayette Garden Club Social Chair Connie Byrne, left, and Hostess Captain of Becky Latiolais decorated the social room with an Easter theme at the April 13, 2022, meeting. 
The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

The Lafayette Garden Club held a Small Standard Flower Show, “A Tribute to Dolly Parton," April 8- 9, 2022 at Blackham Coliseum in Lafayette.  Flower Show Chair Cecille Revels was assisted by Dean Kopfler, and  club members. Assisting in the show from left are Anita Petitjean, Debbie Grissom,  Denise Lanclos, JoAnn Pugh, Margaret Hargroder, Lucy Weber, Dee Nolan, Becky Latiolais, Becky Lege, Roxanna Champagne, Donna Augustine, Noor Merchant, Jeannie Richard, Julie Anna Ousse and Cecille Revels. . The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

​Flower Show Award Results: Pictures are in order of result listing.
Susan Wilhelm, Spatial Thrust, 1st Place Award (Abbeville Garden Club)
Glenda Balliviero, Award of Merit for Cut Flowers of Annuals, Columbine
Joan Adams of Franklin Garden Club - People’s Choice Award
Glenda Balliviero, Award of Merit for Cut Flowers of Perennials, ‘Clematis Ville de Lyon’
Margaret Hargroder, Tubular Design 1st Place and Division Award of Designer’s Choice (Lafayette Garden Club)
Glenda Balliviero, Cut Foliage of Annuals, Biennials and Perennials Award of Merit – Begonia masoniana (Iron Cross)
Becky Lege, Cut Flowers of Bulbous Plants Award of Merit – Hippesatrum (Amaryllis)
Roxanna Champagne, Cut Flowering or Fruiting Shrubs and Trees Arboreal Award – Viburnum luzonicum, Snow Joey TM Viburnum
Maggie Chaisson, Cut Foliage of Shrubs and Trees Arboreal Award – Mahonia bealei
Versa Dore, Grouped Mass, 1st Place Award (Azalea Garden Club)
Noor Merchant, Growers Choice Award for Container Grown Flowering Plants - Phaius tankervilleae (Nun’s Orchid)
Karen Hoyt, Growers Choice Award for Container Grown Foliage Plants – Asplenium nidus (Bird’s nest fern)

Susan Wilhelm of Abbeville Garden Club placed first in Spatial Trust at the Lafayette Garden Club’s Flower Show at Blackham Coliseum on April 8-9, 2022. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Lafayette Garden Club member Glenda Balliviero received the Award of Merit for Cut Flowers of Annuals, Columbine at the April 8-9, 2022, Flower Show. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Joan Adams of Franklin Garden Club received the People’s Choice Award at the April 8-9, 2022, Lafayette Garden Club Flower Show. . The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Glenda Balliviero of Lafayette Garden Club received the Award of Merit for Cut Flowers of Perennials, ’Clematis Ville de Lyon’ at the April 8-9, 2022, Small Standard Flower Show. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Margaret Hargroder, Tubular Design 1st Place and Division Award of Designer influences Choice at the Lafayette Garden Club Flower Show April 8-9, 2022, at Blackham Coliseum. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Roxanna Champagne of Lafayette Garden Club received the Arboreal Award for Viburnum luzonicum, Snow Joey™ Viburnum April 8-9, 2022, at the Lafayette Garden Club Flower Show. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Lafayette Garden Club member Maggie Chaisson received the Arboreal Award for Cut Foliage of Shrubs and Trees, Mahonia bealei at its April 8- 9, 2022, Flower Show. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Versa Dore of Azalea Garden Club received first place in Grouped Mass at the Lafayette Garden Club Flower Show. Cecille Revels was chairman of the April 8-9, 2022 event. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Noor Merchant, Lafayette Garden Club member,  received the Growers Choice Award for Container Grown Flowering Plants, {halus tankervileae, Nun’s orchid at the Flower Show April 8-9, 2022. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Karen Hoyt, Lafayette Garden Club and Abbeville Garden Club member, received the Growers Choice Award for Container Grown Foliage Plants, Asplenium nidus, Bird’s nest fern at the April 8-9, 2022, event. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

Lafayette Garden Club member Becky Lege received an Award of Merit, Cut Flowers of Bulbous Plants, Hippesatrum (Amaryllis) at the April 8-9, 2022, event. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

​Lafayette Garden Club sponsored Scott’s Cleanest City judging on April 7, 2022.  Claudette LeBlanc chaired  the event. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs. ​

​Welcoming Cleanest City judges on April 6, 2022 at Lafayette City Hall for were Lafayette Garden Club members, from left, Dee Nolan,  Anita Petitjean, club president; Denise Lanclos, Roxanna Champagne, state president and Lafayette Garden Club member; and Betty Foret. The Lafayette Garden Club, District III, is a member of the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South Garden Clubs and National Garden Clubs.

March 2022

The Lafayette Garden Club presented the March 2022 Garden of the Month award to Roland and Adelaide Gahn. The residence located at 139 Shady Oaks, Lafayette, is planted with 91 native plants making it a Louisiana Certified Habitat.

Accepting the Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride award for March 2022 is Seth Aymond, operations manager for Market Eatz, 819 E. Broussard Road, Lafayette.  Two aerated ponds are surrounded by palmettos, irises, crepe myrtles and sweet bay magnolias.

February 2022

Timothy Broussard, 217 Cypress St. Lafayette, was awarded the February 2022 Garden of the Month by Lafayette Garden Club.
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Timothy and his partner Tommy Raynald have landscaped with drift roses, dianthus, pansies, snapdragons and petunias.

The Lafayette Garden Club awarded the February 2022 Civic Pride to Cottonport Bank, 2218 Ambassador Caffery. Accepting the award are bank employees, from left, Jennifer Domingue, Molly Mendez, Chantel Melancon, office manager; Kellie Schneider, Shondrika Boast and Baylee Judice.

Dr. Nicholas Kooyers, ULL professor, spoke on "Causes and Impacts of Invasive Species; From Local to Global Concerns" at the February 2022 meeting at the Ira Nelson Horticulture Center in Lafayette. ​

Cecille Revels described the creative design floral arrangement that she and Jeannie Richard created for the February 9, 2022 meeting.

Hostesses for the February 2022 meeting are shown with their Mardi Gras theme.  Connie Gremillion, far right, was the hostess captain. Maggie Chaisson discussed the horticulture specimens that members provided.

Abbeville Garden Club Member Susan Wilhelm, left, and Lafayette Garden Club Members Margo Racca, Anita Petitjean and Cecille Revels attended the Creative Floral Arrangers of the Americas in Orlando, FL on February 12, 2022. CFAA President Kathleen Hawryluk presented the program "The Roaring Twenties."

January 2022

Lafayette Garden Club President Anita Petitjean presided over the January 2022 meeting at Ira Nelson Horticulture Center.

Lafayette Garden Club and Lafayette Consolidated Government held their annual Arbor Day ceremony on January 21, 2022 at Moncus Park.  Gretchen Stewart, LGC chair and master of ceremonies, introduced speakers LGC President Anita Petitjean; LGC member and President of TreesAcadiana Sarah Schoeffler; and Bayou Vermilion Preservation Association Secretary and Environmental Compliance Supervisor at LUS Kiera Frey.  Recording Secretary Dee Nolan read the memorial dedications for Norman Balliviero, LGC member and husband of member Glenda Balliviero; and Paul Boriskie, husband of member Henrietta Boriskie.

Accepting the Lafayette Garden Club January 2022 Civic Pride award is Christi Duhon with the Kitchenary, located at 456 Heymann Blvd. No. C, Lafayette. Pansies, foxtail ferns, roses and dianthus landscape the property.

Lafayette Garden Club awarded the January 2022 Garden of the Month to Dr. and Mrs. Dale Trahan who reside at 107 Oak Alley, Lafayette.  The garden paradise includes, among other things,  camellias, azaleas, magnolia trees, Japanese maple and live oak trees.​

December 2021

Lafayette Garden Club presented the December 2021 Garden of the Month award to Ray Riso.  The home located at 118 Peck Blvd in Lafayette is planted with shrubs, perennials and annuals.

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The December 2021 Civic Pride award was presented to Petroleum Coordinators, 219 Rue Fontaine, Lafayette.  Accepting the award are from left Manning Duhon, Phyliss Fontenot, Lola Latiolais, Lacy Williamson and Glen Wofford Jr.

Members of Lafayette Garden Club met December 8, 2021 at the Petroleum Club in Lafayette for their annual Christmas luncheon. Honored were 25-year member Joy Hargrave, new members Karen Hoyt, Gwen Comeaux and Lucy Webre, and Circle of Roses inductee Kathy Van Ness. Also recognized were Madelyn Hoyt and Enola May, members with December birthdays who have been in the club since 1965.
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President Anita Petitjean was assisted by District III Director Versa Dore' of New Iberia in awarding the recipients.  Member Rusty Petitjean read the "Cajun Night Before Christmas" during the meal, and monetary donations were made to Faith House Women's Shelter.  

November 2021

November Meeting

​Caleb Fruge, brown cotton farmer and team member for the "Field to Fashion in Acadiana" exhibit, spoke to members of Lafayette Garden Club at their November meeting.  He explained the history, care and uses of Acadiana brown cotton.

​Bird Report Chairs, Loraine Allain, left; and Kathy Van Ness  gave a presentation of the the Carolina Wren and the House Wren.

​Maggie Chaisson gave the horticulture report noting the American holly as the plant of the month.

​Denise Lanclos, member of the Azalea Society of America, spoke to the group on the Azalea Trail in Lafayette and the efforts of the local chapter. Denise Lanclos, member of the Azalea Society of America, spoke to the group on the Azalea Trail in Lafayette and the efforts of the local chapter. Denise Lanclos, member of the Azalea Society of America, spoke to the group on the Azalea Trail in Lafayette and the efforts of the local chapter. 

​Members of Lafayette Garden Club, along with volunteers and Lafayette Consolidated Government employees, served hamburgers to workers at Hazardous Waste Day on Nov. 20 at the Cajun Dome.

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​Our award winning Becky Latiolais presented her creative design to study.

Civic Pride November

Accepting the Lafayette Garden Club Civic Pride award for November was Shannon Theriot, office manager for Aucoin and Associates at 3312 Kaliste Saloom Road.  The flower beds are planted with coleus, guara, zinnias, marigolds, drift roses, Persian shield, dusty miller, begonias, spider plants, sculpted boxwoods and sunshine ligustrum.  

The Lafayette Garden Club presented the November Garden of the Month Award to Sherry McGregor, 325 Biltmore Avenue in Lafayette.  The yard is filled with Shi-Shi camellias, spider plants, a tree-shaped Duranta, Foxtail ferns, Vinca, large Chinese red sisters, ornamental peppers, a large Tecoma, coleus, petunias, Mexican zinnias, and Alternanthera.

October 2021

Road Trip

Members of Lafayette Garden Club traveled to Baton Rouge October 28 to meet Dr. Allen Owings at Clegg’s Nursery for a guided tour.  Lunch followed at Drusilla’s Restaurant.

Garden of the Month

The October Garden of the Month was awarded to Antonio Baena and Erron Pujol who reside at 103 St. James Street in Lafayette. Roses, annual and perennials grace the yard.

District III Fall Meeting October 21, 2021

Lafayette Garden Club hosted the Louisiana Garden Club Federation Inc. District III Fall Meeting at the Petroleum Club of Lafayette on October 21. Versa Dore of New Iberia,  District III Director, welcomed over 100 members to the “Hats Off to Gardening” meeting and luncheon. 
Dr. Phyllis Griffard, retired Master Instructor in Biology at UL Lafayette and Vice-President and Coordinator of Education and Outreach of Acadiana Native Plant Project, spoke to the group on “Bringing Nature Home.”
Among those in attendance were Anita Petitjean, Lafayette Garden Club President; Roxanna Champagne, Louisiana Garden Club President; Linda Finley of Lake Charles, immediate past President; Lena Bateman of Ferriday, former Deep South Director and former President; Jeanette Gatzman of Baton Rouge, former President; Kathy Tell of Lake Charles, Recording Secretary; 
Also, Kyle Martin of Covington, 2nd Vice-President; Sherrill Sasser of Ferriday, Historian; Ruth Delhomme of Baton Rouge, Treasurer; Kathy Bedenbaugh of Hammond, Deep South Unified Project Chairman and LGC Representative-at-Large; Clara Earl of Baton Rouge, Landscape Design School Chairman; Cindy Moran of Baton Rouge, District VI Director; Jean Gilstrap of Farmerville, Cleanest City Chairman; Babette Werner, Awards Advisor/ Consultant and Representative-at-Large; and Vicky Fannaly of Ponchatoula, Webmaster.
Other from out of the district were Elizabeth McDougald of River Ridge, Headquarters Trustee; and Patricia Ortalano of Terrytown, President-Elect.

Members of the District III planning committee of Lafayette Garden Club met in the home of Babette Werner, District III Chair October 4. From left are Roxanna Champagne, LGCF President in charge of favors and protocol;, Karen Hoyt, District III Treasurer; Julie Anna Ousse, hospitality; Cecille Revels, table decorations; Versa Dore, District III Director; Babette Werner, program and speaker; Kathy Van Ness, credentials; and LGC President Anita Petitjean, staging and decorations. The meeting, hosted by Lafayette Garden Club, will be held October 21 at the Petroleum Club of Lafayette.

Civic Pride Award

Lafayette Garden Club presented Manager Emily Cortese of 
Crossroads Collective in the Oil Center with the Civic Pride Award for October.  Planters of Petunias, Coleus, Pentas and Cordyline flank the entrance.

October Meeting

Phillip Wallace spoke at the club’s October meeting on hummingbirds and butterflies.
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September 2021

Lafayette and Abbeville Garden Clubs held the National Garden Clubs Inc. Gardening School, Course II, at Vermilion Parish LSU AgCenter in Abbeville. Speakers for the September 1-2 event included Gail Wakefield, Lafayette Parish Master Gardener; Stuart Gauthier, St. Martinsville extension agent; Larry Lemaire, hydroponic produce farmer; Raghuwinder Singh, PhD, professor LSU Agcenter; Dan Devenport, associate parish extension agent; and Ron Straham PhD, associate professor LSU Agcenter. Pictured are members of both Abbeville and Lafayette Garden Clubs, along with members of the 2021 Lafayette Parish Master Gardener class.

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President Anita Petitjean of Lafayette Garden Club, opens the NGC Gardening School Sept. 1 in Abbeville. In the background is Babette Werner, LGCF Gardening Council President.

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Attending the Gardening School were from left, Patricia Ortalano of Marrero, LGCF First vice-president; Donna Rouch of Nebraska and Branson, Mo, NGC second vice-president; and Roxanna Champagne, LGCF president.

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Gardening school participants visited the gardens of Liz Gremillion, 216 Third Street, Abbeville.

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Mark Genung, PhD, spoke to the club on "Pollination: Bees and other Pollinator" at the September 8 meeting of the Lafayette Garden Club.  Dr. Genung established the Louisiana Native Bee Laboratory at the University of Louisiana Lafayette in 2019.

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Loraine Allain presented the bird report at the club's September meeting held at Ira Nelson Horticulture Center.

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Members of Lafayette Garden Club worked on favors for the upcoming District III meeting on October 24 at the home of Cinde Risinger-Johnson,

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Members handed out the club's yearbook September 16 at Ira Nelson Horticulture Center.  From left are Babette Werner, past president; Anita Petitjean, current president; and Linda Demanade, yearbook chairman.

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Lafayette Garden Club members handed out information about the club at the Lafayette Master Gardeners Plantfest Saturday, September 25.  Standing, from left, are Babette Werner, Roxanna Champagne, Anita Petitjean and Kenny Van Ness.  Seated is Kathy Van Ness.

Lafayette Garden Club - Civic Pride

The Lafayette Garden club presented the Civic Pride award to Liz Pena, owner and manager of Carpe Diem located at 812 Jefferson Street in Lafayette.  The outdoor seating area is shaded with hanging baskets filled with macho fern, caladiums, impatience, ivy and potato vine.

Lafayette Garden Club - Garden of the Month

Peggy Piazza was awarded the September Garden of the Month by Lafayette Garden Club.  Peggy's yard, located at 105 Beverly Drive in Lafayette, features azaleas, croton, amaryllis, pittosporum as well as hanging macho ferns on the porch.

August 2021

​Dr. Luris Sanchez was chosen the August Garden of the Month by Lafayette Garden Club. The front yard, located at 214 Digby, is planted with hostas, gingers, Angelonia, limelight hydrangeas, roses, caladiums, boxwoods and more.

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​Advancial Federal Credit Union, 306 East Kaliste Saloom, was awarded the August Civic Pride by Lafayette Garden Club. Accepting the award is Connie Boudreaux, branch manager.

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July 2021

About 25 members of Lafayette Garden Club attended the "Hats Off To You" Appreciation Workshop Wednesday, July 21, at Ira Nelson Horticulture. The workshop presented by Linda Tubbs of Monroe and Debra Stansel of Arkansas stressed the positive aspects, the challenges and the changes members would like to see. Pictured, from left, receiving Certificates of Appreciation from President Anita Petitjean are Linda and Debra.

Lafayette Garden Club received the following awards from Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Deep South and National Garden Club at Summer Board held in Lecompte, LA this July:

Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc Awards

Award #1 -Garden Club Achievement Award – Gold Seal w/Gold Ribbon – non-competitive
Award #2-4 - Yearbook Award – 2nd Place $10
Award #5B - Horticulture Honor Roll – Gold Seal – non-competitive
Award #7B - Inter-Club Relations Award for Individual – Babette Werner
Award #11C - Special Conservation Award – non-competitive
Award #17 - Arbor Day Award – non-competitive
Award #22 Publicity Press Book – 1st Place Large Clubs

Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc Awards
Award 5Aii - Pub- lic Relations Award – 1st Place
Award 31 A3 - Publicity Press Book – 1st Place
Award 32 - Member Award of Honor – Babette Werner
National Garden Clubs, Inc Awards
#EC-1 -The Lucille Droege Mauntel Conservation Award
Overall Winner – Lafayette Garden Club ($100)
#SR-3 -Member of Honor Award by Region- Deep South
Babette Werner

Civic Pride Award - July 2021 - Jane's French Cuisine, 618 East University Avenue, was presented the July Civic Pride award by Lafayette Garden Club.

Congratulations to Jane's French Cuisine, 618 E University Ave. in Lafayette.  Located at the corner of Taft and University it features an enclosed courtyard for dining al fresco.  The stucco fence has wall sconces and is surrounded by mature crepe myrtle, magnolia and holly trees.  The enclosed herb garden is a New Orleans style feature.  The parking area is surrounded by boxwood, limelight hydrangea, cannas, ginger, lantana, antique roses, fig and aspidistra.

Cinde Risinger-Johnson hosted a Garden Stroll of her garden June 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon for members of Lafayette Garden Club and Lafayette Parish Master Gardeners.  Pictured, from left, are Babette Werner, her grandson Werner, and Cinde.

Rick and Connie Voth were awarded the July Garden of the Month by Lafayette Garden Club.  The 2.4 acre property on the Vermilion River is located at 1406 East Bayou Parkway in Lafayette.

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June 2021

Attending the District III Presidents' meeting June 17 in Franklin were from left, Sarah LeBlanc, Circle of Roses chairman and LGC past treasurer; Roxanna Champagne, Louisiana State Garden Club President and LGC member; and Anita Petitjean, Lafayette Garden Club President.

Lafayette Garden Club President Anita Petitjean, center, attended the District III Presidents' meeting in Franklin on June 17 along with other presidents from the district.

The Lafayette Garden Club presented Bernadette Roberts with the June Garden of the Month.  Bernadette, who lives at 108 La Serre Lane in Lafayette, has filled her flower beds with caladiums, hostas , sunpatiens, Indian hawthorn, begonias and more.

Mark "Aubrey" Cole, owner of Don's Specialty Meats in Carencro, was presented the June Civic Pride Award by Lafayette Garden Club. The business, located at 4120 Northeast Evangeline Thruway in Carencro, is planted with Drift roses, agapanthus, impatiens, salvia, azalea, and holly, bottle brush, magnolia, cypress and oak trees.

May 2021

May Social/ Installation Meeting

Babette Werner presents Brittany Grissom with certificate for being chosen Member of the Year

Linda Broussard, left, is chosen Woman of the Year. Presenting her with a flower arrangement is Cecille Revels, 2020 Woman of the Year, and Babette Werner, past president.

Carol Noel hosted the Lafayette Garden Club May Social/ Installation Meeting at her home on May 12. Cinde Risinger-Johnson installed the following:  Members-at-large Julie Anna Ousse, Lorraine Allain and Julie Haack; Historian Gretchen Stewart, Parliamentarian Becky Lege, Corresponding Secretary Kathy Van Ness, Recording Secretary Dee Nolan, Treasurer Brittany Grissom, Vice President Linda Demanade, President-Elect Linda Broussard, and President Anita Petitjean.
Linda Broussard was honored as  2021 Woman of the Year and Brittany Grissom as 2021 Member of the Year.
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Lorraine Allain received the People's Choice Award from the Flower Show.
Julie Haack decorated the memorial table and spoke about departed members--Norman Balliviero, Bercis Ovunc, Aline Arceneaux and Ann Justice.

Cleanest Schools - May 4, 2021

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Lafayette Garden Club Cleanest Schools Committee and Brianne Hendricks with Parish Proud presented certificates to winners of the contest. Winning schools were Duson Elementary for elementary school, Lafayette Middle for middle school and Comeaux High for high school. Shown are members of the committee and principals accepting the award.  Lafayette Parish Council acknowledged the winners at the May 4 meeting. Bayou Vermilion and Preservation Association and Parish Proud presented a monetary award.

Trash Bash

Members of Lafayette Garden Club served hamburgers and hot dogs to volunteers of Lafayette Consolidated Government's Trash Bash event recently. The community cleanup aims to remove litter from streets, parks and Bayou Vermilion.  From left are Sarah LeBlanc, Julie Anna Ousse, Anita Petitjean and Dee Nolan, seated.

​April 2021

Wine and Cheese Event - April 23, 2021

Past President Babette Werner hosted a Wine and Cheese event inducting Lafayette Garden Club Member Roxanna Champagne as new LGCF President  at her home on April 23.  Donna Bucci served as installation officer and spoke on the difficulties Linda Finley, outgoing president, had to deal with and of the leadership abilities of Roxanna.  Donna presented both with baskets of iris including the iris named after our own Aline Arceneaux.  Dee Nolan presented Roxanna with a handmade doll wearing a queen’s crown. LGCF officers and chairmen from District III were in attendance.

Tabling Event - April 18, 2021

Members of Lafayette Garden Club held their first tabling events April 18 at the home of Sarah Schoeffler and at Southside Public Library.  Members manned a table with displays and handouts about the club plus sold caladium bulbs, in addition to providing information about the club,  at Sarah’s Garden Tour.

Small Standard Flower Show - April 17, 2021

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March 2021

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January 2021