September 2024

Pictured with Maddox Miller, the Associate Extension Agent for Lafayette and Vermillion Parish are Janet Taylor on the left and Clara Earl on the right. Maddox was one of the lecturers at the Gardening School held in Abbeville.

August 2024

July 2024

President Tricia Ortalano presenting Certificates of Appreciation to Clara Earl, Roxanna Champagne and Mary Ellen Miller for their visual exhibits at the 2024 LGCF Summer Board Meeting.

April 2024

Cleanest City Contest - District VI Judging
​April 2, 2024

Baton Rouge Garden Club hosted the Cleanest City District VI competition April 2 at the Downtown Development District office, 247 Florida St. in Baton Rouge. Representing Gardenettes, a Ponchatoula club, were Vicky Fannaly and Virginia Hawkins. They and the third judge Carolyn Todd are members of Belle Oaks Garden club as well. All clubs are members of District VI, Louisiana Garden Club Federation Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs Inc. and National Garden Club Inc. State judging will be held April 23 through May 3.

March 2024

Mary Ann Atkinson (L) provided the floral centerpiece of roses, baby breath and vine leading to the “pot of gold” for the Baton Rouge Garden Club meeting on Friday, March 15.  Pictured with her are Tetyana Mayfield, member, and Janet Taylor, President.  Dawn Plaissance presented a wonderful slide
Program “Growing Roses in Baton Rouge”.

February 2024

Brenda Kaiser. Baton Rouge Garden Club member, designed the patriotic floral arrangement for the February 16 meeting held at the Baton Rouge Garden Center. as Patricia Vizier (L) and Janet Taylor (R) look on.  Vicky Fannaly, LGCF webmaster, presented a power point program describing the LA Garden Club Federation, Inc. website.  The BRGC and the LGCF are members of the National Garden Clubs, Inc.

December 2023

Christmas Meeting

This is a photo of our Baton Rouge Garden Club  at Xmas pot luck lunch.  We tried to wear green to coordinate with "Go Green-Plant America" - submitted by Clara Earl and Cindy Moran

November 2023

Flower Show School November 6-7, Metairie


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These Baton Rouge Garden Club members attended the Flower Show Judges School on November 6 & 7, 2023 in Metairie. (L- R) Clara Earl. Alisa Janney, and Janet Taylor, BRGC president.




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Course Instructor - Flower Show School

November 4-5  Laissez Les Bonnes Fleurs Roulez
​Baton Rouge Garden Club

Photos by Donna Moran

Photos by Vicky Fannaly

October 2023

Baton Rouge Garden Club members attended LGCF District Six meeting on October 25, 2023, in Hammond,  LA.  Left to right Clara Earl, Patricia Vizier, Cynthia Moran, standing Ruth Delhomme, Janet Taylor, president, Gail Lonibos, and JoAnn Fryling

June 2023

District VI Garden Clubs President's meeting held June 16 at Middendorf's: Clara Earl, Alisa Janey, Gail Lonibos, Ruth Delhomme, Cindy Moran

May 2023

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On May 19,2023 the Baton Rouge Garden Club presented it’s Elaine Umphries Memorial Scholarship Award to Kolin Bilbrew, a junior at Southern University in Urban Forestry and Natural Resources.

Pictured from left to right are JoAnn Fryling, chairman of the Baton Rouge Garden Club’s Scholarship program, Kolin Bilbrew and Dr. Zhu H. Ning, chair of Urban Forestry and Natural Resources at Southern University.

Each year this scholarship award is funded by the Baton Rouge Garden Club’s Tablescapes Flower Show.

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What: installation of officers

Who: Baton Rouge Garden Club
When: May 19, 2023
Where: Portabella’s Italian Restaurant
On May 29, the Baton Rouge Garden Club held their New Officers Installation at Portabella’s Italian Restaurant.
Pictured in the front row from left to right are Clara Earl, Donna Moran who is the LGCF District V1 Director,Susie Smith and Cindy Moran.
In the back row left to right are Kelly Hebert, Sharon Harley,Mary Wilson, Janet Taylor,Alisa Janney and Patricia Vizier.

February 2023

TABLESCAPES
​February 25-26, 2023

Members of the Louisiana Water Color Society enjoyed seeing their original artwork interpreted into table settings and flower arrangements by the Baton Rouge Garden Club members at its annual Tablescapes Flower Show held at the Baton Rouge Garden Center February 25th and 26th, 2023. The event was fun and well attended with all proceeds benefitting the garden club’s scholarship foundation fund.

January 2023

Ribbon Cutting & Dedication January 20 - Noon

The Baton Rouge Garden Club raised funds to have New Orleans artist, Juan Karlo Randolph, paint a wall-size sign for its garden center.  He chose a stand of purple irises, the club flower, to adorn the entire north side of the building.
Please join us in celebration of a talented artist and a gift of beauty to our city.
Mr. Randolph will be in attendance at the ribbon cutting ceremony scheduled for noon on Friday, January 20, 2023 in the oak grove adjacent to the building, 7950 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

November 2022

FALL FASHIONISTA FLING - Covington Garden Club
November 10, 2022

These BR Garden Club members attended the Covington Garden Club's Fall
Fashionista Fling held November 10 at the Lake Ponchartrain Basin Maritime
Museum. (L to R) Ruth Delhomme, Clara Earl, Cindy Moran, Janet Taylor and BRGC
President Ruby Homayssi.

SAVE THE DATE! November 5-6 - 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

May 2022

The photos were taken Thursday, May 12, when Baton Rouge Garden Club members, hosted the LGCF Judges and the City Parish employees representatives at a brief breakfast prior to the judging.  Baton Rouge did earn 1st place in category J in District VI, 2022. 

Afternoon Tea - May 1, 2022

Please join us on Sunday, May 1, 2022 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. at the Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd. Baton Rouge, LA  70806 for afternoon tea in an elegant setting of cloth napkins and tablecloths.  
Baton Rouge Garden Club is dedicating funds raised to the beautification of the exterior of the Baton Rouge Garden Center.  Cost $35.00 per person.
The program includes a display of antique tea implements and tableware and a hat contest. Please enjoy a stroll through the surrounding gardens after the tea.
This is a great event to enjoy with a friend or loved one.
We hope you'll join us!

April 2022

April 2022 Re-dedication Garig Oak Tree

March 2022

Tablescapes - March 19-20, 2022

February 2022

Baton Rouge Garden Club, Spring 2022

We had a February workshop to create 25 petite dried material designs and then used them for display in our LSU Home and Garden Show booth in March. Last week we donated them to the Old Jefferson Community Care Center.  This was the center where Jeanette Gatzman was a guest during the spring.        Baton Rouge Garden Club, Spring 2022

January 2022

Members of the Louisiana Water Color Society are seeing their artwork interpreted at the Baton Rouge Garden Club’s annual Tablescapes Flower Show.
The show is from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday March 19-20, 2022 at the Baton Rouge Garden Center, 7950 Independence Blvd. A $5 donation will be collected at the door benefits the garden club’s scholarship foundation fund.
The art submissions to the garden club will be interpreted by its members as table settings and flower arrangements. The original art will be displayed beside each tablescape.