November 2024
Plaquemine Garden Club members, Donna Carville, Dixie Daigle, Mary Jo Hymel, Lucky Songy, LouAnna Canella and Lionel Schexnayder spruce up the Iberville Parish Courthouse grounds on Meriam Street, Plaquemine LA, with 23 flats of flowers for the fall planting season.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
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The home of Rodney and Paige Blanchard on Lafourche St., Plaquemine, LA, was selected as the Plaquemine Garden Club November 2024 Garden of the Month. The yard is neatly landscaped with flowering plants and greenery. The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with: Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. National Garden Clubs, Inc. |
October 2024
On Monday, October 28, 2024, Plaquemine Garden Club Youth Art Contest award winners were presented certificates and yearbooks with their pictures in it in the new St. John School art room. Pictured are: St. John art teacher, Jane Boudreaux, Katherine Desselles, PGC Youth Art Contest Chairman, Sofia Stassi, 5th grade, MSA; Marie Duhon, 2nd grade; Rilyn Dupont, 4th grade; Luke Messina, 2nd grade; Landon Hanchett, 11th grade, St. John School; Kathleen Cooper, PGC President and Bernadine Legendre, Second Vice-President. Other winners who were unable to attend:
Braden Fabre, 7th grade and Mackenzie Janet, 12th grade, St. John.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Braden Fabre, 7th grade and Mackenzie Janet, 12th grade, St. John.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
District VI Fall Meeting 10/22/2024
Plaquemine Garden Club members, Katherine Desselles, Bernadine Legendre, Marla Bueche, Jelina Ourso and Missy Bertrand, attended the Louisiana Garden Club Federation District Fall meeting on Tuesday, October 22, 2024, at the Clarion Conference Center in Gonzales, LA, hosted by the Gonzales Garden Club.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
October Monthly Meeting
Sylvia Lowe, Baton Rouge Herb Society Chairman, spoke to the Plaquemine Garden Club at the October 8, 2024 monthly meeting at the KC Hall, on the knowledge, use & delight of herbs through educational programs & research.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
October Garden of the Month
The home of Chandler and Dylan Tempanaro on Bayou Road, Plaquemine, LA, was selected as the Plaquemine Garden Club October 2024 Garden of the Month. The yard is well maintained with a variety of flowers in pleasing color combinations.
The Plaquemine Garden Club if affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Plaquemine Garden Club if affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
September 2024
The home of Brad and Robin Hemenway on Sexton Drive was selected as the Plaquemine Garden Club September 2024 Garden of the Month. The manicured yard is lush with evergreens and perennials.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with: Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.; Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.; National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with: Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.; Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.; National Garden Clubs, Inc.
August 2024
The home of Louanna Canella on Tenant Road, Plaquemine, Louisiana, was chosen as the Plaquemine Garden Club August 2024 Garden of the Month. The home is beautifully landscaped throughout the property. Pictured is: Lionel Schexnayder and Louanna Canella.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
The Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
The Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
July 2024
Plaquemine Garden Club members, Lucky Songy and Donna Carville plant a pirogue of red, white and blue flowers at the Iberville Parish Courthouse in time for the Iberville 4th of July Celebration.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
June 2024
The Plaquemine Garden Club June Garden of the Month was the home of Blackie and Mary Lou Medlen on Postell Avenue in Plaquemine, LA. The yard is a very simple sweep across the front of the home with azaleas, Shi Shi camellias and a sweet olive tree. For a punch of color, snap dragons were planted.
May 2024
April 2024
The April 9, 2024 monthly meeting of the Plaquemine Garden Club featured shoes, shoes that bloom. Team members designed a shoe befitting their teams’ theme. Pictured is Lucky Songy, Jr., with his team’s fresh flower arrangement. Each member of each of the seven teams also created a petite fresh flower arrangement to be delivered to the local nursing home.
The Circle of Roses recipients, Julie Hebert, Jeannine Dunn and Betty Blanchard, (receiving the award for her late mother is Liz Andre’). Each recipient received a Circle of Roses Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. state recognition certificate, a pin and a yellow rose from State District VI Director, Donna Moran and Plaquemine Garden Club President, Kathleen Cooper.
Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Circle of Roses recipients, Julie Hebert, Jeannine Dunn and Betty Blanchard, (receiving the award for her late mother is Liz Andre’). Each recipient received a Circle of Roses Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. state recognition certificate, a pin and a yellow rose from State District VI Director, Donna Moran and Plaquemine Garden Club President, Kathleen Cooper.
Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Plaquemine Garden Club April 2024 Garden of the Month was awarded to Becky, Ryan, Dillion, Luke and John Messina on Harvest Lane, Plaquemine, LA.
The home is beautifully landscaped with Zoysia grass. A picket fence encloses a courtyard with a sugar kettle fountain surrounded by carpet roses and a statue of the Blessed Mother. Three red maples and white crepe myrtles adorn the right side of the home. Dwarf holly and yew is seen throughout the landscape. The front flower bed plantings include Distylium, Bubblegum Pink George Tabor Azaleas, shaped boxwoods, philodendron, shell ginger and agapanthus.
Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The home is beautifully landscaped with Zoysia grass. A picket fence encloses a courtyard with a sugar kettle fountain surrounded by carpet roses and a statue of the Blessed Mother. Three red maples and white crepe myrtles adorn the right side of the home. Dwarf holly and yew is seen throughout the landscape. The front flower bed plantings include Distylium, Bubblegum Pink George Tabor Azaleas, shaped boxwoods, philodendron, shell ginger and agapanthus.
Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Plaquemine Garden Club members toured the West Baton Rouge Parish Museum, Port Allen, LA, for their annual Founder’s Day Tour, March 12, 2024.
After, the ladies enjoyed lunch at Not Your Mama’s Cafe in Livonia, LA.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
The Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
After, the ladies enjoyed lunch at Not Your Mama’s Cafe in Livonia, LA.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
The Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The Plaquemine Garden Club’s annual plant sale was held on Saturday, April 6, 2024, at the Depot Market, Plaquemine, LA. Highlighted were an array of gorgeous plants, flowers and bulbs of many varieties. A special thank you to all who contributed their time and donated plants and raffle items. Thank you to Dupont’s Nursery for their donations.
Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
The Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
The Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
March 2024
The home of R. J. And Laurette Barbier on Village Drive in Plaquemine, LA, was chosen as the Plaquemine Garden Club March Garden of the Month.
The yard is beautifully landscaped with crepe myrtles, various colors of snap dragons and multi-colored violas. Other bedding plants include azaleas, agapanthus, bridal wreath spires and pots of pink geraniums. A sugar kettle filled with colorful violas and snapdragons Grace the front of the home. A bed filled with colorful snapdragons and violas, nestled under a tree, greet visitors as they enter.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
The yard is beautifully landscaped with crepe myrtles, various colors of snap dragons and multi-colored violas. Other bedding plants include azaleas, agapanthus, bridal wreath spires and pots of pink geraniums. A sugar kettle filled with colorful violas and snapdragons Grace the front of the home. A bed filled with colorful snapdragons and violas, nestled under a tree, greet visitors as they enter.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
February 2024
Fr. Robert Gerlich, a Jesuit Priest, teacher, editor, translator, and expert in the grafting and hybridizing of hibiscus spoke at the February 14, 2024 meeting of the Plaquemine Garden Club. Not only did he share his expert advice on how to care for, graft and hybridize hibiscus, he also brought numerous examples of hibiscus flowers in many various colors.
Fr. Gerlich was a close friend of the late Bobby DuPont of Dupont Nursery, whom he met in the 1990’s in New Orleans at a hibiscus show.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.; Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.; National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Fr. Gerlich was a close friend of the late Bobby DuPont of Dupont Nursery, whom he met in the 1990’s in New Orleans at a hibiscus show.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with:
Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.; Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.; National Garden Clubs, Inc.
January 2024
Doctors Jenifer Ourso Straney and husband, Dr. Mike Straney, along with their three children, Eleanor, Amelia and Fitz, founded the Thibodaux Bee Company in Thibodaux, LA. The “bee knowledgeable” family of five each contributed to the presentation about the importance of bees in the environment to the Plaquemine Garden Club membership at the Tuesday, January 9, 2024 meeting. Their company was created to teach their children and local communities about agriculture, science, entrepreneurship and the health benefits of natural honey.
Pictured are: Eleanor Straney, Dr. Jen Straney, Plaquemine Garden Club First Vice President, Marla Medlen Bueche, Fitz Straney, Dr. Mike Straney, and Amelia Straney.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with: Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.; Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.; National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Pictured are: Eleanor Straney, Dr. Jen Straney, Plaquemine Garden Club First Vice President, Marla Medlen Bueche, Fitz Straney, Dr. Mike Straney, and Amelia Straney.
The Plaquemine Garden Club is affiliated with: Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.; Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc.; National Garden Clubs, Inc.
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