January 2025

Arbor Day - January 17, 2025

West Baton Rouge (WBR) Garden and Civic Club members attended Louisiana Arbor Day Tree Giveaway on January 18, 2025 at the Barton Arboretum at the LSU Agricultural Center Botanic Gardens. This event was sponsored by Baton Rouge Green and is always held on the third Friday in January. One thousand native trees, all of which were grown by staff and volunteers, were given away with hundreds of people attending. The WBR Garden and Civic Club is affiliated with the District VI - Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc. 
The West Baton Rouge (WBR) Garden & Civic Club held its monthly meeting on January 14, 2025 at the WBR Agricultural Center in Port Allen, Louisiana. Speakers on the “State of the Parish” were Jason Manola, Parish President and Jeff Bergeron, Sheriff. Pictured from left to right are President Ada Hebert, and Hostesses Judy Whitaker, Karen Cordell, Debra Eidson, Paula Soniat, Alice Tullier, and Andrea Normand.  The WBR Garden & Civic Club is affiliated with the District VI - Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc., and National Garden Clubs, Inc.

December 2024

Christmas Luncheon - December 11, 2024

Carolyn Todd (left) and Donna Moran (right) present Circle of Roses certificate to Clubmember Fannie Easterly.
The West Baton Rouge Garden and Civic Club held their Christmas luncheon on December 11, 2024 at the West Baton Rouge Museum. District VI Director Donna Moran and former Dist. VI Director Carolyn Todd and over 40 club members attended the festive event.  New Circle of Roses member Fannie Easterly received a certificate from Director Moran. The WBR Garden Club is affiliated with Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc. and National Garden Clubs, Inc.

Brighten Your Day

As part of its civic development program West Baton Rouge Garden and Civic club members Pam Walsh (left) and Shirley Cantazaro (right) presented the club's Brighten Your Day arrangement of the month for December 2024 to Salad Station owner Heather Webb (center.) The West Baton Rouge Garden and Civic Club is affiliated with the La. Garden Club Federation, Inc., Deep South Garden Clubs, Inc., and the National Garden Clubs, Inc. 

So this summer we started our "Geaux Native" program -- ​

On August 12 the Louisiana Native Plant Society reported on its facebook page that Elisa Tubbs and Leigh Prather received the first Louisiana native habitat certifications in West Baton Rouge EVER.

Between them, these two industrious ladies also have two NGC pollinator habitat certifications, one NGC wildlife habitat certification, and one Wildlife Federation wildlife habitat certification. 

On November 5 the Louisiana Native Plant Society awarded our President Ada Hebert her certification. We now have 7 certifications and 3 more pending. Cool huh?

November 2024
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Clean Up Day With Kids - November 26

On November 26, 2024 WBR Garden and Civic Club had a clean-up day with kids in The Oaks Subdivision in Port Allen, Louisiana. Club members Elisa Tubbs and Kim Callegan supervised 12 young people as they cleaned up their neighborhood.

And finished up in the park!! A great community project in West Baton Rouge Parish.

July 2024

Elisa Tubbs, received the Award #14 Butterfly Conservation FIRST PLACE Award won by West Baton Rouge Garden & Civic Club. Debby Cooper, Regional Director of the Deep South Garden Clubs Inc. The award event was held at the Louisiana Garden Club Federation Inc.'s annual Summer Board Meeting July 8-9 at the Crown Plaza Hotel. Tubbs served as Credentials Chairman for the event.

Clean Up - Keep America Beautiful - May 29 

Working to clean up with the Keep America Beautiful organization of Port Allen sponsored by West Baton Rouge Garden Club.

Gardening Day - April 3, 2024

Here are some photos/notes from our April 3 gardening day. We tended to the gardens at the West Baton Rouge Agricultural Center in Port Allen, Workers: JoAnn Newchurch, Pam Walsh, Leigh Prather 
Work done: weeded, planted seedlings & watered
Planted: Milkweed- Pollinator Garden
Lemon Basil, Perisian Basil, Blue Spice Basil and Toothache Plant- Herb Garden &Tea Garden 
Bee Balm, Chamomile & Roselle Hibiscus-Tea Garden
Roselle Hibiscus- Bird Garden : JoAnn Newchurch, Pam Walsh, Leigh Prather 
Work done: weeded, planted seedlings & watered