Feast With the Stars is scheduled for October 31 at Gallier Hall from 11:30 am
to 2 p.m.

"New Orleans Garden Favorites" with recently retired Dept. of Parks and Parkways Landscape Architect Keith Bleichner speaking at 10 a.m. Bleichner will share some of his favorite garden plants including a few old New Orleans heirlooms which have been passed from neighbor to neighbor over the years, exquisitely fragrant plants, butterfly and hummingbird magnets and "semi" tropicals which survived the great freeze of the winter of 2009/2010. The sale will also feature roses, butterfly plants, heat tolerant plants, natural pest deterrents, beneficial insects such as ladybugs and praying mantis,and lots of tropicals.

Looking for space to garden, Tara Gass was connected to Haley's Harvest on Oretha Castle Haley. Long time Garden Director August Taylor welcomed her but stated that the soil needed re-conditioning. Tara brought in the soil and the volunteers to get the garden back in shape. For information on joining their effort, contact them directly at: haleysharvest@gmail.com or contact rallie@parkwaypartnersnola.org to secure space in one of the many Parkway Partners gardens.

Girl Scouts from Mount Herman Baptist Church in New Orleans recently participated in a program in the Parkway Partners Greenhouse where they potted plants for Mother's Day and then spent time in a community garden. The greatest excitement was identifying the smell of herbs and petting chickens.