We are the Native Plant Society of Folsom, Louisiana.

Our Next Meeting:

Sunday, May 16, 2010
1:00 p.m.
Lee Road Branch Public Library
79213 Hwy 40 Covington, LA 70435
Telephone: (985) 893-6284

Driving Directions: Follow Hwy 190 north into Covington. At second red light past overpass turn right on Hwy 437 (Lee Road). Go 8 miles to an all-way stop at Hwy 40 and Lee Road. Proceed through stop. Branch is the first building on left after passing Lee Road Junior High School.

A special welcome to the new FNPS members who joined at the Spring Plant Show in Covington. We hope you will be able to attend some of our meetings. We normally meet in the months of January, February, March, April, May, September, October and November. We take the summer months and December off.

The April meeting was a plant swap, which is always fun.

The May meeting will be the last before the summer vacation. Bring plants to identify or discuss. A.J. may have a presentation on growing native plants from seeds. The unusually dry spring has hindered seed germination of wildflowers and native plants.

For questions or directions, call the library or email us at fnpsinfo@aol.com.


If you are thinking about doing some sustainable gardening or some landscaping using native plants, you might want to visit the following sites:

• 15 Easy to Grow Southern Wildflowers
• Sustainable Gardening a la Rabbit Hill
• Preserving Native Habitats in Louisiana

For information about landscaping with native plants check out our page about Creating Native Plant Gardens and also our Gardening with Native Plants feature on the Education page. You'll find advice from FNPS experts about how to grow, propagate and landscape with plants native to Louisiana.

Our Purpose:
The purpose of our group is to protect, perpetuate, and propagate the abundant native plants of St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, and adjacent areas, focusing primarily on our native wildflowers, which are fast disappearing; and to discourage pollution of our water and ground so basic to their survival.

Latest Newsletter:
Newsletters are in Adobe PDF format and require Adobe Acrobat Reader. If you don't already have this utility, download it here.

• May 2009

Be sure to see our Native Plant Gallery!

Take a look at this pictorial guide to southeastern Louisiana's indigenous plant species! Photos by Yvonne & Al Bordelon.


The FNPS wants to thank Jimmie Canter for promoting the idea of a website and special thanks goes to her daughter, Emily, for it's creation. And a big thanks also goes to Yvonne Bordelon for the continual updating of this website.



Contact FNPS - fnpsinfo@aol.com

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