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A Grower’s Perspective on Native Plants in the Landscape

Wednesday, May 12 2021

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A Grower’s Perspective on Native Plants in the Landscape

Featuring Rick Webb ~ May 12, 2021, 6:30pm

Rick Webb in his nursery with wetland plantsRick Webb has been a native plant grower, enthusiast, and advocate for over thirty years. His program was filmed at his Louisiana Growers Nursery in Amite, Louisiana. He has chosen some well-liked native trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, and wildflowers to discuss with you. He will share years of experience in growing these plants in a nursery setting, and why and where they would be happy in your home garden.

Rick will talk about Hollies, Ecosystems, Wetland Plants, Prairies and Wildflower Gardens, and Bird Thickets. He will emphasize the importance of private land in restoration efforts – don’t count on public parks to do this!

Plant questions for Rick can be submitted on the “Ask Rick” online form. He will address your questions during his presentation. The deadline for submitting a question is March 31, 2021.

Rick is the owner, along with his wife Susan, of Louisiana Growers, a wholesale nursery in the piney woods of Tangipahoa Parish. He specializes in growing trees, shrubs, grasses, and wildflowers native to the central Gulf Coast. His plants have found their way into private gardens, arboretums, and significant public and commercial projects. Rick is former president of the Southeast LA Nursery Association, the LA Nursery and Landscape Association, the LA Native Plant Society, and the Amite Chamber of Commerce.

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Due to COVID-19, Hilltop’s Annual 2021 Symposium has been transformed into a series of four monthly lectures online that you can enjoy in the comfort of your home. Last year’s symposium featured Dr. Doug Tallamy, Linda Auld, and Bill Fontenot, who shared compelling scientific research about why your garden should have native plants. The problem is how to get started in the process and how to use native plants that adapt to a traditional residential, commercial, or public garden. To help with the first step, Hilltop is featuring five experts, Sean Brian Early, Jimmy Culpepper, Rick Webb, Phyllis Griffard, and Tammany Baumgarten, who will share practical, hands-on experience with the transition of your garden to one that is more abundant with native plants to attract more wildlife and appeal to more people. After introducing more natives to your garden, we encourage you to have it designated as a Louisiana Certified Habitat Garden, a new program sponsored by the Louisiana Native Plant Society. Certification begins at the Bronze Level with 25 species of native plants, increasing to Silver with 50 species, and Gold with 75 species. These programs would not have been possible without the generosity and talent of videographer Erin Bryan, a Hilltop volunteer, and Louisiana Master Naturalist of Greater Baton Rouge.

The online registration fee for each program is $15 for members and $20 for non-members. You will receive a link to the video via email in the morning on the date of the program. Members of the Friends of Hilltop Arboretum at the $500 level and above will receive the programs free as a perk of their membership. Not sure of your membership status? Contact Hilltop and we will be happy to check it for you.

6:30pm - 7:30pm
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Contact the event organizers: Volunteer & Continuing Education Committee