: lease join the Lafayette Parish Master Gardeners at the LPMGA Fall PlantFest™ on October 4th!

Located at the Lafayette Parish Master Gardeners Association Demo Beds at the Ira Nelson Horticultural Center off Blackham Coliseum Road

Saturday, October 4th, 2025

8 am – 1 pm

Schedule of Speakers!

9 am Ed Wilhelm
Mulching and Selecting Your Soil Amendments

10 am Becky Taylor
Naughty but Nice…Right Plant, Wrong Place

11 am Vanessa Sam
How to Create a Fall Container Garden

12 pm Susan LeJeune
Pitch and (Com)post - The Simplicity of Composting


Get Your Raffle Tickets Now!
You can easily snag your raffle tickets ahead of time by sending us a message, or you can grab them on the day of the event.

Funds raised from this event go directly towards supporting LPMGA programs such as the School Garden Initiative, Ask a Master Gardener tables, local grants, and the creation and maintenance of educational gardens at like at Vermilionville, Moncus Park, and Meredith's Place.

Ticket Prizes:
First Place: $500 Gift Card to All Seasons Nursery
Second Place: 2 One Day tickets to the Southern Garden Symposium in October 2025
Third Place: $250 Gift Certificate to Cane Row Nursery
Fourth Place: Container garden from Girouard's Nursery
Fifth Place: 2 Tickets to Dans Le Jardin in 2026