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Garden Discoveries with the BR Botanic Garden Foundation

Learn more about the Independence Park Botanic Gardens and the Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation HERE

 

Daylilies

Led by Claire Fontenot

Saturday, May 11, 2023 at 10 a.m.

Register HERE

Garden Discoveries: Save the Date

EBRPL has partnered with the Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation to bring you Garden Discoveries, a monthly series of FREE presentations and tours of the Independence Park Botanic Gardens occurring on the 2nd Saturday of each month. 

Louisiana Iris

Led by Claire Fontenot

Saturday, June 8 at 10 a.m.

Register HERE

Learn more about the Independence Park Botanic Gardens and the Baton Rouge Botanic Garden Foundation HERE

Books on Gardening at your library

Gardening Deep Dive

How Does Your Garden Grow?

National Garden Week is June 4-10! Discover your green thumb with this selection of online courses in the Digital Library:

Craftsy classes (available through the Libby app)

  • Building a Raised-Bed Garden
  • DIY Weekend Gardens
  • The Extended Harvest: Vegetables for Every Season
  • A Gardener’s Guide to Growing Roses
  • Vegetable Gardening: Innovative Small-Space Solutions

Gale Presents: Udemy

  • Fundamentals of Garden Design
  • Growing Microgreens for Business or Pleasure
  • Houseplants 101: A Beginners Guide to Indoor Gardening
  • Growing Plants for Fun and Profit
  • Start Your Own Edible Garden

Kanopy (available through the Libby app) has these streaming offerings from The Great Courses:

  • How to Grow Anything
  • Plant Science
  • The Science of Gardening

PressReader has digital magazines including these titles:

  • Birds & Blooms
  • Garden Gate
  • Gardeners’ World
  • Horticulture
  • Urban Farm

Check out an eBook through Libby on gardening:

Local Resources to help your garden grow: 

Children's gardening books at your library!