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Master Gardeners set fall seminar in Mandeville
The St. Tammany Master Gardener Association, in conjunction with the LSU AgCenter, will host a day-long gathering for speakers on design, seed preservation and boutiques plus lunch Oct. 17.
Held at Church of the King, 22205 Little Creed Road in Mandeville, the event runs from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Laura Dowling, former chief floral designer at the White House, will speak on holiday design, and John Coykendall, artist and master gardener, will discuss saving and preserving seeds.
Tickets for the event and lunch are $60 and only sold in advance. Visit stmastergardener.org.
Environmental Rescue ‘play with a purpose’ planned at Children’s Museum
Inspiring children and families to explore sustainability through hands-on activities is the goal of the third annual Environmental Rescue from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Louisiana Children’s Museum in City Park.
Activities at the “play with a purpose” include building a cardboard city, creating art from recycled electronics and learning about composting, plus a scavenger hunt.
On hand will be Rocky and Skye from “PAW Patrol” for photos.
There will also be a chance for e-cycling drop-off for small electronics from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
For information, visit lcm.org.
BK House symposium looks at textiles
“Historical Textiles in Home Design: Quilts, Needlework, Cottons & Linens” will be the theme for the annual Beautiful Spaces Symposium from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the BK House & Gardens, 1113 Chartres St., in the Vieux Carré.
Sessions on fabrics for the home, exploring the significance of textiles in design, cultural identity and regional aesthetic style will include discussion periods at the end of each.
Tickets start at $55. For information, visit bkhouse.org.
Visit the old K-Paul’s with PRC Wednesday
The French Quarter building that once housed the famous Paul Prudhomme restaurant, K-Paul’s, will be the spot for the Preservation Resource Center’s next Beams and Brews tour.
The Historic New Orleans Collection purchased the building, formerly two separate structures, and is renovating them to stabilize, reroof and update interiors at 420 Chartres St.
The PRC program, at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, offers a chance to view the ongoing construction and hear from project managers — plus have a beverage from Urban South Brewery.
Tickets for the tour are $10. Visit prcno.org.
People browse the plant sale at the Fall Garden Festival at the Botanical Gardens in City Park.
Advocate photo by SHERRI MILLER
Fall Garden Festival is Oct. 4
The New Orleans Botanical Garden will be alive with gardening gurus from all over the southeast on Oct. 4 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. as the Fall Garden Festival takes over the grounds at 1 Palm Drive in City Park.
It will include plant sales, educational programs, arts and crafts, live music and 50+ vendors.
Admission is $15, $7 for children ages 3-12, and free for Friends of City Park members.
Registration open for tree school
Registration is open for the 25th annual Tree School in Jefferson Parish to be held Oct. 7.
The Carey Hammett Tree School, hosted by Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful, looks at the care and preservation of the parish’s tree canopy.
The one-day workshop will feature Diane Jones Allen, professor and program director of landscape architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Admission is $12.50 and free to professionals in the landscape and building sectors.
The school is from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. and includes lunch at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center, 6400 Airline Drive, in Metairie.
Visit friendsofjeffersonthebeautiful.org.
Volunteer projects abound at City Park
A variety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Park to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up include:
Litter Cleanup Krewe: 9 a.m. Tuesday. Volunteer Center.Couturie Forest Trail Team Zoom Info Session: 9 a.m. Thursday.Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project: 9 a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trail near 7 Friedrichs Ave.
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