Gardens & Grounds at Louisiana State Exhibit Museum

An amazing group whose members collaborate with the Friends of LSEM—the Landscape and Grounds Advisory Committee—makes possible five gardens on the Museum’s six-acre grounds. There are the Native American Garden, the Medicinal Garden, the Rotary Garden, the Courtyard Garden, and, climbing the main entrance gate, the Dunn Rose Garden. Volunteers maintain the gardens while the Friends purchase plants and other garden needs.  
  Yellow Louisiana Iris (Iris nelsonii)
  Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida "Goldstrum")
  Part of this garden is designed to attract butterflies.
  Blue Louisiana Iris (Iris giganticaerulea)
  Showy Evening Primrose (Oenothera speciosa)
  Rose (Rosa "New Dawn")
  Three Sisters in the Native American Garden
 Volunteers with the Landscape and Grounds Committee provide their invaluable services to one of the Museum gardens.

A caterpillar-to-future-butterfly tale in an LSEM garden:

These bright flowers at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum contain a lesson about one of nature's amazing miracles. 

This caterpillar is one of many that can be found on plants on the LSEM grounds.

But they won't look like this for long.

At the right time--and after eating the right amount--this caterpillar will form a cocoon. And, also at the right time, it will emerge as a beautiful Monarch butterfly that will flit from flower to flower. Usually in October each year, Monarch butterflies migrate through North Louisiana on their way to their southern wintering grounds. (Photos by Janet Creech)

For Further Information, to Join the Friends, Volunteer or Contact Us ...

For further information, to become a Friend of LSEM, to volunteer or to contact us, call 318-632-2020 or email info@FriendsofLSEM.org.