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Southern Garden Symposium

Lectures ~ Workshops ~Charm

October 17-18, 2025

Program
​Friday, October 17, 2025

 

Friday Morning Workshops

Floral Design Demonstration

Afton Villa Gardens

Presenter: Mary Cox Brown

​Benefits of Native Plants in Louisiana

Rosedown State Historic Site

Presenter: Tammany Baumgarten

Lunch

Served at Rosedown following morning workshops

Friday Afternoon Workshops

The Garden's Secret Language: 

Five Design Elements that Elevate Style

Havenwood (Private Residence)

Presenter: Ryan Cole

Fundamentals of Cut Flowers

Oakley at Audubon State Historic Site

Presenters: Karen Powell, Samantha Bickham, M'Adele Miller

Fundamentals of Pruning

Edgewood (Private Residence)

Jess Cole

Saturday Symposium
​Saturday, October 18, 2025

 

Feautured Talks

  • Building Resilient Gardens- Adapting to a Changing Climae

Speaker: Barbara Sullivan

  • Plants that Create Structure and Form in a Formal Garden

Speaker: Ryan Cole

  • Using Plants and Containers to Enhance your Space

Speaker: Margaret Zainey Roux

Lunch

Served at Rosedown following the third speaker

  • Natural History of Plants in the Area- What grows here and why?

Speaker: Tammany Baumgarten

Symposium Features

Plant Sale

Book Sale

Art Show and Exhibit

The Speakers' Gala

at Catalpa Plantation

The Steering Committee of the Southern Garden Symposium welcomes guests to Catalpa for an evening with distinguished speakers and other garden enthusiats. With special ties between Catalpa and Rosedown, plus a menu that features delicious, old time favorites prepared by the Steering Committee, this year's Speakers' Gala is sure to be a memorable celebration!

Southern Garden Symposium

P. O. Box 2075

St. Francisville, LA 70775

southerngardensymposium@gmail.com

225-933-1579, Lauren Pourciau, Chair

225-715-7942, Jan Pourciau, Registration

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