Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners

August is the time to start planning and planting your fall garden! This article covers what you need to know to get your cool-season vegetables off to a strong start: https://tinyurl.com/4xk75e9m

We get asked a lot about where to find native plants for sale in Louisiana. On the web page under “Resources,” there are links to many options, but we are going to do a deeper introduction to the native plant sellers through posts over the next few months.

Today, we would like to introduce you to Caddo Native Plant Company.
Caddo Native Plant Company is a backyard nursery owned by Bradley McCollough. He currently does not have a storefront, but your patronage could help him save for one. He will meet in Caddo Parish. Customers can view his live plant availability via Facebook or Instagram. Message him with your plant order, and they will coordinate a delivery.

They grow ArkLaTex native plants. Most of the plant material is grown from seed or cuttings that they collect from various natural areas within the ArkLaTex region.

On top of a bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from LSUS, he checks some pretty awesome boxes:
🌱Certified Louisiana Native Professional
🌱Gold Star Habitat Certification with over 145 species of ArkLaTex native plants.

Some species that they currently have in good inventory right now are:
🌸Winecups (Callirhoe involucrata)
🌸Foxglove Penstemon (Penstemon digitalis)
🌸Rudbeckia maxima (Great Coneflower)

They will have a fresh crop of wild strawberry (Fragaria virginiana) in the fall. 🍓

Help us share the word about Caddo Native Plant Company.

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This 23-year-old Shreveport native is working hard to bring native plants to the area. Let’s show them our support!

Exciting News to All:

Our Louisiana Homesteader's Conference Poster Contest has begun.

Deadline: September 18, 2026

The winning artwork will:
Be featured at the conference, on social media, and other conference promotion outlets

Be produced into 16x20 prints to be sold at the conference ($20 per poster)

Rules:
Any ages can enter
Any medium is welcome
Absolutely no AI-generated images will be considered
All submissions must be dropped off at the Red River Research Station by the deadline

Red River Research Station
262 Research Station Drive
Bossier City, LA 71112

Questions?
Call: 318-741-7430
Email: [email protected]

🧡💚💛 Another outstanding issue of Gno Gardening is now online with timely topics as we approach fall on natives, wildflower meadows and so much more!

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