NWLAMG moved to their new home at the Red River Research Center
In December of 2021, NWLA Master Gardener’s moved the horticulture office to a new home! We are in our new location at LSU’s AgCenter’s Red River Research Station located in Bossier City.
It is an easy drive, just over the Jimmie Davis bridge and just south of Parkway High School.
Our address is 262 Research Station Drive Bossier City, LA 71112, 318-408-0984 Fax 318-741-7433
It is an easy drive, just over the Jimmie Davis bridge and just south of Parkway High School.
Our address is 262 Research Station Drive Bossier City, LA 71112, 318-408-0984 Fax 318-741-7433
The June 2023 meeting was the 25th Anniversary celebration for the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners inception. A large group celebrated by listening to Janet Creech (charter member) and Dr. Joe White, founder of the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners tell us of the early beginnings of the group. Historian, Margie Caplis, organized some of the scrapbooks and a timeline of our events.
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The first home of the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners Association was the Barnwell Center in downtown Shreveport.
History of the
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Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners' Yearly Recap by our Historian
2022 with NWLAMG
What a banner year for the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners this one was.
In January, we took a huge step and moved from the Randel\\le T. Moore Center in Shreveport to our new home and location at the Red River Research Station on Highway 71 in south Bossier Parish. We had to leave behind a Greenhouse, some beautiful landscaping and a whole lot of memories but gained a new greenhouse, a lot of outdoor space and the support of the research station and its staff.
Also in January, we welcomed a new president Ed Durham, new vice president Lynn Burke, new board members Sheila Harkey and Virginia Pinkley and the students of the new class.
A couple of our new projects, Keep Bossier Beautiful and the Rambling roses at the American Rose Center started in earnest this year along with continuing and our continuing work at the Pioneer Heritage Center at LSUS and the community gardens. We also completed a short-term project at the K-9 Service Dog Center.
The April plant Sale was a huge success, bigger and better, at our new location.
The first October heirloom bulb sale at our new location was also a huge success and included two new features, a seminar on how to plant and grow bulbs and the sale of a collection of house plants in decorative pots for winter gardeners and Christmas presents.
Le Tour returned for the first time in two years occurring on the first weekend in June for the first time. It was a huge success, and the Red River Research Station was a hit for the vendor site.
The Community Grants Program was reinstated this year with a pledge of $10,000 to be available for qualifying grant applicants.
Propagation beds for heirloom bulbs were built behind our new office and leftover bulbs planted there.
Renovation of the Super Plant Beds at the Red River Research Station began, and plans are being made for a gazebo area for educational events.
Ron Strahan took over as the new director of the Research Station, and we are looking forward to working with him to grow and enlarge our program.
What a banner year for the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners this one was.
In January, we took a huge step and moved from the Randel\\le T. Moore Center in Shreveport to our new home and location at the Red River Research Station on Highway 71 in south Bossier Parish. We had to leave behind a Greenhouse, some beautiful landscaping and a whole lot of memories but gained a new greenhouse, a lot of outdoor space and the support of the research station and its staff.
Also in January, we welcomed a new president Ed Durham, new vice president Lynn Burke, new board members Sheila Harkey and Virginia Pinkley and the students of the new class.
A couple of our new projects, Keep Bossier Beautiful and the Rambling roses at the American Rose Center started in earnest this year along with continuing and our continuing work at the Pioneer Heritage Center at LSUS and the community gardens. We also completed a short-term project at the K-9 Service Dog Center.
The April plant Sale was a huge success, bigger and better, at our new location.
The first October heirloom bulb sale at our new location was also a huge success and included two new features, a seminar on how to plant and grow bulbs and the sale of a collection of house plants in decorative pots for winter gardeners and Christmas presents.
Le Tour returned for the first time in two years occurring on the first weekend in June for the first time. It was a huge success, and the Red River Research Station was a hit for the vendor site.
The Community Grants Program was reinstated this year with a pledge of $10,000 to be available for qualifying grant applicants.
Propagation beds for heirloom bulbs were built behind our new office and leftover bulbs planted there.
Renovation of the Super Plant Beds at the Red River Research Station began, and plans are being made for a gazebo area for educational events.
Ron Strahan took over as the new director of the Research Station, and we are looking forward to working with him to grow and enlarge our program.
From the beginning, the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners have had a vision for their program...
After the Barnwell Center, there was a short time when the NWLAMG moved to the Red River Research Station but in order to grow that vision, the organization was able to move to the Randle T. Moore Center working with the city of Shreveport for a lovely home for the master gardeners. As time and the program progressed and the program "outgrew" this location, NWLAMG moved once again to the Red River Research Station. In a year's time, this group of master gardeners have grown their vision and we can not wait to see where the collaboration with the LSU AgCenter, RRRS takes us!
Randle T. Moore Center
In 2004 David Helms, Master Gardener president at the time, and representatives from the LSU AgCenter and the city began talks to renovate the Carriage House on the property for an office for the Master Gardeners and the LSU AgCenter horticulture program. Two years later, the facility was completed and the first phase of the landscape project begun. A beautiful traditional glasshouse and parterres were installed around 2005.
In 2004 David Helms, Master Gardener president at the time, and representatives from the LSU AgCenter and the city began talks to renovate the Carriage House on the property for an office for the Master Gardeners and the LSU AgCenter horticulture program. Two years later, the facility was completed and the first phase of the landscape project begun. A beautiful traditional glasshouse and parterres were installed around 2005.
Officers, board members and horticulture agents from the beginning of NWLAMG
Year |
Officers |
Board members |
Class Representative |
1998-1999 1999-2000 |
President - Karen Pitts Vice President - Libbie Tenney Treasurer - Mary Lipsey Secretary - Lou Osburn Reporter - Mary Elizabeth Berry Seedling - Ron Williams / Dolly Moncrief Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White President - Karen Pitts Vice President - Libbie Tenney Treasurer - Mary Lipsey Secretary - Lou Osburn Historian - Virginia Cathey Seedling - Karen Pitts / DeAnn Almond Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White |
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2000-2001 |
President - Libbie Tenney Vice President - Jim Willett Secretary - Susan Wilson Treasurer - Glenda Collums Historian - Virginia Cathey Seedling Committee - Dolly Moncrief, Glenda Collums, Chris Chrisman, Pat Teekell Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White |
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2001 |
President - Libbie Tenney Vice President - Jim Willett Treasurer - Glenda Collums Secretary - Susan Wilson Historian - Virginia Cathey Seedling - Billie Tillman Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White |
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2001-2003 |
President - Glenda Collums Vice President - Rosemary Lassiter Treasurer - Sally Ebrahim Secretary - Susan Wilson Historian - Virginia Cathey Parliamentarian - Karen Pitts Seedling - Billie Tillman Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White |
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2003-2004 |
President - Glenda Collums Vice President - David Helms Treasurer - Carla Wooley Secretary - Susan Wilson Historian - Virginia Cathey Parliamentarian - Karen Pitts Seedling - Kathy Ross / Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White July/August 2003 President - David Helms Vice President - Sally Ebrahim Secretary - Catherine Jack/Mary Lipsey (November 2003) Treasurer - Carla Wooley Historian/Parliamentarian - Alicia Cunningham Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White |
Glenda Collums, Ann LeVere |
2003 - Pam Byrd (March 3003) / Randa Durham (August 2003) |
2004-2005 |
President - Randa Durham Vice President - Sally Ebrahim/Penny Brenner (Sept. 2004) Treasurer - Grace Holcombe Secretary - Judy Roemer Historian/Parliamentarian - LaJuana Gooden Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White |
Rosemary Lattimer, Dan Smith, Nelda Henderson, Evelyn Thomas |
2004 - Penny Brenner |
2005-2006 |
President - Randa Durham Vice-President - LaJuana Gooden Treasurer - Lil Appel Secretary - Judy Roemer Historian/Parliamentarian - Dona Anders Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White |
Evelyn Thomas, Suzette Crocker, Linda Wall-Waddell |
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2006-2007 |
President - Judy Roemer Vice-President - Mary Lipsey Treasurer - Lil Appel Secretary - Mary Alice Mosley Historian/Parliamentarian - Dona Anders Seedling - Sara Buroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Dr. Joe White |
Steve Rider, Theresa Kruse |
2006 - Barbara Brister |
2007-2008 |
President - Judy Roemer Vice President - Mary Lipsey Treasurer - Lil Appel Secretary - Mary Alice Mosley Parliamentarian - Lou Osburn Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Denyse Cummins |
2008 - Mary Lipsey, Mary Alice Mosley, Evelyn Thomas, Leah Yarborough 2010? - Jane Drake, Donna Camp |
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2008-2009 |
President - Scotty Rogers Vice-President - Michele Wiener Treasurer - Lil Appel/Marsha Townsend Secretary - Linda Anderson Parliamentarian - Lou Osburn Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Denyse Cummins |
2009 - Cookie Duet, Steve Rider, Patti Brannon 2010 - Donna Camp 2011 - Don Toppet, Curtis Williams |
2008 - Margie Caplis |
2009-2010 |
President - Michele Wiener Vice-President - Don Toppett Treasurer - Marsha Townsend Secretary - Harvetta Colvin Historian/Parliamentarian - Margie Caplis Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Denyse Cummins |
2010 - Jolinda Reding, Donna Camp 2011 - Curtis Williams, Debbie Evans 2012 - Cookie Duet, Mary Catherine Googe, Evelyn Thomas |
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2010-2011 |
President - Don Toppett Vice-President - Margie Caplis Treasurer - Lynn Poole Secretary - Patsy Camp Historian/Parliamentarian - Cynthia Murray Immediate Past President - Michele Wiener Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Denyse Cummins |
2011 - Debby Evans/Janette Miller 2012 - Mary Catherine Googe, Evelyn Thomas, Melissa Marcotte 2013 - Cookie Duet, Janette Miller |
2010 - Danny Miller |
2011-2012 |
President - Don Toppett Vice-President - Margie Caplis Treasurer - Lynn Poole Secretary - Patsy Camp Historian/Parliamentarian - Cynthia Murray Immediate Past President - Michele Wiener Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Denyse Cummins |
2012 - Mary Catherine Googe, Evelyn Thomas, Melissa Marcotte 2013 - Cookie Duet, Janette Miller 2014 - Kay Dixon/Lynn Eddy |
2011 - |
2012-2013 |
President - Don Toppett Vice President - Margie Caplis Treasurer - Lynn Poole Secretary - Patsy Camp Historian/Parliamentarian - Cynthia Murray Immediate Past President - Pending Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Denyse Cummins |
2013 - John Ready 2014 - Kay Dixon / Lynn Eddy 2015 - Ron Calk/Cookie Duet 2016 - Janette Miller/Judy Roemer |
2012 - |
2013-2014 |
President - Margie Caplis Vice-President - John Ready Secretary - Karen Toppett Treasurer - Lynn Poole Historian/Parliamentarian - Cynthia Murray Immediate Past President - Don Toppett Seedling - Sara Burroughs Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Denyse Cummins |
2013 - Judy Roemer 2014 - Kay Dixon/Lynn Eddy 2015 - Ron Calk/Cookie Duet 2016 - Janette Miller/Judy Roemer |
2013 - Joan Creech |
2014-2015 |
President - Margie Caplis Vice-President - John Ready Secretary - Nora McClure Treasurer - Lynn Poole Historian/Parliamentarian - Martha Specht Immediate Past President - Don Toppett Seedling - Lou Osburn Ag Center Horticulture Agent - |
2015 - Ron Calk/Cookie Duet 2016 - Janette Miller/Judy Roemer 2017 - Vic Kirkendall / Judy Toth |
2015 - Sharron Lucy |
2015-2016 |
President - John Ready Vice-President - Rene Gibson Secretary - Pam Eakin Treasurer - Lynn Poole Historian/Parliamentarian - Martha Specht Immediate Past President - Margie Caplis Seedling - Lou Osburn Ag Center Horticulture Agent - |
2016 - Janette Miller/Judy Roemer 2017 - Vic Kirkendall / Sue Rydberg 2018 - Helen Herzog / Lou Osburn |
2016 - Mattie Sumner |
2017 |
President - John Ready Vice-President - Lynn Poole Secretary - Jennifer Donner Treasurer - Steve Roberts Historian/Parliamentarian - Janette Miller Immediate Past President - Margie Caplis Seedling - Lou Osburn Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Mark Wilson |
2017 - Vic Krkendall / Sue Rydberg2018 - Helen Herzog / Lou Osburn 2019 - Bill Frye / Donna Shield |
2017 - 2018 |
2018 |
President - Lynn Poole Vice-President - Sadie Bolyer Secretary - Jennifer Donner Treasurer - Ruth Baker Historian/Parliamentarian - Janette Miller Immediate Past President - Seedling - Lou Osburn Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Mark Wilson |
2018 -Helen Herzog / Lou Osburn 2019 - Bill Frye / Donna Shield 2020 - Andre Caplis / Ed Durham |
2018 - 2019 - Lynn Burke |
2019 |
President - Lynn Poole Vice-President - Sadie Bolyer Secretary - Jennifer Donner Treasurer - Ruth Baker Historian/Parliamentarian - Janette Miller Immediate Past President - Seedling - Lou Osburn Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Mark Wilson |
2019 - Bill Frye / Donna Shield 2020 - Andre Caplis / Ed Durham 2021 - Melissa Elrod / Beth Goeckel |
2019 - 2020 - Houston Waites |
2020 |
President - Sadie Bolyer Vice-President - Ed Durham Secretary - Jennifer Donner Treasurer - Ruth Baker Historian/Parliamentarian - Immediate Past President - Lynn Poole Seedling - Chris Bertrand Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Mark Wilson |
2020 - Andre Caplis / Ed Durham 2021 - Melissa Elrod / Beth Goeckel 2022 - Dale Cathcart / Lynn Burke |
2019 - 2020 Houston Waites |
2021 |
President - Sadie Bolyer Vice-President - Ed Durham Secretary - Jennifer Donner Treasurer - Ruth Baker Historian/Parliamentarian - Margie Caplis Immediate Past President - Seedling - Chris Bertrand Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Mark Wilson |
2021 - Melissa Elrod / Beth Goeckel 2022 - Dale Cathcart / Lynn Burke 2023 - Andre Caplis / Steve Pinkley |
2021 - 2022 Robyn Allen |
2022 |
President - Ed Durham Vice-President - Lynn Burke Secretary - Jennifer Donner Treasurer - Ruth Baker Historian/Parliamentarian - Margie Caplis Immediate Past President - Sadie Bolyer Seedling - Sarah Nadeau Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Mark Wilson |
2022 - Dale Cathcart / Gaye Dean 2023 - Andre Caplis / Steve Pinkley 2024 - Sheila Harkey / Virginia Pinkley |
2022 - 2023 -Teri Mundy |
2023 |
President - Ed Durham Vice-President - Lynn Burke Secretary - Jennifer Donner Treasurer - Ruth Baker Historian/Parliamentarian - Margie Caplis Immediate Past President - Seedling - Kerry Friestad Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Mark Wilson |
2023 - Andre Caplis / Steve Pinkley 2024 - Sheila Harkey / Virginia Pinkley 2025 - Sadie Bolyer, Gaye Dean |
2023 - 2024 - Allison Martin |
2024 |
President - Lynn Burke Vice-President - Gaye Dean Secretary - Jennifer Donner Treasurer - Ruth Baker Historian/Parliamentarian - Margie Caplis Immediate Past President - Ed Durham Seedling - Kerry Friestad Ag Center Horticulture Agent - Mark Wilson |
2024 - Sheila Harkey / Virginia Pinkley 2025 - Sadie Bolyer, Steve Pinkley 2026 - Melissa Elrod, John Rowell |
2024 -2025 - |
SeedlingThe first issue of the Seedling Article 1, Volume 1 was published September of 1998.
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Charter Members 1998Dr. Jack Anderson
Sue Ball May Elizabeth Berry Amy Bowman Virginia Cathey Teresa L. Cowgill Don Crow Sue Crow Rosemary Davis Dr. Melvin Johnson Rosalind Johnson Wendy Kelly Loice Kendrick Susie M. Lester Mary Lipsey Janet (Mighell [Mile]) Creech Don Osburn Lou Osburn Bonnie Parks Joeph Pedro Karen Pitts Nettie Robertson Shirley Sherman Sherry Smith Kathy Stokes Terri Stovall Patricia (Pat) Teekell Libbie Tenney Susan Wilson |