Louisiana Master Gardeners, in conjunction with T.G.'s Nursery in Minden, are installing a butterfly garden at Meadowview Nursing Home for the residents' enjoyment.

Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners help with a variety of 4-H projects.

A teaching garden is being put in at Union Elementary School in Doyline.

Louisiana Master Gardeners have prepared perennial beds in front of the office at the park and at the entrance to the park.

Forms available to Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners

The Moess Center for the Arts & City Farm in Minden, La., is the site of several activities of the Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardeners. Labs for the Master Gardener classes are held here. Students enjoy a little fresh air and sun as they learn everything from compost making to pruning to collecting insects.

List of ongoing Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardener projects

The home and outlying buildings will be renovated to depict what they looked like in the 1800s. It is the job of the Louisiana Master Gardeners to assist in renovating the landscape to resemble as closely as possible what the grounds looked like then.

Master Gardeners are people just like you and me who love gardening and have a desire to share with others. The Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardener Program is a volunteer training program that trains people in horticulture in exchange for a return of 40 hours of volunteer service dedicated back into the program.

The Piney Hills Louisiana Master Gardener program takes place at the Webster Parish Extension Office in Minden at the end of May each year. Participants are usually residents of Webster, Claiborne and Bienville parishes.