Bayou Vista Garden Club Really Cooks! -- September, 2016
Bayou Vista Garden Club Cookbooks for sale, $20.00. Collection of 377 recipes from BVGC current and former members, family, and friends. Contact BVGC member or Janice Verret, 395-2560.
Fundraiser for BVGC projects.
Fundraiser for BVGC projects.
Trash to Treasure & Pass-Along Plant Sale -- October, 2015
Bayou Vista Garden Club recently sponsored its Trash to Treasure and Pass-Along Plant Sale fundraiser and expresses its appreciation to the community, KQKI, The Daily Review, and staff of Bayou Vista Community Center for its support. BVGC members kneeling left to right are Janice Verret, Jo Ann Ryan, and Donna Bucci. Standing are Donna Richard, Kim Alcina, Ann Breaux, Dawn Thomason, Jennie Aucoin, and Suzan Fangue. Also assisting were Annita Blanco and Jean Chauvin.
Environmental Studies School -- June, 2014
Bayou
Vista Garden Club members, Donna Bucci and Jo Ann Ryan, recently attended
National Garden Clubs, Inc. Environmental Studies School in Jean Lafitte,
Louisiana, sponsored by the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc.
The Living Earth Environmental Studies Schools are composed of a minimum of forty hours of study of specific units divided into four Courses of ten hours, each of which includes a two-hour field trip. The Courses investigate AIR, LAND, and WATER. The units are divided in Ecology and Environmental Science, Life on Earth and Earth Stewardship.
Bucci and Ryan have completed the required courses and have taken four refresher courses to reach the status of Master Environmental Consultants.
A field trip was taken aboard the Lil Cajun, captained by Louis Hatty, to explore the wetlands of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. Pictured are (left to right) Bucci and Ryan holding a four year old alligator aboard the boat.
The Living Earth Environmental Studies Schools are composed of a minimum of forty hours of study of specific units divided into four Courses of ten hours, each of which includes a two-hour field trip. The Courses investigate AIR, LAND, and WATER. The units are divided in Ecology and Environmental Science, Life on Earth and Earth Stewardship.
Bucci and Ryan have completed the required courses and have taken four refresher courses to reach the status of Master Environmental Consultants.
A field trip was taken aboard the Lil Cajun, captained by Louis Hatty, to explore the wetlands of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. Pictured are (left to right) Bucci and Ryan holding a four year old alligator aboard the boat.
Bois d'Arc Iris Farm Tour -- April 17, 2014
Jean Chauvin, Rusty McSparrin, Jo Ann Ryan, Donna Bucci (not pictured Janice Verret)
Rusty McSparrin led several members of the Bayou Vista
Garden Club on a tour of Bois d'Arc
Gardens Iris Farm in Schriever, which is owned and managed by Bud and Rusty
McSparrin. Bois d'Arc is a state
licensed nursery and a Nationally Certified Wildlife Habitat and Bird
Sanctuary. The McSparrins are members of
the Society for Louisiana Irises, the Native Plant Society, the Louisiana
Nurseryman's Association, and are Master AIS Judges. Many selections hybridized by the McSparrins
were at peak bloom. The educational tour
included a handout and discussion on the history and cultivation of Louisiana
irises.
Painting with a Twist -- New Member Social -- January, 2014
"Painting with a Twist" was the program for the
new member social held by the Bayou Vista Garden Club. Reagan Beaubouef, St. Mary Parish School
Board art teacher, instructed participants in the basic painting techniques to
apply to selected designs. Beaubouef's
painting parties, Margaritas &
Masterpieces, provide an opportunity for painting novices to be creative in
a relaxed social setting. Participants
(left to right) kneeling are Janice Verret, Dawn Thomason, Jo Ann Ryan, Donna
Bucci, Christine Flores; standing are Jean Chauvin, Barbara Guimbellot, Kim
Alcina, Nancy Marcel, Donna Richard, Crystal Marcel, and Liz Domangue.
Trash to Treasure -- October, 2013
Bayou Vista Garden Club recently sponsored its Trash to Treasure fundraiser and expresses appreciation to the community, KQKI, the Daily Review, and the staff of the Bayou Vista Community Center for its support.
BVGC members kneeling left to right are Crystal Marcel, Janice Verret, Jennie Aucoin, and Donna Bucci; standing left to right are Donna Richard, Verdie Laws, Dawn Thomason, Ann Breaux, Gloria Roy, and Mary Myers. Also assisting were Kim Alcina, Pam Breaux, Jean Chauvin, Nancy Marcel, and Jo Ann Ryan.
BVGC members kneeling left to right are Crystal Marcel, Janice Verret, Jennie Aucoin, and Donna Bucci; standing left to right are Donna Richard, Verdie Laws, Dawn Thomason, Ann Breaux, Gloria Roy, and Mary Myers. Also assisting were Kim Alcina, Pam Breaux, Jean Chauvin, Nancy Marcel, and Jo Ann Ryan.
Environmental Studies School -- August, 2013
Bayou Vista Garden Club President Donna Bucci and Vice President Jo Ann Ryan attended the Louisiana Garden Club Federation, Inc. (National Garden Club, Inc. affiliate) Environmental Studies School in Jean Lafitte, Louisiana. Some topics covered in Series III, Course I, “The Living Earth”, were Plants Biodiversity, Ecology, Earth Stewardship, Wildlife, and Native Plants. A nature discovery field trip was taken to Jean Lafitte National Park. A visit was also made to the Jean Lafitte Nature Study Park where attendees hiked on a one mile boardwalk over a 40 acre cypress swamp. The hike was lead by Robert A. Thomas, Ph.D., Professor and Director of the Center for Environmental Communication at Loyola University, New
Orleans.
Pictured at the Lafitte Nature Study Park form left to right are Jo Ann Ryan, Donna Bucci, and Dr. Robert A. Thomas.
Orleans.
Pictured at the Lafitte Nature Study Park form left to right are Jo Ann Ryan, Donna Bucci, and Dr. Robert A. Thomas.
Atchafalaya Swamp Treasurers--October, 2012
BVGC members travel to
Pierre Part to tour Adam Morales driftwood museum. Driftwood is selected for floral design, plantings, and artistic designs. Nancy Marcel Crystal Marcel Donna Bucci |
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Trash to Treasure and Plant Sale--September, 2012
Bayou Vista Garden Club recently held a Trash to Treasure and Plant Sale at the Bayou Vista Community Center. The variety of plants, propagated by BVGC members, included agapanthas, aloe vera, bromeliads, butterfly ginger, butterfly weed (A. tuberosa), daisies, daylilies, Coral Fountain firecrackers (Russelia equisetiformis), kalanchoe, Louisiana iris, Mexican petunias (Ruellia brittoniana), mock orange (Philadelphus), walking iris (Neomarica gracilis), and wild petunias (Ruellia sp.). BVGC would like to thank all those who contributed items to the sale. BVGC members pictured left to right are Janice Verret, Marge Williams, Kim Alcina, Mary Myers, Dawn Thomason, Ann Breaux, Gloria Roy, Verdie Laws, Nancy Marcel, and Donna Bucci. Also assisting were Della Topham, Jo Ann Ryan, and Crystal Marcel.
"Sweet Pickins"-- Blueberry Picking at Blue Harvest Farm, Covington, June, 2012
Jo Ann Ryan, Donna Bucci, Jean Chauvin, Jennie Aucoin, Dawn Thomason
Hypertufa Workshop -- February, 2012
Show & Tell--April, 2012--
Kim Alcina, Donna Bucci, Gloria Roy, Jean Chauvin, Jennie Aucoin, Nancy Marcel, Janice Verret
BVGC Trip to Adam's Cypress Driftwood Museum -- Pierre Part, LA -- November, 2011
Purpose of trip was to select driftwood for floral designs.
Click on picture for caption.
Trash to Treasure and Plant Sale -- March, 2011
Eagle Expo February, 2010
Members and guests take a boat tour into various waterways to view eagle's nests. Presentations on the American bald eagle, wildlife, flora, fauna and the culture of the area were presented by wildlife professionals and photographers. Ron & Donna Bucci, Gloria Roy, Janice Verret, Jean & Darryl Chauvin
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