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Randle T. Moore Senior Center
Headquarters of the
Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners
Our Story
The Northwest Louisiana Master Gardener Association, Inc. was organized in 2000 by area horticulture agent Dr. Joe White. Our mission is to support the LSU AgCenter in disseminating research-based gardening information to the people of north Louisiana. Since classes began in 1998, 460 individuals have been certified as Louisiana Master Gardeners and have gone on to educate the community.
Presently our programs include the World of Gardening Seminar Series with four free lectures presented to the public annually; the Master Gardener Hotline, a service providing answers to gardeners’ telephoned questions; The Seedling, our monthly newsletter; Le Tour des Jardins, a spring tour of area gardens; the April Plant Sale, the Fall Bulb Sale and many other worthy projects. Many public and non-profit gardens have been designed, installed or maintained, including Pioneer Heritage Center Gardens at LSU-S, the gardens at the Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, Bossier City Liberty Garden and now the Gardens at the Randle T. Moore Center. A beautiful traditional glasshouse and parterres have been installed at the center in the past 2 years.
Currently over 150 Master Gardeners serve the northwest Louisiana region. A butterfly demonstration garden is planned for installation in the near future -- a project of the 2009 Master Gardener Class. It is our aim to develop demonstration gardens for the citizens of northwest Louisiana that are not only beautiful but provide a site for special occasions, are educational and models for sustainable gardening in the South.
The Randle T. Moore Center is a unique joint venture between the City of Shreveport, the Louisiana State University AgCenter and the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners (NWLAMG). 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. Many thanks to the original visionaries and the subsequent donors for helping us realize our vision. We look forward to giving back to the community for many years to come. We are a non-profit organization, funding our programs entirely through our fundraising activities. If you would like to contribute to our programs, add to the Randle T. Moore Gardens or have need of our services, please let us know.
The Master Gardeners of Northwest Louisiana are proud to call the Randle T. Moore Senior Center home. To contact Denyse Cummins, the AgCenter horticulture agent, or the Northwest Louisiana Master Gardeners, please call 698-0010. To arrange a meeting or event at the center, please call 673-7817.