September Reflections in the Garden

September Reflections in the Garden

Topic: Container/ Small Gardens

The average American yard has shrunk by 40% since the 1980's. This can make gardening challenging! Even small spaces can be beautiful and productive. Learn how to make the most of your space by utilizing container gardening and other methods. We'll look at vegetable and herb gardening, ornamentals, and fruit trees.

Speaker: Anna Timmerman, Assistant Extension Agent 

About the Speaker:

Anna Timmerman is an LSU AgCenter Horticulture Agent stationed in Plaquemines and St. Bernard Parishes. From 1999-2006 Timmerman focused on growing cut flowers, nursery stock and market vegetables in West Michigan for sales to local chefs and at two farmer's markets on the fourth-generation family farm. From 2008-2012 she worked in Chicago, Illinois providing custom vegetable, microgreen, and edible flower production services on urban properties and rooftops owned by several Michelin-ranked chefs. From 2012-2017, Timmerman owned and managed a landscaping company in New Orleans, focused on edible gardening, historic garden restoration, urban agriculture, and stormwater mitigation plantings using native species. Timmerman recently completed a Master’s thesis on containerized citrus at LSU and plans to pursue her PhD in Horticulture while running the new Louisiana Citrus Center of Excellence as a research farm in Violet, Louisiana in partnership with the Meraux Foundation. She lives and gardens in the Upper 9th Ward of New Orleans.

Event Details:
September 8, 2025 from 12 pm to 1 pm at the Ione Burden Conference Center (4560 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809)

Reflections in the Garden is a monthly "lunch and learn" series presented by the Friends of LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens. The lectures are generally held on the first Monday of the month at noon at the Botanic Gardens.

Reflections in the Garden is live-streamed to members of the Friends of the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens through Microsoft Teams. In-person attendance is open to both members and nonmembers with registration.