LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens

01/15/2026

Join us for a free morning of storybook readings and imagination-filled activities!

🗓 Saturday, January 17
⏰ 9 a.m. – Noon (reading every 30 minutes; last reading at 11:30 a.m.)
📍 LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens

01/15/2026

🌳 This week is the big day! 🌱 Don’t miss Arbor Day at the LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens:
📅 Saturday, January 17th, 9 AM - 1 PM
🎟️ Admission is FREE!

🌿 Highlights include:

Free Tree Giveaway with
Tree Planting with GPS Tracking
StoryTime in the Garden
Scavenger Hunt & Kiddie Forest Playground
Meet Smokey Bear
Axe Throwing & more!

No registration required—see you there! 💚

01/13/2026

💍 It’s ! Your “Yes!” moment deserves the perfect setting. Wedding planning is just around the corner—why not start with the venue of your dreams?

✨ Schedule a tour today and take the first step toward creating an unforgettable celebration. Email us at: botanicgardens@agcenter.lsu.edu

01/11/2026

🌸 Don’t Miss the Baton Rouge Camellia Society’s Annual Camellia Show & Sale!

📅 When:
Saturday, Jan. 31 | 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Sunday, Feb. 1 | 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

📍 Where: Burden Museum & Gardens
Show: LSU Rural Life Museum
Sale: LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens Ornamental & Turf Research Facility
(Follow the signs through the tunnel!)

✨ What to Expect:
Shop over 100 camellia varieties, including rare and award-winning blooms grown right here in Baton Rouge.
Get expert planting and care tips from members of the Baton Rouge Camellia Society.

01/10/2026

🌳 Arbor Day at Burden is almost here! 🌳

📍 LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden
-January 17th | 9 AM - 1 PM
-Free entry

🍴 Come hungry! Enjoy tasty eats from:
-Mississippi Smokehouse

🌱 Free Tree Giveaway (while supplies last) with ! Choose from these amazing trees:
Willow Oak
White Oak
Eagleston Holly
Buttonbush
Winged Elm
Savannah Holly
Southern Magnolia
Pond Cypress
Blackgum
American Plum
Red Mulberry

01/10/2026

🎨 St. Anthony of Padua Icon Painting Workshop
📍 LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens at Burden – Conference Center
📅 March 15–20, 2026

Join us for an inspiring week of creativity and tradition! This workshop, led by trained iconographers, is limited to 18 participants—first come, first served.

✨ What’s Included:
All supplies provided (paints, brushes, boards, lights, palettes). Coffee and lunch served daily!

Learn more at: https://fobgburden.com/

01/09/2026

01/08/2026

🌟 A huge THANK YOU to our incredible sponsors for making Louisiana Lights shine so bright this season! 🌟

🎄Presenting Sponsor: Visit Baton Rouge
🎄Supporting Sponsors: The Burden Foundation, Thunderbolt Sign Company, Friends of LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens, Juliet & Thomas Youngblood
🎄Additional Sponsors: Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts, The Baton Rouge Clinic, AMC , Subaru of Baton Rouge, Celtic Studios, WAFB Channel 9, Lamar Advertising Company, Louisiana Public Broadcasting, 96.1 The River, 100.7 The Tiger WTGE, Box K Events, Capital One, Clegg's Nursery, Abat Jour Interiors

01/06/2026

Plans are under way for the 2026 BRCS Show and Plant Sale! The public is invited to enter blooms in the show. Arrive at the Rural Life Museum between 7:30a-10:30a on January 31, 2026 to enter your blooms. The show and plant sale open for viewing following judging at 1:30pm!

01/06/2026

Join us Saturday, January 17, 2026, for a free, family-friendly Arbor Day celebration!

✅ Take home a free tree (one per household, while supplies last)
✅ Plant trees in Burden Woods
✅ Enjoy fun activities for all ages, including:

StoryTime in the Garden
Scavenger hunt
Tree climbing
Kiddie Forest Playground
Axe throwing
A special visit from Smokey Bear 🐻🌲

📍 Location: LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens
🎟️ Admission: FREE | No registration required
⏰ Date & Time: January 17, 2026 | 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.