Rosedown welcomes garden enthusiasts to annual symposium | | theadvocate.com

Guests gather for light refreshments before the first lecture of the Southern Garden Symposium. Pastries and coffee were provided by Gail Landry’s Real Estate team as attendees prepared for a day of talks, tours and garden demonstrations.

Missy Couhig, owner of The Conundrum Books & Puzzles in St. Francisville, stands beside her display of garden titles at the symposium.

Landry Real Estate team, from left, Daisy Porter, Jeanne Green, Tammy Herring, Claire Rivette and Amanda Gaye Landry gather at the St. Francisville Garden Symposium.

Visitors browse plants and paintings beneath the mossy oaks at Rosedown Plantation during the 36th annual Southern Garden Symposium in St. Francisville. Local artists from The Art House painted floral arrangements on-site as part of this year’s new focus on integrating art and community.

Author Barbara Sullivan delivers her talk on 'climate-change gardening' under the event tent at Rosedown Plantation. The Wilmington, N.C., author emphasized native plants, soil health, and biodiversity as keys to resilient Southern landscapes.

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