Youth Horticulture Education / Daisy Scouts
"Lafayette Garden Club Bridge Memorial Garden Daisy Scout Project"
May 4, 2014
Twenty-seven Daisy Girl Scouts from the Acadiana area met with Lafayette Garden Club volunteers to
plant flowers at Lafayette Garden Club’s Bridge Memorial Garden, on East St. Mary Blvd. and Girard
Park Drive, near University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Alumni House, on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The
event was coordinated by Genny Vaughn, Program Specialist for Girl Scouts Pines to the Gulf;
University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Grounds Manager Mike Hess, and Horticulture Foreman Claude
Douglas; Manda Harson, Lafayette Garden Club’s Memorial/Honorary Garden’s Chairperson and
Lafayette Garden Club Daisy Scout Committee members Lorraine Allain, Margaret Hargroder, Julie Haack, Jeanie Richard, Mary Toce and
Henrietta Boriskie, Daisy Scout Chairperson.
Julie Haack addressed the group of Daisy Scouts. Lafayette Garden Club Daisy Scouts Committee members guided the young Daisy Scouts as
they planted red begonias and white pentas in the Bridge Memorial Garden flower beds. Mary Toce and Margaret Hargroder led the Daisy
Scouts as they planted individual pots of vinca flowers to take home. Margaret Hargroder then gave the Daisy Scouts their “I Love to Garden”
merit badges, which they earned by planting red begonias and white pentas in Lafayette Garden Club’s Bridge Memorial Garden
May 4, 2014
Twenty-seven Daisy Girl Scouts from the Acadiana area met with Lafayette Garden Club volunteers to
plant flowers at Lafayette Garden Club’s Bridge Memorial Garden, on East St. Mary Blvd. and Girard
Park Drive, near University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Alumni House, on Saturday, May 3, 2014. The
event was coordinated by Genny Vaughn, Program Specialist for Girl Scouts Pines to the Gulf;
University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Grounds Manager Mike Hess, and Horticulture Foreman Claude
Douglas; Manda Harson, Lafayette Garden Club’s Memorial/Honorary Garden’s Chairperson and
Lafayette Garden Club Daisy Scout Committee members Lorraine Allain, Margaret Hargroder, Julie Haack, Jeanie Richard, Mary Toce and
Henrietta Boriskie, Daisy Scout Chairperson.
Julie Haack addressed the group of Daisy Scouts. Lafayette Garden Club Daisy Scouts Committee members guided the young Daisy Scouts as
they planted red begonias and white pentas in the Bridge Memorial Garden flower beds. Mary Toce and Margaret Hargroder led the Daisy
Scouts as they planted individual pots of vinca flowers to take home. Margaret Hargroder then gave the Daisy Scouts their “I Love to Garden”
merit badges, which they earned by planting red begonias and white pentas in Lafayette Garden Club’s Bridge Memorial Garden
2013 DAISY SCOUTS PLANT RED AND WHITE FLOWER GARDEN ON ULL CAMPUS
Twenty-three Daisy Scouts from the Acadiana area, their
leaders and Lafayette Garden Club volunteers planted a
red and white themed Bridge Garden at the ULL Alumni
Center, on Saturday, April 27. Mary Toce, of Lafayette
Garden Club, led the Scouts in planting potted dianthus
flowers to bring home, and Henrietta Boriskie presented
the young Scouts with their "Plant a Garden" merit
badges. Sarah Schoeffler addressed the group of Daisy
Scouts about gardening, before the young Scouts started
planting the flowers in the Bridge Garden.Lafayette Garden Club volunteers working with
the Daisy Scouts were Angel Broussard, Claire Moody, Sarah Schoeffler, Mary Toce, Jan Wyatt
and Henrietta Boriskie. Also pictured is Claude Douglas, ULL's horticulture foreman, who
provided plants, mulch and garden soil for this Daisy Scout planting day.
leaders and Lafayette Garden Club volunteers planted a
red and white themed Bridge Garden at the ULL Alumni
Center, on Saturday, April 27. Mary Toce, of Lafayette
Garden Club, led the Scouts in planting potted dianthus
flowers to bring home, and Henrietta Boriskie presented
the young Scouts with their "Plant a Garden" merit
badges. Sarah Schoeffler addressed the group of Daisy
Scouts about gardening, before the young Scouts started
planting the flowers in the Bridge Garden.Lafayette Garden Club volunteers working with
the Daisy Scouts were Angel Broussard, Claire Moody, Sarah Schoeffler, Mary Toce, Jan Wyatt
and Henrietta Boriskie. Also pictured is Claude Douglas, ULL's horticulture foreman, who
provided plants, mulch and garden soil for this Daisy Scout planting day.
2012 Daisy Scouts Plant Flowers at ULL Bridge Garden
Thanks to Mike Hess, ULL Grounds Manager, and Claude Douglas, ULL Gardener, Girl Scouts
USA and Lafayette Garden Club. Committee members, thirteen Daisy Scouts from the
Acadiana area, planted red begonias and white pentas at Lafayette Garden Club’s Bridge
Garden on the ULL campus, on Saturday, April 28. The young Scouts were presented with the
pictured Girl Scouts Plant & Garden badges, which they earned today, by Scout Leader,
Michelle Scott.
USA and Lafayette Garden Club. Committee members, thirteen Daisy Scouts from the
Acadiana area, planted red begonias and white pentas at Lafayette Garden Club’s Bridge
Garden on the ULL campus, on Saturday, April 28. The young Scouts were presented with the
pictured Girl Scouts Plant & Garden badges, which they earned today, by Scout Leader,
Michelle Scott.
Vermilionville Butterfly Garden Daisy Scout Project
On Saturday, April 24, 2010,Daisy Girl Scouts planted a butterfly garden and
landscaped the entrance sign at Vermilionville Cajun/Creole Park in Lafayette. Julie
Haack spoke to the Daisy Scouts about gardening as they prepared individual pots of
flower seeds to take home. The event was coordinated by Shadon Hannie, Program
Specialist for Girl Scouts Pines to the Gulf, Margo Addison, Vermilionville gardener,
along with Jan Wyatt, Kathy Van Ness, Nancy Sleeth, Sarah Schoeffler, Claire
Moody, Stacy Lee, Margaret Hargroder, Julie Haack and Henrietta Boriskie, who
shopped for plants, helped prepare flower beds and guided the Daisy Scouts as they
planted the flowers. The National Garden Club Award for Youth Horticulture/ Daisy
Scouts, for comparable size Garden Clubs, was won by Lafayette Garden Club, for
this Vermilionville Daisy Scouts project in May 2010.
landscaped the entrance sign at Vermilionville Cajun/Creole Park in Lafayette. Julie
Haack spoke to the Daisy Scouts about gardening as they prepared individual pots of
flower seeds to take home. The event was coordinated by Shadon Hannie, Program
Specialist for Girl Scouts Pines to the Gulf, Margo Addison, Vermilionville gardener,
along with Jan Wyatt, Kathy Van Ness, Nancy Sleeth, Sarah Schoeffler, Claire
Moody, Stacy Lee, Margaret Hargroder, Julie Haack and Henrietta Boriskie, who
shopped for plants, helped prepare flower beds and guided the Daisy Scouts as they
planted the flowers. The National Garden Club Award for Youth Horticulture/ Daisy
Scouts, for comparable size Garden Clubs, was won by Lafayette Garden Club, for
this Vermilionville Daisy Scouts project in May 2010.
UL Memorial Garden Daisy Scout Project
Volunteering Club members are partners with the
Lafayette Area Daisy Scouts to educate
approximately 40 young girls about horticulture
through planting seeds and potted plants in beds in a
civic area.
Chair: Henrietta Boriskie
Co-Chairs Sarah Schoeffler and Julie Haack.
Committee: Mary Toce, Claire Moody, Jan Wyatt.
On Saturday, May 21, eleven Daisy Girl Scouts planted daylilies, white begonias
and red pentas on the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s campus, as part of
Lafayette Garden Club’s work in promoting National Garden Club’s goal of
providing youth horticulture education,promote the love of gardening and civic and
environmental responsibility. These Daisy Scouts today earned their Plant & Garden
Girl Scouts Badges, making them eligible to now become Brownie Scouts. Mary
Toce and Sarah Schoeffler addressed the Daisy Scouts about the planning and
planting of this garden project, which is located at a beautiful setting on the campus
complete with bridge, brook and one of the three honorary Gardens planted earlier
by Lafayette Garden Club under the direction of Honorary Gardens Chair Mary Toce.
The event was coordinated by Genevieve Vaughn, Program Specialist for Girl
Scouts Pines to the Gulf, and Henrietta Boriskie, Daisy Scout Project Chair,
along with Sarah Schoeffler, Claire Moody and Jan Wyatt, of Lafayette Garden
Club, who shopped for plants, planted the flower beds and guided the Daisy
Scouts as they planted.
The National Garden Club Award for Youth Horticulture/ Daisy Scouts, for
comparable size Garden Clubs, was won by Lafayette Garden Club, for the
Vermilionville Butterfly Garden and front entrance landscaping done by Daisy
Scouts and Garden Club Committee in May 2010.
