The Monroe Garden Club, Inc.
Organized 1934
The MGC is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. All programs and activities are supported by membership dues and revenue-producing initiatives.
"Bromeliad Culture in Louisiana"
Who knew that pineapples --- that succulent fruit associated with hospitality and Hawaiian cuisine --- are in the same botanical family as Spanish moss, that wispy citizen of Louisiana's bayous? These quite different plants are both members of the Bromeliaceae family, a fascinating group of Neotropical plants native to the tropical zones in the Americas and one region in Africa. Their existence was first recorded when Columbus brought the pineapple to Spain returning from his second voyage to the New World.
