We met March 12, 2024 at the Nolley Methodist Church parking lot and then drove to Natchitoches. Our first stop was the Natural Springs Garden Center, located at 4243 University Parkway. The garden center was well stocked and had plants arriving as we were there. We saw lots of pretty flowers, ferns and nice plants. Some of the flowers were varieties we had not seen before. They had three large greenhouses in the back and a shop with numerous sizes of pots and planters.