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| Shadows Estate in the Spring |
Project Director, Glenda Collums
The Shadows is a historic home and property 3 miles south of Minden, La. This property was generously donated to Cultural Crossroads of Minden in 1999 by the Shadow family.
In the 1900s the Shadow family operated the Dixie Nursery there. Mr. Shadow was an avid horticulturist, who propagated a variety of trees, flowers, edible and ornamental plants. He raised and sold these nationally and internationally.
The home and outlying buildings will be renovated to depict what they looked like in the 1800s. It is the job of the Louisiana Master Gardeners to assist in renovating the landscape to resemble as closely as possible what the grounds looked like then. This entails identifying and rescuing heirloom plants. Propagation of these plants will be needed.
Not only will we be able to be a part of preserving a wonderful piece of history, but we will gain much horticultural knowledge as we attempt to reconstruct the landscape in this important project.