Margie Jenkins Dies At 98
As a friend just said, what a sad day for Southern horticulture....we are sorry to share the sad news of Wednesday’s sudden passing of our Louisiana nursery icon - Margie Jenkins.
Known to many near and far for her love of plants, she was a constant champion for the nursery industry she loved. Always sharing knowledge and sharing plants. Margie had a long love of plants and at age 56 initiated diligent work to establish the nursery portion of Jenkins Farm and Nursery. After attending a landscape short course at LSU in the 1970s, Margie came home with a new mission to grow native plants for the landscape industry. From making Robin Hill azaleas a staple in the Southern landscape to giving educational presentations across the region to going to every meeting and trade show that she could possibly attend, Margie truly lived the International Plant Propagator's Society motto of "seeking and sharing". She always enjoyed nursery visitors and you left with plants and fond remembrances of Margie and her golf cart - with her always driving, of course.
Margie has been recognized with many distinguished horticulture awards over the past 20 years. She never wanted recognition. She did agree to having a garden - that garden now bears her name and is located at the LSU AgCenter in Hammond, LA about 20 miles south of her nursery on Dummyline Road in Amite, LA.
What a legacy and what a lady! We all should be inspired by her! Margie was 98.
(arrangements are pending)
She was the first female to be inducted into the Louisiana Agriculture Hall of Distinction. Here is the video that produced for her induction into the Hall of Distinction.