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French Quarter Fest 2025
Four days, four photographers and 12 dozen amazing photographs - yep, we’ve published more than 150 in this epic album that showcases the best of New Orleans and the French Quarter!
French Quarter Secret Gardens Tour 2025
A stormy start didn’t deter those wanting a tour of hidden French Quarter courtyards during this annual Patio Planters event, – a benefit to help produce the beloved Caroling in the Square each year.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
The Secret Garden Tour 2024
Six private French Quarter homes and the Historic BK House museum threw open their garden gates this weekend for the ever-popular Secret Gardens Tour, produced annually by the Patio Planters of the Vieux Carré. The organization is dedicated to the preservation and beautification of the French Quarter. This annual fund-raiser helps the group produce the popular Caroling in Jackson Square each year.
- photos by Ellis Anderson
Rhythm Meets Roses at the Historic BK House
A music-loving French Quarter newcomer becomes the ultimate good neighbor when he sponsors a new concert series for the house museum next door.
– by Ellis Anderson
Patio Planters Holiday Home Tour 2023
The venerable Patio Planters garden club uses proceeds from this annual home tour to help fund the beloved Jackson Square caroling event. This year, seven French Quarter houses, dating back to 1818, decked their halls to welcome visitors.
– photos by Melanie Cole