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Mark Staton shows Rose Hagard a recently finished alligator hide purse during the Abbeville Garden Club trip to Mark Staton Co. in Maurice, Louisiana.

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See here is another finished alligator hide purse, this time with Karen Marie Hebert showing the work to Pat Webb during the recent trip.

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Christina Solomon, seen here working on an alligator hide belt. It was all part of the Garden Club’s trip for their March meeting, where they learned about treating and forming the hide.

Garden Club learns about alligator hide

The Abbeville Garden Club had a field trip for their March meeting. The staff of the Mark Staton Co. in Maurice, Louisiana, explained how alligator hides are treated from start to finish.

Next, the members were given a tour of the Girouard Nursery in Broussard.

Following a luncheon at Nash’s Restaurant, members enjoyed dessert at the home of Christine and Dan Davenport.

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