On November 2nd we will celebrate our second year as the Appalachian Highlands Chapter with a social hour and business meeting. The social hour will include a slide show reviewing our activities over the year. This will be followed by a short business meeting with election of 2024 officers. Finally, the 3-yr strategic plan for […]
Posts Categorized: Past Events
Art & Nature: A Studio Visit with Suzanne Stryk (Thursday, October 26th , 2023)
Artist Suzanne Stryk invites us to her William King Museum of Art studio to explore her newest project featuring natural landscapes in Southwest Virginia and Northeast Tennessee. She’ll also read from her book, The Middle of Somewhere, which describes her three-year creative journey across Virginia to create an art project titled “Notes on the State […]
Seed/Plant Swap with Potluck (October 14th, 2023) (Members Only)
Members only! Benefits of being an official Wild Ones member! This is an opportunity to thin out your flower beds of native plants and bring your labeled plants or seeds to swap and share. Please start to gather your extra plants or seeds and identify them for the swap. If you don’t have any […]
Native Plant Gardening – Which Plants Work Where? – Chris Ludwig (Thursday, September 14th, 2023)
We are pleased to have Chris Ludwig draw on his passion and knowledge of Virginia’s flora to describe native plants that can be utilized in our gardens to create natural wildlife habitat.Chris worked for the Virginia Natural Heritage Program within the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation. There he served as Staff Botanist from 1988 […]
Limit Deer Damage in Your Landscape with Michele Armon (Thursday, August 3rd, 2023)
Damage from deer pressure can be very frustrating and costly! Michele Armon from Ninety % Native deals with this issue daily on her wooded lot in Northern Virginia. She will talk about the methods she uses to reduce deer damage and the plants she finds to be particularly unattractive for deer browsing. While different herds […]
Member’s Expanding Meadow Garden Tour (Sunday, July 16, 2023)
Members Only! When: Sunday, July 16, 20236:00 – 8:00 pm (Eastern Time) Garden meadows have color, interest, and wildlife value every month, but July can be one of the more spectacular displays of native wildflowers. Gail Olson has been converting a hayfield to a meadow for 10 years. She will describe the process and lessons […]
Pink Lady Slipper Walk and Damascus Trail Center Native Gardens Tour (Sunday, May 7, 2023)
Parking is limited at the Laurel Creek trailhead in the Cherokee National Forest. Therefore, we plan to meet in Damascus and, after touring the Gardens, carpool to view the Pink Lady Slippers about 5 miles south. There is adequate parking in Damascus at Laurel Creek Park (127 West Imboden Street) 2 blocks from the Damascus […]
Laurel Run Park, Wild flowers and more, City Nature Challenge Walk (Sunday, April 30th, 2023)
Laurel Run Park’s floral and fauna diversity is amazing! Join us as we inventory all the naturally occurring life the park has to offer as part of the world’s largest all species bioblitz- the City Nature Challenge. Parts of the trail will be muddy, wear sturdy shoes. This walk is to the creek but we […]
Wild Plant Chat Zoom Discussion (Thursday, April 13th, 2023)
Topic:Garden evolution from almost scratch: Lessons learned Wild Plant Chat Zoom Discussion: Please email your garden photos to share to: [email protected] Date and Time: April 13th, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Join the Zoom Meeting:https://wildones-org.zoom.us/j/87250277607?pwd=VTRiRU5hRmtQcDh4VWVrOFBocXJydz09
Chapter Seed Swap (Saturday, April 15, 2023)
Members only! Benefits of being an official Wild Ones member! This is an opportunity to thin out your flower beds (especially native plants) and bring your labeled plants (or seeds) to swap/share. Most of us will take home more than we bring! You will be charged $2 at the gate for parking. Date and Time: […]