Events

June 6, 10:00 -12:00 (ish). 

Please join fellow chapter members for a casual meet-up and tour of Chapter President Sharon Lamberton's "Lab" (aka her yard), which has accumulated more than 100 native plant species in beds at various states of growth.  Members are welcome to bring a guest!

If you wish, bring a light snack or beverage to share, bring a plant to share in a mini plant-swap on the deck, or just bring a bag of dirt to use to pot up some winter-sown seedlings from the "hoop house" (as supplies last; we have lots of extra pots, but we could always use some extra dirt). 

Parking is on the street in a residential neighborhood. This event is scheduled to run til 12, but if we're having fun we can stretch it out a bit longer…  

Your RSVP (registration link below) will help Sharon prepare for this event. If heavy rain is predicted on the 6th, the RAIN DATE will be  June 7.   
 

RESCHEDULED (this presentation was originally scheduled for May  18)

Free, open to the public, and geared to "do it yourself" gardeners. 

In this interactive online presentation, Wild Ones Greater Richmond Virginia Chapter Director Janit Llewellyn and Chapter President Sharon Lamberton will host designer Pete Corbino of District Native Plants, who created the Wild Ones Native Garden Design for Richmond, Virginia. 

Together we'll walk through key elements of Pete's design, introduce design concepts, and conduct some brief exercises with downloadable tools available through the Plant Virginia Natives initiative that you can use to better understand your planting site, consider your design priorities, and find the "sweet spots" where the sample design can best contribute to your own planting goals.  

Wild Ones sample garden designs--including the design for Richmond--are available for download from Wild Ones at https://nativegardendesigns.wildones.org/.

Links to the downloadable resources will be provided to registered participants ahead of the meeting so you can have them handy during the presentation.  The presentation will be recorded and posted later to the chapter's YouTube channel. 

Insects are an essential, yet often underappreciated, part of our ecosystem. They provide numerous ecological and economic services that influence and benefit our daily lives. Despite their crucial importance, their populations are declining rapidly, which could lead to serious consequences. Stream scientist Leah Purdy discusses the services insects provide and the factors contributing to their declining populations. Her presentation emphasizes gardening and land management practices that can enhance insect habitat in the context of ecological restoration and residential landscapes, including the principles of integrated pest management, seasonal garden maintenance, and insect hotels. She also highlights a short list of plants that can offer good insect habitat and nectar resources while serving as vital hosts for insect pollinator species.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!