Events

Have you ever wanted to ask questions of a landscape designer who works with native plants? 

Join Wild Ones for an evening program with four local experts who design landscapes using native plants.

Our panelists will open the program with a brief discussion of key aspects about working with clients in the Richmond area. The second half of the program will be devoted to discussion with a Q&A format. Wild Ones  members have submitted some questions in advance to help kick off the Q&A. If you plan to attend and would also like to submit a question in advance, please send your question to [email protected] by May 15 and we will share it with the panel. Guests will also be able to ask questions during the second half of the program. 

Our panelists are:
--Kaity Bevenour of Parallel Nursery
--Kat Cox of RVA Homegrown Natives,
--Stacey Moulds of Domestica Landscapes and Local Ecotype Richmond Natives, and
--Lydia Nichols of Greenwitch Gardens and Native Plants 

Chapter members and registered guests will be sent a Zoom link a few days before the program. Members of the public also welcome to attend this Zoom presentation and are encouraged to register now through Ticketleap.  There is no charge for registering or attending this program. 

If you have questions, please contact the Chapter at [email protected]. 

Palestine and Patagonia seem worlds apart, but there are some similarities among the differences. Chapter Vice President Robin Allman will share plants, but not politics, from both regions in her presentation on “Plants of Palestine and Patagonia: Yalla! Vámonos!”*

We’ll look at some native plant communities and efforts at conservation in Palestine, Chile, and Argentina. Travel without having to pack your bags, and join us!

*”Let’s go!” In Arabic and Spanish

Members of the public who would like to attend this presentation are encouraged to request a meeting invitation/link by contacting the Chapter at [email protected]. 

With prior permission from the speaker(s), presentations may be recorded for distribution to registered attendees or later posting online. 

Quarterly Board Meeting at which the Board reviews and adjusts plans that were approved for the year in January. Members are always welcome to attend Chapter Board meetings.  

Chapter Meeting with possible presentation (speaker, topic TBD). This Chapter Meeting will include administrative business (e.g., nominations in advance of the elections that will take place in September), but may also include a topical presentation or discussion.

With prior permission from speaker(s), presentations may be recorded for later dissemination to registrants and/or posting online.  

This meeting will be for members only.

This is the formal Annual Chapter Meeting at which elections will be held for officer positions for the coming year. The first election is planned for September 16, 2024. Nominations/candidate information will be developed and distributed to members in advance of this meeting in accordance with the Chapter By-Laws. Access to a recording of the Annual Chapter Meeting will be available to members. 

Quarterly Chapter Board Meeting. At this meeting the outgoing Board provides an orientation to new Board members and officially transfers planning duties to the newly elected Board, which will have its first scheduled meeting in January. The outgoing officers remain responsible for completing the SOTC reports for the year in which they held office. Members are always welcome to attend Chapter Board meetings. 

The presenter and topic for this meeting is TBD.

Members of the public who would like to attend this presentation are encouraged to request a meeting invitation/link by contacting the Chapter at [email protected]. 

With prior permission from the speaker(s), presentations may be recorded for distribution to registered attendees or later posting online. 

This is a purely social gathering for Chapter members to celebrate their native plant gardening efforts for the year. Members are encouraged to share stories and photos of their favorite events (and plants) across the year.