Events

PowerPoint Presentation by Sharon Lamberton at Seedling Chapter Zoom meeting. The presentation covered brief plant profiles for the following plants that can offer interest in the winter garden in our part of the country (and are native in Virginia):  1. Winterberry (Ilex verticillata); 2. American Holly (Ilex opaca); 3. Eastern Red Cedar (Juniperus virginiana); 4. River Birch (Betula nigra); 5. Christmas Fern (Polystichum acrostichoides); 6. American Alumroot (Heuchera americana); 7. Partridgeberry (Mitchella repens); 8. Carex species (Carex albicans, Carex blanda, and Carex pensylvanica); 9. Spotted Wintergreen (Chimaphila maculata); 10. Downy Rattlesnake Plantain (Goodyera pubescens); 11. Trumpet Honeysuckle, aka Coral Honeysuckle (Lonicera sempervirens); 12. Hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens); and Bonus Plant Common Running Cedar (Diphasiastrum digitatum or Lycopodium digitatum). The presentation was about 30 minutes, followed by disussion, and the rest of the hour was devoted to chapter business/discussion among members.