We just received word that the following nurseries plan to participate in the Virginia Department of Forestry’s “Throwing Shade VA” program, a native tree and shrub discount program that will run from March 1 through May 1 in 2024! According to the program’s Department of Forestry webpage, from March 1 through May 1, customers visiting a participating […] Continue reading "“Throwing Shade VA” Making Native Trees and Shrubs Available at a Discount in 2024"

If you were unable to attend last night’s Zoom, here is a link to a short video made from our slide presentation. Slightly edited for better clarity, the video highlights milestones from 2023 (and lots of plants observed in our gardens over the last year). Enjoy! Continue reading "A Celebration of Chapter Activities in 2023"

Thanks to you, in 2023 Wild Ones Greater Richmond grew from a seedling to a chartered chapter. Wild Ones who are available on the evening of December 18 are invited to come together on Zoom for informal conversation and celebration of the people, plants, events (and plants), milestones–and did we mention plants? that made this […] Continue reading "December 18–Winter Celebration (Zoom)"

Here’s Robin at our Wild Ones chapter display on Saturday at the “Plant Native!” festival in Henrico. We had a really great day (despite the occasional exciting wind gust!). The festival had a steady stream of visitors, we enjoyed good conversations, reconnected with some wonderful native plant colleagues, met some new chapter members in person […] Continue reading "A Fulfilling Fall Day!"

Your local Greater Richmond Wild Ones chapter is now officially chartered, no longer a “Seedling” and is the first chartered Wild Ones group in the State of Virginia! Please visit our website for more information about our group and membership information for Wild Ones https://greaterrichmondva.wildones.org/ Continue reading "Big News: We have chartered!"