BRWS Newsletter!
Upcoming Chapter meetings and walks, our chapter's Native Plant Sale May 25, "Just imagine a turtle, stretching its head (Chelone Gabra)", how to throw some (native) shade, and much more...
White Turtlehead photo by John Hayden
Fall 2022 Newsletter
Upcoming Field Trips and meetings, Franklinia: the Franklin Tree, BRWS Fountain Dedication, member profiles, our Annual Meeting to elect officers on October 24, and more...
BRWS Newsletter
Upcoming Field Trips and meetings, our chapter's Native Plant Sale May 27, our President's message, Joe-Pye-Weed apparel, Master Naturalist classes, visiting a Honey Bee Sanctuary, Obedient Plant, Forest Bathing, and more...
Summer 2022 Newsletter
Wildflower Sale Blooms Into More Than Money,
May Field Trip to Quarry Gardens at Schuyler,
Field Trip to a Bee Sanctuary, our Annual August Picnic, and more...
News & Updates
• View all the photos from our Smart View Walks on April 21 & 22 by Bob Pohlad on his SmugMug gallery. 4-22-2024
• Don't miss our Spring Wildflower Sale on Saturday, May 25 starting at 9am at the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs. 4-24-2024
• View newly published wildflower photos by Richard Crites on the BRWS Smugmug gallery. Rich was a great teacher, friend, club leader, and person. Everyone who knew Rich must miss him, his enthusiasm, his knowledge and his sense of humor. 10-18-2023
• You'll want to attend our BRWS Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 27 at the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs. View more information about the Plant Sale on our calendar of events. 4-30-2023
• View Dr. Bob Pohlad's slides from his April 24 presentation "Spring Wildflowers of the Appalachians." 4-30-2023
• Don't miss our Annual Meeting & Election October 24: We elect new officers every two years at the October meeting. Please plan to attend. Our speaker will be Brent Wills from Bramble Hollow Farms, telling us about "Biological Farming and Soil."
• Spring is Coming! The Spring, 2022 BRWS Newsletter is hot off the presses. Learn some ways plants endure winter and check out our chapter's schedule of upcoming events. 2-7-2022
• The BRWS 2022 Spring Plant Sale will be held on Saturday, May 28 from 9am to noon at the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs. View more information. 2-7-2022
• Hello Fall! Read the Fall, 2021 BRWS Newsletter to see our schedule of upcoming events, a special message from President Jessica Fleming, and details about Pirate Bush, found only in our region. 9-26-2021
• Goodbye Winter! The Spring, 2021 edition of the BRWS Newsletter is now available. Read a message from our president, plan for many upcoming chapter events, and learn about American beautyberry. 2/13/2021
• See the list of newly elected BRWS Officers and Board Members. 11/4/2020
• Check out our chapter's Fall 2020 Newsletter: online election for new officers, our summer plant sale success, and suggestions for wildflower walks on your own! 8/30/2020
• The Blue Ridge Wildflower Society Spring, 2020 Newsletter has just been published! Read about upcoming Field Trips and programs, Spicebush (Lindera benzoin) , and Radford's white basswood.
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