Chapter Meeting: Wetlands, Wildflowers and Wildlife of the Blue Ridge Music Center
Monday, March 27, 7:00pm Chapter Meeting: “Wetlands, Wildflowers and Wildlife of the Blue Ridge Music Center” Tom Davis has worked for the National Park Service for over 30 years as a biologist, interpreter, wildland fire fighter and a park ranger. For the past 22 years Tom has worked as a Natural Resource Management Specialist with…
Read MoreField Trip “Arcadia”
This is in the Jefferson National Forest and is a long time favorite area of our chapter. It has some of the best displays of early flowers. In the past we have seen birds foot violet, toothwort, spring beauty, bloodroot, hepatica and many others. There will be some walking so wear boots, have clothing layers…
Read MoreMaintaining the Wildflower Garden
Saturday, April 8, 2:00pm, “Maintaining the Wildflower Garden” at Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs (Rain date April 9) Please join us for weeding, mulching and checking the plant signage to celebrate the arrival of spring! Bring water, gloves, clippers, loppers, and any of your favorite tools. Some tools and snacks will be provided. Meet: 2:00…
Read MoreParents, Teachers, Scout Leaders and Kids Spring Break Walk at Green Hill Park
Tuesday, April 18 Field Trip: “Parents, Teachers, Scout Leaders and Kids Spring Break Walk at Green Hill Park” Green Hill Park in Salem offers the most spectacular show of floral splendor of anywhere in our area. Look forward to seeing large flowered trillium, Canada violet, toothwort, wild ginger, Virginia bluebells and many more. This is…
Read MoreEarth Day at Elmwood Park
We will have a wide variety of Native Plants for sale at this event1 Come and visit our booth at Elmwood Park! Learn more about native plants and about the Blue Ridge Wildflower Society; take home some plants for your own garden. Chapter members: Bill Modica is in charge again, and will keep us updated…
Read MoreGardens for Pollinators
Our chapter president, Ellen Holtman, a retired biology teacher, gardens for pollinators in her own yard, as well as at the Salem Museum and in our butterfly garden at the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs. Ellen’s program will focus on gardening to provide the needs of honeybees, bumblebees, butterflies and other pollinators so that you…
Read MorePeaks of Otter and North Creek: Field Trip
These two areas host many plants throughout the spring months. If you missed some things in April in the Roanoke Valley we should see some of them in the higher elevations of the Peaks area. The featured plants will be fire pink, yellow lady slipper and turkey beard. There will be little walking. Most of…
Read MoreBlue Ridge Wildflower Society Native Plant Sale
The BRWS Plant Sale will be at the parking lot next to the Virginia Western Community College Arboretum greenhouse. We expect to have at least 50 species of native plants for sale. Some of the more popular varieties will be Solomon’s Seal and Plume, bleeding heart, Virginia bluebell, cardinal flowers, fire pink, Green and Gold,…
Read MoreRemarkable Pollination Biology of Flame Azalea
Monday, May 22, 7:00pm Chapter Meeting: “Remarkable Pollination Biology of Flame Azalea and the Natural History of the Insects that Visit Its Flowers.” Mary Jane Epps is an assistant professor of biology at Mary Baldwin University, where she teaches both botany and conservation biology. Following a bachelor’s degree at Duke University she earned her Ph.…
Read MoreFall Wildflowers on Bent Mountain
Saturday, September 9, 10:00 am Field Trip: “Fall Wildflowers on Bent Mountain” We will walk around the Community Center and along the boardwalk visiting various habitats in search of fall wildflowers. This community is traditionally behind the lower valley, so we’re hoping to find treasures. There will be easy walking and we may carpool to…
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