News & Updates
- Wildflower Walks at Ivy Creek
The third Saturday of every month, meet at the parking lot kiosk at 9AM. Check Upcoming Events for more information. - Fire Ecology in the Southeastern US
Marie Norwood, a PhD Student in Dr. Carla Staver's lab in the Princeton Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, shared ways that fire shapes, and is shaped by, vegetation, climate, and land management. - Methods for Ecological Restoration at Home
Piedmont Discovery Center team shares hands-on ecological restoration methodologies. - Corpse Botany
Virginia Working Landscapes’ Botany Technician, Natalie Izlar, helps us identify dormant plants. - The Basics of Nature Journaling
Carolyn Duckworth shares the basics of nature journaling for both personal enjoyment and programming and education opportunities. - Calculating the Impact of Leaving Leaves
Interesting article on the current science regarding leaving fallen leaves on your lawn and garden. -
Check out this great new resource from Virginia Working Landscapes.
- Find more chapter meeting videos at our showcase.
- Update your calendar for upcoming local meetings, presentations, lectures, and other events described in the Jefferson Chapter Events Calendar.
- And keep up with Jefferson chapter activities and discussion on our Facebook Page!
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Plant Sale Profile: Trillium grandiflorum
Native to Greene and Nelson, Trillium grandiflorum known as Large-Flowered Trillium or Great White Trillium, is one of the showiest trilliums in Virginia. It grows in cove forests, mesic to dry-mesic slope forests, northern hardwood forests, Northern Red Oak forests, and seepage swamp hummocks; most characteristic of and numerous in…
Plant Sale Profile: Chrysogonum virginianum
Another plant being offered at our native plant sale this spring is Chrysogonum virginianum. Common names for this plant are Goldenstar, Green and Gold, and Golden Knees. Chrysogonum virginianum is a nice groundcover that actually will tolerate some light foot traffic. With golden yellow blooms (1- 1.25 in wide) from…
Plant Sale Profile: Pycnanthemum muticum
We will be offering Pycnanthemum muticum, sometimes called broad-leaved mountain-mint, clustered mountain-mint or short-toothed mountain mint for sale at our plant sale this spring (check out the events link to find details). Native to several counties in Virginia including Albemarle, Greene, Orange and Fluvanna, Pycnanthemum muticum is found in fens,…
Plant Sale Profile: Lobelia cardinalis
Lobelia cardinalis, commonly called Cardinal Flower was the Virginia Native Plant Society’s Wildflower of the Year in 1991. This is one of the showiest of the red blooming native plants in Virginia, blooming from July to October. It is found throughout the state, including the entire piedmont. Lobelia cardinalis is…
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