{"id":3058,"date":"2020-07-19T14:46:10","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T18:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/?page_id=3058"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:17:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T18:17:25","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<p><strong>\u00a0News &amp; Updates<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/JohnClaytonChapterVNPS\/\">2026 Wildflower of the Year<\/a> &#8211; Ghost Pipes\/<\/strong><em><strong>Monotropa uniflora<\/strong>,<\/em> an unusual woodland plant best admired in its native habitat. Read all about it <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/wildflower-of-the-year-2026-ghost-pipes-monotropa-uniflora\/\">here<\/a>. The Design Contest has been completed, and t-shirts are available for purchase with the winning design. Order yours <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bonfire.com\/store\/vnps\/\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Annual Native Plant Sale<\/strong> &#8211; thank you to all volunteers and members who helped make the sale such a success!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nature Camp Scholarships &#8211; <\/strong>three\u00a0students have been selected; find more info about them <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/nature-camp-2\/\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/141-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2026\/06\/141-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/225;\" \/><\/a>\n\t\n\t<h4><a 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