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Virginia Living Museum Native Plant Sale
The Virginia Living Museum (located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia) popular Native Plant Sale offers 134 beautiful and unusual native perennials, vines, shrubs and trees. Celebrating 35 years of native plant sales, the Museum connects people to nature through educational experiences that promote conservation. The annual fall sale will take place onsite in…
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The Virginia Living Museum (located in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia) popular Native Plant Sale offers 134 beautiful and unusual native perennials, vines, shrubs and trees. Celebrating 35 years of native plant sales, the Museum connects people to nature through educational experiences that promote conservation. The annual fall sale will take place onsite in…
Read MoreThe Curious Pawpaw
By Betsy Washington, Northern Neck Chapter The Pawpaw, Asimina triloba, is a handsome small tree that is as fascinating as it is curious. Pawpaw is a member of the Custard-Apple Family, the Annonaceae, a large family of tropical and subtropical species. Ranging from Florida and Texas north to New York and Southern Ontario, Pawpaw is…
Read MoreInvasive Plants in the Spring Field Session – Blue Ridge Prism
Invasive Plants in the Spring Field Session In-person field session at Azalea Park in Charlottesville. This in-person field session held at Charlottesville’s Azalea Park will cover the identification of common invasive plants and demonstrate manual and chemical control techniques. Specific topics include herbicide safety, using hand tools and power tools safely, and identification of specific…
Read MoreInvasive Plant Field Session with Blue Ridge Prism
The in-person field session, held at Rappahannock County Park in Washington, VA, will cover the identification of common invasive plants and demonstrate manual and chemical control techniques. Specific topics include herbicide safety, using hand tools and power tools safely, and identification of specific invasive shrubs and vines. Space for this event is limited to 35…
Read MoreInvasive Plant Field Session with Blue Ridge Prism
The in-person field session held at Charlottesville’s Azalea Park will cover the identification of common invasive plants and demonstrate manual and chemical control techniques. Specific topics include herbicide safety, using hand tools and power tools safely, and identification of specific invasive shrubs and vines. Space for this event is limited to 35 attendees. Register Now.…
Read MorePhasing Out the Sale and Use of Invasive Plants
Updated January 19, 2022: View the Working Group Final Report at the Virginia Legislative Information System. Virginia House Joint Resolution 527, approved unanimously in 2021, calls for a study that will explore options for phasing out the sale and use of invasive plants in Virginia’s horticultural industry, and to promote the sale and use of…
Read MoreThe First 10 Years of VNPS: How We Began
By Ed Ballard, 1992 This retrospective account of VNPS and Potowmack Chapter beginnings shows that volunteers can make a difference with knowledgeable leaders, willing associates and continuity of purpose. In April 1982, District Naturalist Susan Allen (now long-range planner) with the Fairfax County Park Authority enlisted plantsperson Mary Painter to conduct three meetings at County…
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Spring 2024 SempervirensIn the Spring, 2024 Sempervirens The 2024 Wildflower of the Year: White Turtlehead and its relationship with Bumblebees, results from our 2023 Natural Area Preserves Fundraiser, our Statement on Utility-Scale Solar, Virginia’s 2024 legislative session, a visit to South Africa, and more! Read the latest Sempervirens online and also browse previous editions.Read NowWhite…
Read MoreThe Awkward Relationship Between Homo sapiens And Planet Earth
By Jack Carter, Colorado Native Plant Society I, as do so many of you, present lectures and workshops to a wide range of people in which we are encouraging them to become familiar with the local flora, to plant native plants that require less water, to plant and conserve those species that are important to…
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