Native Plant Visitors with Laura Beaty [via Zoom]
Date/Time
Thursday, October 10, 2024
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
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Laura says she no longer photographs flowers unless they have bees, butterflies, spiders, or other small companions.
Join Laura as she shares her up-close photographs and commentary on many local native plants and the creatures who visit and interact with them.
Cut-leaf Coneflowers attract a variety of pollinators like these Common Eastern Bumblebees; photo: Betsy Washington
Laura Beaty has been working outdoors since she was old enough to hold a rake. As the current VNPS Horticulture chair and Potowmack Chapter Propagation Committee chair, Laura manages the native plant beds of the Potomac Chapter at Green Spring Gardens in Alexandria, growing and selling plants. Laura also volunteers to help restore nearby parks, and rescues native plants from sites designated for development. She is a popular speaker on native plants and their relationships with insects and has previously presented the “Native Plant” component for Green Spring Garden’s Master Gardener candidates. During her career she worked for the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources as well as with the National Parks Conservation Association.