South Hampton Roads – September meeting

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

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Please join us!

We will meet on Thursday, September 23rd at the Norfolk Botanical Garden, 6700 Azalea Garden Road, Norfolk, VA 23518 at 6:30 p.m.

We will be honored to have Dr. Lytton Musselman from ODU as our speaker who will speak about the Blackwater Ecologic Preserve and Longleaf Pine.

Along his presentation, he will talk about the Blackwater Ecologic Preserve and Longleaf Pine, a three hundred plus acre site forty miles from the Old Dominion University Campus in Isle of Wight County, Virginia which includes some of the rarest habitat types in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The preserve is part of the Zuni Pine Barrens Natural Area which has recently expanded to more than 1000 acres. Despite its small size, the Blackwater Preserve has a high rate of biodiversity.

Learn which native plants would be best for your landscaped beds, naturalized areas and wetland buffers. Find out how large the plants get the color of the leaves and the seasons of interest. Find out which plants will host certain insects and small animals so you can provide a diversity of wildlife habitats. Most native plants are very low maintenance to the gardener. Many plants just need their winter coats removed in early spring. “If it’s brown, cut it down; if it’s green, let it be seen” is an easy way to remember. If you do not know where to start, come to one of our meetings or email us your question or your concern. Our members are glad to assist you in your plant questions. Happy gardening!

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