Old Court House in Heathsville Native Plant Garden Cleanups
Oct 16 10-12
Please join Bonita for our workdays. We will be weeding, pruning and tidying up the garden. Bring your own hand tools, gloves and water.
The Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society is pleased to offer a free Zoom presentation entitled “Virginia’s Ferns” on Thursday, Oct. 15th at 7 pm.
Enjoy this informative talk from the comfort of your home as we explore the diversity and identification of Virginia’s ferns. Our speaker will be Dr. Jordan Metzgar from Virginia Tech.
Any questions, email nnvnps@gmail.com
Old Court House in Heathsville Native Plant Garden Cleanups
Canceled: Sept 25 9:30-11:30
Please join Bonita for our workdays. We will be weeding, pruning and tidying up the garden.
Member Sale Only: Sept 11 - 2:30pm to 4:30pm (Join and Get First Choice)
Public Sale: Sept 12 - 12pm to 3pm
Sept 13 - 1pm to 3pm
No Early Sales
Location: Good Luck Cellars 1025 Goodluck Rd. Kilmarnock VA 22482
Old Court House in Heathsville Native Plant Garden Cleanups
Aug 28 9:30- 11:30
Please join Bonita for our workdays. We will be weeding, pruning and tidying up the garden. Bring your own hand tools, gloves and water.
Old Court House in Heathsville Native Plant Garden Cleanups
July 24 9:30- 11:30
Please join Bonita for our workdays. We will be weeding, pruning and tidying up the garden. Bring your own hand tools, gloves and water.
Old Court House in Heathsville Native Plant Garden Cleanups
June 26 9:30- 11:30
Please join Bonita for our workdays. We will be weeding, pruning and tidying up the garden. Bring your own hand tools, gloves and water.
Old Court House in Heathsville Native Plant Garden Cleanups
May 29 10-12
Please join Bonita for our workdays. We will be weeding, pruning and tidying up the garden. Bring your own hand tools, gloves and water.
Volunteers are needed to staff the Education/Outreach table at the Strawberry Festival at St. Stephen’s Church in Heathsville on Saturday, May 23. Click for more info.
NN VNPS had scheduled a orchid walk at Hickory Hollow for tomorrow, Thursday, May 7 but inclement weather is predicted and therefore the walk is cancelled. We apologize but appreciate the sorely needed rain.
It may be rescheduled within the next two weeks should conditions allow. An email announcement will be sent when a decision is reached. Send comments/questions to nnvnps@gmail.com.
Volunteers Needed for
NNMG’s Plant Sale at Ingleside Winery
4872 Leedstown Rd., Oak Grove, VA
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Noon – 4pm
Volunteers are needed to help at the NNVNPS outreach table handing out our print materials and answering questions. See member email for more details.
NAPS Earth Day Celebration
April 25, 2026 9am-1pm
73 Monument Place
Heathsville
Volunteers are needed to staff the Education/Outreach table at the NAPS Earth Day Celebration at the Farmers’ Market in Heathsville on Saturday, April 25, 2026. Please see member email for more info.
Volunteers Needed for
Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Historic Garden Week
NN Garden Club House and Garden Tour
Ditchley Cider Works, 1571 Ditchley Road, Kilmarnock
Old Court House in Heathsville Native Plant Garden Cleanups
April 17 9:30- 11:30
Please join Bonita for our workdays. We will be weeding, pruning and tidying up the garden. Bring your own hand tools, gloves and water.
A free public program on “Propagation of Native Plants” is being offered by the Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society on Thursday, April 16 beginning at 12:30 at Heathsville – Rice’s Hotel Hughlett’s Tavern.
Requesting volunteers to help with the potting up of 100 bare root plants at the Gruben's "Birdhouse". It would be helpful for the volunteers who are willing to help to let Jeff Wainscott know so we can plan accordingly. We’ll provide the potting soil but you should bring a hand trowel for filling the provided pots.
*rescheduled from March 17 to March 25 due to predicted cold weather
The Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society (NNVNPS) is excited to invite Chapter members and the public to a free and friendly Zoom Presentation about “Virginia’s Natural Area Preserves: Highlights, Rare Flora, and Conservation Challenges” by the Dr. Mary Jane Epps, Natural Areas Biologist with Virginia Division of Natural Heritage in the Dept ofConservation and Recreation.
The Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society (NNVNPS) will meet at noon Thursday, February 19, at the Lancaster Community Library, 16 Town Centre Drive, Kilmarnock.
Virginia Witmer will present “Grounded in Collaboration: Increasing Native Plant Use and Availability through the Plant Virginia Natives Initiative.”
As many in the Chapter know, we have held a New Year’s Day walk on January 1st for over a decade but this year it will be held on Sunday, January 4th instead. The reason is that Belle Isle State Park has a First Day Walk that in past year’s was held earlier in the day. But this year the Park’s walk will be held at 1 pm and is in direct conflict with the Society’s walk.
The Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society is holding a public meeting with a presentation on the Flora of Richmond County’s Fones Cliffs on Thursday, Nov. 20thth in the Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock. The gathering will begin at noon with light refreshments and social time followed by the program at 12:30. The Chapter’s annual election of new officers will also take place.
Field Trip to The Nature Conservancy’s Voorhees Preserve November 1 from Noon – 3:00. The Voorhees Preserve contains 720 scenic acres along the Rappahannock River in Westmoreland County and is part of a network of stunning conservation lands along the River. With over 4 miles of hiking trails, it is truly a treasure.
Bonita has scheduled the final work day for the OCHG on Oct. 24 from 10-12.
Our Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society is thrilled to be offering a free sit-in-your own-home Zoom presentation entitled “Getting to Know Virginia’s Ferns” on Thursday, Oct. 16th at 7 pm. Our speaker will be Dr. Jordan Metzgar from Virginia Tech. Dr. Metzgar is a fern-loving botanist and the Curator of Virginia Tech’s Massey Herbarium as well as a teacher of plant taxonomy.
Bonita has scheduled a work day on Sept. 25 from 10-12.
We will be weeding and tidying up the garden. Bring your own hand tools, gloves and water.
On Sunday, Sept. 7th, the annual Fall Native Plant Sale at Good Luck Cellars on Good Luck Road in Kilmarnock will run from 1pm until 3 pm. Knowledgeable native plant Society members and landscape designers will be on site to answer all of your native plant questions – right plant, right place.
We had more plants than ever this year so you don’t want to miss this opportunity to buy hard to find and even a few state-rare plants, carefully nurtured and grown by our members.
Fall is a wonderful time to spruce up your garden or property with some native plants. If you wish to color your life with birds and butterflies, native plants are a must The Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society will be holding their annual Fall Native Plant Sale at Good Luck Cellars on Good Luck Road in Kilmarnock. Cruise the natives then enjoy some wine, live music on the porch or food each day.
Members Only Sale!
NNVNPS is holding a Members-only Presale on Friday, Sept. 5th from 2:30 – 4:30. If you are not a member but would like to attend and have first choice, you can join on our website or simply come to the Membership Tent on Friday and become a member.
May 31 – 9 am to Noon
Cat Point is a wonderful example of a Tidal Freshwater Marsh, protected by the refuge and the Rappahannock Indian Tribe. This field trip follows the April 17th NN VNPS program presented by biologist Maeve Coker on freshwater tidal marshes Join us to see the spectacular flora and fauna of a Freshwater Tidal Marsh and how critical this habitat is for all.
Meet: Cat Point Creek Refuge, 2570 Newland Road, Warsaw – enter refuge and meet at first building you encounter – the Lodge.
