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.

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.

We still have native plants left to sale.

All native plants 50% off

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.

May 22 – 12:30 – 2:30 

We will be visiting two adjacent properties on Dividing Creek off Cobb Hall Lane in Kilmarnock. These are private properties in which the property owners each have created meadows: one oof moderate size and the other a 5-acre meadow. We will see and hear from each owner the how and why this was accomplished and how they manage their meadows.

Meet: From Kilmarnock go about 2 miles north on Rt. 200 to right on Ditchley Road. Take your first left on Apple Grove Rd., go less than 1 miles to Cobbs Hall Rd. and turn right and go less than half a mile to Jordan Lane where you will be directed where to park.

Makeup for April 14

Come join the fun - we need your help!!!

Please come help pot up a large order of gorgeous native plugs arriving from Mid-Atlantic Nurseries late next week. We have some really fabulous species – Milkweeds galore, Cinnamon ferns, compact Coastal Joe-pye-weed, Cardinal Flowers, Great Blue Lobelia, Sweet Goldenrod and more! We have several hundred plugs arriving, so many hands make quick and fun work!

Please bring a trowel, garden gloves or any tools you prefer. We will supply pots and potting soil. We will have 60 bareroot plants to pot up.

Look forward to seeing you on May 20 at 1 pm!

See member’s email for address of Gruben’s Birdhouse.

May 15 – 1:00 to 3:00  Hickory Hollow Field Trip – Lancaster - Open to all

A walk at Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve is a wonder anytime but when the Kentucky Lady’s Slipper orchid is in bloom it is a very special sight. We believe this should be in bloom along with False Hellebore, Redring (or White)  Milkweed, Large Twayblade orchid, Summer Bluet, Partridgeberry, and more!

Meet: Hickory Hollow Parking Lot, Regina Road off Rt. 3 in Lancaster

Postponed until April 20 at 1pm

Pop  Up  Garden Clean Up Shiloh School Native Plant Garden

Corner of Shiloh School Rd. and Balls Neck Rd., Kilmarnock, VA

9:30am-11:30am

This Friday April 25

NNVNPS will have an Education/Outreach table at the NAPS Earth Day Celebration at the Farmers' Market in Heathsville on Saturday, April 19.

Nancy Garvey will be heading up this event. We will be distributing our guides and doing a fun "Make and Take Mini Meadow" for children from 2-99.

See the members’ email, if you’re interested in volunteering.

A free public program at the Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock titled “Virginia’s Freshwater Tidal Marshes: A Coastal Gem” is being offered by the Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society on Thursday, April 17 beginning at noon with light refreshments and social time followed by the program at 12:15. The speaker will be Maeve Coker, a biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service.

Spring is finally here and next week should be a great time to visit our early floral friends at Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve in Lancaster.  Next week’s weather forecast is sunny to mostly sunny with some rains forecasted but Thursday the 10th looks just perfect for spring botanical walk. We will meet in the Hickory Hollow parking lot at 1 pm.

This Friday  April 4,  9:30-11:30

Lunch at the Tavern after.

We will be weeding and tidying up the garden.

Bring your own hand tools, gloves and water

Our Speaker: Herbalist Heather Bedford

The Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society will be holding their monthly meeting on Thursday, March 20 at the Lancaster Community Library in Kilmarnock beginning at noon. Everyone is welcome to this free program. Feel free to bring a lunch or snack to eat, meet and greet Chapter members and members of the public.