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

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.

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.

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

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.

New Year’s Day is the perfect day to get outside and start the New Year off naturally and focused on plants.  A number of years ago our Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society started a New Year’s Day Walk at Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve but the scourge of Covid forced that to be canceled for the past few years.  But alas, the Walk has been reinstated this new year for Sunday, Jan. 1 at 1 pm with the co-sponsorship of the NN Audubon. The temperature is predicted to be in the fifties.  

Free and open to the Public - the Northern Neck Chapters of the Virginia Native Plant Society (NNNPS) and the Master Naturalists (NNMN) will lead a field trip in Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve on January 1, 2019 meeting at 2:00 in the parking lot.