The Futrells’ usually show their gardens in the spring when all the beautiful spring ephimerals and bulbs are blooming. This year they wanted to show some of the beautiful fall flowering plants in their informal gardens that are a mix of natives, perennials, bulbs and annuals. The shaded back yard is well suited for all […] Continue reading "Garden Tour – Joanne and Alf Futrell’s Garden"
Presentation: Tennessee Naturescapes-Crafting a Biodiverse Landscape Description: An overview of the harmful impacts of urban growth on our local ecosystems, a critical evaluation of currently used home landscape woody ornamentals, and a brief overview of preferred native plant options that are robust in Middle Tennessee landscapes and those that support a diversity of pollinators. Everyone […] Continue reading "WOMT October Meeting"
Presenter: Ran Powers Presentation: “Have You Got the Keys? – A Look at a Few of Our Keystone Native Plants” Description: Ran talk about middle Tennessee keystone plants in some of the major plant groups, and where particular plant types might be best employed in a home landscape. Continue reading "September Meeting"
Welcome to the native landscape and gardens of Rita and Phil Venable! Our garden is in suburban north Franklin near the Cool Springs mall. We love our native garden and the wildlife it attracts but we must work within the guidelines of our HOA and want to do it in a friendly way that is […] Continue reading "Garden Tour – Rita and Phil Venable"
How Nashville became Home to the Largest Urban Forest within the Limits of any Major City in the World Judson Newbern Judson will give a presentation that tracks how the efforts of a small group of volunteers evolved the story of Nashville’s Highland Rim Forest over the past 2 years. He explore ways this might […] Continue reading "August 2025 Monthly Meeting"
October 2025 Native Plant Sale The native plant sale jointly sponsored by the Wild Ones Middle Tennessee chapter and Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary is coming soon! Online ordering will be available from Tuesday, October 14, at Noon through Tuesday, October 21, at Noon with plant pickup on Friday, October 24, from 8 AM to 2 […] Continue reading "Fall 2025 Plant Sale"
Picture from September 2022 Tour – Richard Hitt This is a members-only event. Members are welcome to bring a guest. This tour will begin in the front yard where Donnie has recently install some additional gardens. After about half an hour, the tour will move the back where Donnie has converted the entire back yard […] Continue reading "Member Garden Tour – Donnie Bryan"
When: Sunday, June 29, 2025, 2:00 – 4:30 PM CDT Where: South Nashville (address will be send to registrants) Registration: at signup.com Biodiversity is on display in Paul’s backyard, with over 100 species of native plants from 20 different plant families. 95 percent of the plants in the backyard are native plants, right above Doug […] Continue reading "Native Garden Tour – Paul Prill’s Home"
Our speaker for June 2025 meeting will be Dan DeFigio. The title of his presentation will be Plants Are People, Too This presentation will explore the surprising intelligence of plants – how they learn from experience, remember patterns, respond to environmental cues, communicate with each other, and make decisions to optimize survival. We will dive […] Continue reading "June 2025 Monthly Meeting"
The Tennessee Invasive Plant Council (TN-IPC) is recruiting interested individuals to serve on its board of directors. TN-IPC’s primary mission is to raise public awareness about the spread and ecological harm of invasive nonnative plants in Tennessee, facilitate the exchange of information regarding management, control, and native plant alternatives through our website and area workshops, […] Continue reading "Tennessee Invasive Plant Council Seeks New Board Members"