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"
May 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, May 6, at Noon through Tuesday, May 13, at Noon with plant pickup on Friday, May 16, from 8 AM to 2 […] Continue reading "May 2025 Native Plant Sale"
Note: This meeting will be on the fifth Monday of the month, September 30, rather than on our usual fourth Monday. This is to prevent conflict with Joanna Brichetto’s book event at Parnassus Books on September 23. Our speaker for the September 2024 meeting is Rita Venable who will speak on A Home for Butterflies Presentation: What […] Continue reading "September 2024 Monthly Meeting — Rita Venable"
Our July 2024 monthly meeting will be a hybrid meeting (in-person and via Zoom) featuring member Andra Prewett giving a presentation on Rain Garden Success: Tips for Installing and Maintaining Rain Gardens in Middle Tennessee Rain gardens are a great way to reduce pollution and prevent flooding in our waterways. In fact, many municipal stormwater […] Continue reading "July 2024 Meeting — Andra Prewett on Rain Gardens"
When: Sunday, June 23, 2024, 4 – 6 PM CDT Where: Private home in a downtown Franklin neighborhood Register: Signup.com We will tour the native gardens at John and Donna Brevard’s home in downtown Franklin, TN. John was on facilities board of his church when several acres of native plants were installed. That’s when he first discovered […] Continue reading "Native Garden Tour — John and Donna Brevard"
When: Saturday, June 22, 2024, 9 AM – 11 AM CDT Where: Cool Springs area of Franklin (address will be send to registrants) Registration: at signup.com The garden and landscape of Rita and Phil Venable is in suburban Franklin near the Cool Springs mall. This garden will showcase three main ideas. One idea is how […] Continue reading "Member Garden Tour — Rita and Phil Venable"
When: Saturday, June 15, 2024, 9 AM – 11 AM 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 at […] Continue reading "Native Garden Tour — Paul Prill’s Home"
When: Saturday, June 8, 2024, from 9 AM — 11 AM CDT Where: Stonemeade Subdivision, Nashville, TN Registration: At signup.com (exact location will be sent to registrants) We will be touring member Carole Bartoo’s property that has been home to a backyard native garden since COVID hit and she read Doug Tallamy’s Nature‘s Best Hope. Carole […] Continue reading "Native Garden Tour — Carole Bartoo Home and Stonemeade Butterfly Garden"
The majority of US Clematis species are in the subgenus Viorna and are characterized by a leathery, bell-shaped flower, which is why they are commonly called “Leatherflower.” Within this, there are complexes that help group leatherflowers based on shared similarities. These complexes are Glaucophylla, Viorna, Reticulata, Fremontii, and Pitcheri. There are multiple species within each […] Continue reading "Clematis Complexes Offered at Spring 2024 Plant Sale"