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Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat
Time: Jan 11, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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We will continue our regular monthly meetings via Zoom.  The next meeting will be on Monday, January 25, 2021. Our speaker will be Richard Hitt who will speak on

Native Plants in the Landscape ... and the Life They Support.

Richard will begin with an overview of the major native plant families of Tennessee. He will address the topics of why plant natives? and how much of our landscape should be devoted to natives? He will illustrate these ideas with examples from his own suburban landscape in Franklin, TN.

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Monthly Meeting
Time: Jan 25, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat Meeting
Time: Feb 8, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Every month on the Second Monday
Feb 8, 2021 07:00 PM

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Soil and the Importance of Soil Testing
Lucas Holman

Horticulture Extension Agent, Wilson County UT/TSU Extension

Lucas will explain why it is important to test soil for gardens and landscapes. He will also explain:

how to collect and submit the soil for testing
how to interpret the test results
what to do based on the results

This will allow for targeted corrections to the soil that will yield better yards and landscapes.

At Holman Farms in Lebanon, TN, Lucas and this family raise Dorset sheep, Angus cattle, garlic, mums, daylilies, and lots of seasonal vegetables.

Everyone is welcome to attend this event

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Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Monthly Meeting
Time: Feb 22, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat
Time: Monday, March 8, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Dr. Doug Tallamy, Professor of Entomology at the University of Delaware, noted entomologist, author and speaker, will be our special guest during our joint meeting with the Southern Kentucky chapter of Wild Ones. Please note the date of this presentation is March 11, 2021 (not our usual 4th Monday!).

Restoring Nature's
Relationships at Home
Dr. Doug Tallamy
University of Delaware
Specialized relationships between animals and plants are the norm in nature rather than the exception. It is specialized relationships that provide our birds with insects and berries, that disperse our bloodroot seeds, that pollinate our goldenrod, and so on. Plants that evolved in concert with local animals provide for their needs better than plants that evolved elsewhere. Tallamy will explain why this is so, why specialized food relationships determine the stability and complexity of the local food webs that support animal diversity, why our yards and gardens are essential parts of the ecosystems that sustain us, and how we can use our landscapes to connect the isolated habitat fragments around us. It is time to create landscapes that enhance local ecosystems rather than degrade them.

The Zoom meeting will open at 6:30 PM on Thursday, March 11. The presentation will begin at 7:00 PM.
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Topic: WOMT Board Meeting
Time: Mar 15, 2021 06:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat
Time: Monday, April 12, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Birds in the Garden:
Creating & Enjoying a Bird Oasis
Pam Karlson

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Inviting birds into gardens by creating healthy habitat is a joyful way to connect with nature and help support bird populations. Pam’s presentation features her photographs of the Chicago bird garden she created and it’s bird visitors, illustrating how it’s possible to attract over 100 bird species. Tips include landscape enhancements, practices and plant selection, with an emphasis on natives and nativars. Chicagoland’s (and Nashville’s!) importance along the migratory route, bird species diversity, habitat, diet/foraging, nesting, supplemental support and citizen science will also be discussed. Doug Tallamy’s latest book “Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation That Starts in Your Yard,” includes Pam’s city garden, exemplifying the power of urban lots (pp. 190-191).
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Pam Karlson is a career artist and certified professional gardener/garden designer. Art, nature and gardening have been her lifelong passions. She has been rescuing migratory birds since 2004 as a volunteer with licensed wildlife rescue/rehabilitation organizations. Residing in Chicago, she co-owns Waxwing Studio, inc., with her artist husband, specializing in design, illustration, gardening/garden design, and landscape watercolor painting.
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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Monthly Meeting
Time: Mar 22, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

Apr 26, 2021 07:00 PM

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Spring 2021 Native Plant Sale
For the benefit of Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary
and Wild Ones Middle Tennessee
Saturday, May 8, 2021, 10 AM - 1 PM
Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary
545 Beech Creek Road S., Brentwood, TN 37027
Our Spring plant sale will be the biggest ever with over 1,000 plants from over 90 species. Online ordering is now closed. Existing orders can be picked up at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary on Friday, May 7. You can view the list of species that will be available at the sale on Saturday, May 8, at Owl's Hill. Admission is free on Saturday for Wild Ones member, others will be charged the standard day pass fee of $5.

We will need volunteers to help at the sale on Saturday as well as on Thursday and Friday before the sale for order fulfillment, setup, and organization. Signup to volunteer.

Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat
Time: Monday, May 10, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Everyone Needs Native Seeds:
Online Seed Swapping to Increase Landscape Biodiversity

Matthew Allen

Matthew had enormous success in Texas connecting thousands of people in a native seed swapping group on Facebook. That very active group has grown to more than 4,000 members. Matthew is committed to facilitating native seed exchanges to help increase biodiversity in native plant gardens.

Matthew has BS and MS degrees in geology from the University of Alabama and UT - San Antonio, respectively, with specialization in paleontology. After working in the petroleum industry for five years, Matthew decided to pursue a PhD in geology at the University of Kansas where he will be studying how changes in climate affected plant communities in North America using rocks formed 100 million years ago.
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Please join us for our next book club meeting presented in partnership with Root Nashville. We will be discussing Doug Tallamy's new book The Nature of Oaks. The meeting will be via Zoom on Monday, June 7, 2021 from 7 PM - 8 PM. You can register for this event using the button below, and the Zoom details will be sent to registrants a week before the meeting. Happy reading!

Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat
Time: Monday, June 14, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

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Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

Please email laurasmith at owlshill.org to volunteer.

Our chapter maintains the four native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School.

We will tour the Dixon Merritt Butterfly and Native Plant Garden at Cedars of Lebanon State Park. The tour will be led by member Linda Robertson on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 9 AM. The informal tour will probably last about an hour. An optional cedar glade hike led by Richard Hitt will be available after the tour for anyone interested. Although registration is not required, please sign up if you would like to be notified in case the tour is cancelled (due to weather, for example). For navigation directions you can use GPS coordinates (36.085318,-86.324853). There is a large parking lot in front of the Nature Center. The coordinates will take you to the garden behind the Nature Center where we will meet.

Note the new time. Our chapter maintains the four native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Volunteers are welcome and no experience is necessary. Come learn about native plants and how to use them in a garden setting. Note: Meeting times are moving around during the Summer, so confirm interest in attending by email.

Incorporating Native Plants
into Your Landscape
Shannon Trimboli
Description: Native plants are growing in popularity among homeowners and gardeners. Not only are native plants adapted to our crazy weather and soils, they also provide valuable food and resources for pollinators and songbirds. In this class we’ll discuss why native plants can be important additions to your garden, things to consider when purchasing and planting native plants, some native plants you might want to consider for your yard, and the pollinators or other wildlife that use those plants.

Bio: Shannon is a wildlife biologist, beekeeper, author, and public speaker who lives in Barren County, Kentucky. Her goal is to help people appreciate the pollinators, wildlife, and nature around them. She is the host of Backyard Ecology, a blog and podcast focused on igniting our curiosity and natural wonder, exploring our yards and communities, and improving our local pollinator and wildlife habitat. Shannon also owns and operates Busy Bee Nursery and Consulting which specializes in plants and habitat consulting services for honey bees, native pollinators, and wildlife conservation. Her first book, Plants Honey Bees Use in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys, was published in 2018. More information can be found at www.ShannonTrimboli.com or www.BackyardEcology.net.

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Monthly Meeting
Time: Jun 28, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

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Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat
Time: Monday, June 14, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Topic: Native Prairie Reconstruction for Pollinator Habitat in the Midsouth

Speaker: Robert Hoffman, Roundstone Native Seed

Summary: This presentation will cover what native plants are, why they are important, when and how to establish them for you best chance of success. The focus will be on site preparation and establishment using different techniques of installation for both large-scale and small-scale plantings. Native plants are not hard to establish, they are just different.

Bio: Robert Hoffman was born in Jackson, TN and grew up in Sumter, South Carolina.  He has a Bachelors of Science in Natural Resource Management from University of Tennessee Martin and a Master’s of Science in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation from the University of Florida.  Robert began his career working at the Tall Timbers Research Station in South Georgia and North Florida , studying northern bobwhites.  He has worked as a Wildlife Biologist for Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources, working with private landowners to establish wildlife habitat through Farm Bill programs. Robert joined Roundstone Native Seed in 2015. When he is not working, his favorite hobbies include hunting, fishing or backpacking with his wife Ashley.

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Monthly Meeting
Time: Jul 26, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School.

Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat
Time: Monday, June 14, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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We usually meet on Wednesday for this volunteer project. Due to road work, we are postponing this until Friday.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to confirm time.

Speakers: Fran Chismar and Tom Knezick from Pinelands Nursery in Columbus, NJ, will be our speakers. Fran is currently the Sultan of Sales at Pinelands while Tom is the Production Analyst. Pinelands Nursery is one of the largest wholesale native plant nurseries on the East Coast. Fran and Tom are also the hosts of the very popular podcast Native Plants, Healthy Planet.

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Native Plants, Healthy Planet
Fran and Tom will talk about the advantage of being tolerant to all sides of the native plant conversation. They will also discuss how to grow the circle of people involved. Their message will be supported with highlights from their podcast episodes.

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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Monthly Meeting
Time: Aug 23, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary. Contact Laura Smith at Owl's Hill to sign-up.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School.

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

Please email laura at owlshill.org to volunteer.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School.

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

Please email laura at owlshill.org to volunteer.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School.

Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).
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Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat
Time: Oct 11, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all thing native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below).

Meeting opens at 6:45 PM. Discussion begins at 7:00 PM.

Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat
Time: Monday, June 14, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

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Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School.

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

Please email laura at owlshill dot org to volunteer.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School.

September Monthly Meeting
This meeting will begin with a brief presentation by Richard Hitt on the history of Wild Ones -- both the national organization and our Middle Tennessee chapter.

This will be followed by

An introduction of the chapter's Board of Directors.
A description of our current open positions.
An open discussion of what our chapter goals should be,
and how we can achieve them.
A discussion of the kind of chapter events that everyone would like see on our schedule
A discussion of the upcoming election of officers suggested by our bylaws for November

Based on this discussion, the Board will follow up with an online survey of the membership to make sure input from everyone is received. This will help the develop a plan for the future.
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Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

Please email laura at owlshill dot org to volunteer.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to verify there are no last minute changes in the schedule.

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

Please email laura at owlshill dot org to volunteer.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to verify there are no last minute changes in the schedule.

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

Please email laura at owlshill dot org to volunteer.

Orders that were placed online should be picked up on Saturday, October 15, between 9 AM and 3 PM at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary at 545 Beech Creek Rd S, Brentwood, TN 37027.

2021 Fall Native Plant Sale
The in-person sale is Saturday, October 16, 2021, 10 AM to 1 PM at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary (address/map above).

Herbaceous Plants

Common Name
Scientific  Name

American Bellflower 
Campanula americana

Anise Hyssop
Agastache foeniculum

Aster, New England
Symphyotrichum novae angliae

Aster, Smooth Blue
Symphyotrichum laeve

Asters, Assorted Late
Aster species

Bee Balm 
Monarda fistulosa

Bigleaf Grass-of-Parnassus 
Parnassia grandifolia

Black-eyed Susan
Rudebeckia hirta

Blue Mistflower 
Conoclinium coelestinum

Brown-eyed Susan 
Rudbeckia triloba

Cardinal Flower 
Lobelia cardinalis

Carolina Lupine 
Themopsis villosa

Celandine Poppy 
Stylophorum diphyllum

Common Milkweed 
Asclepias syriaca

Coneflower, Grayheaded 
Ratibida pinnata

Coneflower, Great
Rudbeckia maxima

Coneflower, Orange  (Flat Rock genotype)
Rudbeckia fulgida ssp. Flat
Rock

Coneflower, Purple 
Echinacea purpurea

Coreopsis, Plains 
Coreopsis tinctoria

Coreopsis, Tall
Coreopsis tripteris

Coneflower, Orange
Rudbeckia fulgida var. fulgida

Cup Plant 
Silphium perfoliatum

Desert-chicory
Pyrrhopappus carolinianus

False Indigo 
Baptisia australis

Goat’s Beard 
Aruncus diocus

Golden Alexander 
Zizia aurea

Great Blue Lobelia 
Lobelia siphilitica

Horsetail Rush 
Equisetum hyemale

Long-sepal Beardtongue 
Penstemon calycosis

Mountainmint, Clustered
Pycnanthemum muticum

Mountainmint, Slender
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium

Nodding Wild Onion
Allium cernuum

Northern Blue Flag 
Iris versicolor

Pale Blue-eyed Grass 
Sisyrinchium albidum

Pale Corydalis 
Corydalis sempervirens

Prairie Pussytoes
Antennaria neglecta

Prairie Sundrop 
Oenothera pilosella

Primrose, Common Evening
Oenothera biennis

Purple Prairie Clover 
Dalea purpurea

Primrose, Narrowleaf Evening
Oenothera fruticosa

Primrose, Showy Evening
Oenothera speciosa

Purple Passionvine 
Passiflora incarnata

Rattlesnake Master 
Eryngium yuccifolium

River Oats 
Chasmanthium latifolium

Scarlet Hibiscus 
Hibiscus coccineus

Showy Tick Trefoil 
Desmodium canadense

Southern Blue Flag 
Iris virginiana

Sunflower, Maximilian
Helianthus maximiliani

Sunflower, Swamp 
Helianthus angustifolium

Tall Ironweed 
Vernonia gigantea

Violet, Striped Creamy
Viola striata

Violet, Wild Blue
Viola sororia

White Snakeroot
Ageratina altissima

White Turtlehead 
Chelone glabra

White Vervain 
Verbena urticifolia

Wild Petunia 
Ruellia caroliniensis

Woody Plants

Common Name
Scientific  Name

American Beautyberry 
Callicarpa americana

American Black Elderberry 
Sambucus nigra ssp. canadensis

American Hornbeam
Carpinus caroliniana

American Wisteria 
Wisteria frutescens

Aromatic Sumac 
Rhus aromatica

Black Oak 
Quercus velutina

Bur Oak 
Quercus macrocarpa

Buttonbush 
Cephalanthus occidentalis

Catalpa 
Catalpa species

Deciduous Holly 
Ilex decidua

Devil’s Walking Stick 
Aralia spinosa

False Indigo Bush 
Amorpha fruticosa

Hazelnut 
Corylus americana

Mystery Oaks
Quercus species

Oak, Cherrybark
Quercus pagoda

Oak, Shumard 
Quercus shumardii

Oak, White
Quercus alba

Pawpaw 
Asimina triloba

Red Maple
Acer rubrum

Red Mulberry 
Morus rubra

Redbud 
Cercis canadensis

Serviceberry
Amelanchier canadensis

Sweetgum 
Liquidambar styraciflua

Virginia Sweetspire 
Itea virginica

Seed Packets

Common Name
Scientific  Name

Bee Balm 
Monarda fistulosa

False Indigo 
Baptisia australis

Brown-eyed Susan 
Rudbeckia triloba

Butterfly Milkweed 
Asclepias tuberosa

Dense Blazing Star 
Liatris spicata

False Sunflower 
Heliopsis helianthoides

Lanceleaf Coreopsis 
Coreopsis lanceolata

Long-sepal Beardtongue 
Penstemon calycosis

Partridge Pea 
Chasmanthium latifolium

Purple Coneflower 
Echinacea purpurea

Purple Prairie Clover 
Dalea purpurea

Scarlet Hibiscus 
Hibiscus coccineus

Swamp Milkweed 
Asclepias incarnata

Tall Ironweed 
Vernonia gigantea

White Crownbeard, Frostweed 
Verbesina virginica

Pollinator Kits

Pollinator kits are still available for sale. Each kit consists of 18 plants in 3.5” square pots for a cost of $50. Donations from GroWild, Inc, together with two members make this low price point available.

Components:

3 Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
2 Purple Coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
3 Bee Balm (Monarda fistulosa)
2 Anise Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum)
3 Clustered Mountainmint (Pycnanthemum muticum)
3 Wrinkleleaf Goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
1 New England Aster (Symphyotrichum novae-algliae)
1 Smooth Blue Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve)

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to verify there are no last minute changes in the schedule.

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

Please email laura at owlshill dot org to volunteer.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to verify there are no last minute changes in the schedule.

October Monthly Meeting
Richard Hitt will give two short presentations:

The Evolution of Plants -- in 20 minutes
Scientific Names -- easing the fear

 
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October Monthly Meeting
Richard Hitt will give two short presentations:

The Evolution of Plants -- in 20 minutes
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The Zoom component will open at 6:30 PM for those who want to join early.
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Our chapter will have a members-only hike at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary on Saturday, October 30, 2021 from 12:30 to 3:00 PM. The hike will be led by Richard Hitt and any others who wish to help. Due to the COVID, the hike will be capped at 12 participants. If the hike fills up, additional hikes will be offered in early November. Sign-up below.

There will be a members-only hike at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary on Saturday, October 30, 2021, beginning at 12:30 PM. The hike will focus of forest ecology and plant identification.

Registration (required) is only a button click away.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to verify there are no last minute changes in the schedule.

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood.

Please email laura at owlshill dot org to volunteer.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to verify there are no last minute changes in the schedule.

Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all things native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below). Zoom Info Meeting opens at 6:45 PM. Discussion begins at 7:00 PM. Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat Time: Nov 8, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/79151067360?pwd=eC9ydzJGdjdSWDhhR1JCbFhWY3pRZz09 Meeting ID: 791 5106 7360 Passcode: 612401 One tap mobile +13017158592,,79151067360#,,,,*612401# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,79151067360#,,,,*612401# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 791 5106 7360 Passcode: 612401 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kg1C6teR

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood. Please email laura at owlshill dot org to volunteer.

We will meet in front of the Nature Center at Edwin Warner Park at 1 PM, Saturday, November 13. We will choose an easy to moderate route for a 2-hour hike that suits the hikers. Please sign up below:

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to verify there are no last minute changes in the schedule.

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood. Please email laura at owlshill dot org to volunteer.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to verify there are no last minute changes in the schedule.

Volunteer native plant gardening at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary in Brentwood. Please email laura at owlshill dot org to volunteer.

Join us to help maintain the native gardens at Westmeade Elementary School. Contact Richard Hitt to verify there are no last minute changes in the schedule.

December Monthly Meeting The Benefits of Trees and the Root Nashville Campaign

Meg Morgan

Nashville is losing trees, but they provide so many varied and important benefits: not just in terms of environmental health and resilience, but from a public health perspective as well. The citywide Root Nashville campaign, led by the Cumberland River Compact and Metro Nashville, is an effort to restore our city's canopy. Join us for a conversation about the benefits of trees, how the Root Nashville campaign operates and how you can be involved, and how the campaign makes species and planting selections. Meg Morgan is the Root Nashville Campaign Manager at the Cumberland River Compact. Root Nashville is a public-private partnership led by the Cumberland River Compact and Metro Nashville to plant 500,000 trees by 2050. Meg manages campaign operations, community engagement, and communications. Flyer Download and share the flyer. Zoom Information Zoom link opens at 6:30 PM, program begins at 7 PM CST. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85253137111?pwd=ckJOYU5CME13VnllRmhiY3JHNlZCUT09 Meeting ID: 852 5313 7111 Passcode: 895424 One tap mobile +19292056099,,85253137111#,,,,*895424# US (New York) +13017158592,,85253137111#,,,,*895424# US (Washington DC) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 852 5313 7111 Passcode: 895424 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kyuAvF2k

Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? Join us for an informal discussion about all things native. Everyone is welcome.  This remote meeting will be via Zoom (link below). Zoom Info Meeting opens at 6:45 PM. Discussion begins at 7:00 PM. Topic: Wild Ones Middle Tennessee Chat Time: Dec 13, 2021 07:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/79151067360?pwd=eC9ydzJGdjdSWDhhR1JCbFhWY3pRZz09 Meeting ID: 791 5106 7360 Passcode: 612401 One tap mobile +13017158592,,79151067360#,,,,*612401# US (Washington DC) +13126266799,,79151067360#,,,,*612401# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) Meeting ID: 791 5106 7360 Passcode: 612401 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kg1C6teR