Events

We will explore the fall wildflowers at Beamon Park in Nashville's Highland Rim Forest!

Hike leaders will be Heather Gallagher (Park Director) and Richard Hitt

Registration is not required, but doing so will provide a way to get updated information including carpooling information.

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 also in step with the neighborhood. How? Come and see.

Although the landscaped area around the house has changed many times over the last 20+ years, currently the lawn area has been cut by 1/2 and transformed into a an area friendly to pollinators, birds, amphibians, reptiles and small mammals. We use native plants in the landscape to help control erosion and provide wildlife habitat all the while incorporating “cues to care.”

The gardens will be open for drop-in visitors 9:00-11:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 27. Both front yard and back gardens will be open for viewing and native plants will be labeled. Please register so we know how many to expect and can let neighbors know to accommodate parking. 

The following should be in bloom: sweet, gray and zigzag goldenrods, hoary vervain, New York, late purple and aromatic asters, hairy golden aster, whorled sunflower, beautyberry, ironweed, autumn sage and southern wild senna. Some non-natives will also be in bloom.

Rita

We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.  

These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be.  Everyone is welcome.

The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.

Even after reading books and attending talks, many still have pressing questions about ecological landscaping. In this talk, Tallamy addresses common concerns on biodiversity, invasive species, native plants, and conservation strategies, providing practical guidance and motivation to restore nature in everyday spaces. 

Board Meeting.

Our Wild Ones / Owl's Hill  native plant and seed sale  will open for online shopping on Tuesday, October 14, at Noon and continue until Tuesday, October 21, at Noon. Plant pickup for online shopping will be on Friday, October 24, at Owl's Hill Nature Sanctuary from 8 AM until 2 PM. The in-person sale will be Saturday, May 18, 10 AM - 12:30 PM, also at Owl's Hill.  

Shareable Flyer

Volunteer Signup

Online shopping website (available in early October)

Justin Stefanski will speak on 
Tennessee Naturescapes - Crafting a Biodiverse Landscape

Everyone is welcome!

We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.  

These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be.  Everyone is welcome.

The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.

Details coming soon! 

Board Meeting.

More details soon. 

Everyone is welcome!

Designing with native plants isn’t just about what you grow, it’s about how you shape your space. In this hands-on workshop, Zoe Evans (Plan it Wild) and Heather Evans (Design Your Wild) guide you through the process of creating a cohesive yard plan that supports both your lifestyle and biodiversity.

We will continue to meet via Zoom for our chat meetings.  

These are informal and mostly unstructured meetings where anyone can ask questions related to native plants and related topics. Have a question about using native plants in your yard? Have some comments or pictures you want to share? This is the place to be.  Everyone is welcome.

The Zoom Link will open at 6:45 PM.

Board Meeting.

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! This will be a paid webinar with all proceeds supporting the Seeds for Education Program. 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon! 

Details coming soon!