The Athens-East Piedmont Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society
Overview
The Athens-East Piedmont Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society is active in the Athens and East Piedmont area.
Contact
You can reach us by email or visit our Facebook page.
How can I join?
For current members, login and update your chapter affiliation through the chapter affiliation form. For new or renewing members, you can also select your chapter affiliation on the membership form.
Chapter News & Events
Propagation Grants Now Available!
The Athens-East Piedmont Chapter is now offering grants to assist members with supply costs for growing Georgia native plants for our annual native plant sale in May. Members may use the stipend for growing medium, seeds, pots, and related costs associated with propagation from seed, or division of existing plants. In exchange, members will commit to growing a minimum 5 species of plants native to Georgia. Applicants can commit to either growing 35 or 50 plants, with differing levels of funding.
If interested, or for questions or propagation guidance, please contact Lisa Stephens at Stephens.lisam@gmail.com.
Rescheduled January Meeting: Native Plant Seed Starting (Virtual Event)
*OUR JANUARY MEETING HAS BEEN RESCHEDULED AS A VIRTUAL MEETING!*
Former chapter president, Sherrie Hines, will be doing a VIRTUAL presentation on Saturday, January 24th from 11 am – 12 pm about growing native plants from seed. Sherrie will present about her experience growing native plants from seed. Sherrie has been growing native plants for some time and has some great advice for how to be successful with this great way to propagate native plants.
Sherrie will share everything you need to know to successfully start native plants from seeds, whether you want a largely hands-off option (like winter sowing) or if you prefer to more actively manage your seedlings by growing them indoors. Topics will include seed selection, germination codes, supplies, stratification, hardening off, and more! Although it’s getting a little late, there is still time to start your seeds for the spring!
This event is free and open to the public regardless of whether you are or are not a member of the Athens-East Piedmont Chapter of the GNPS.
You do NOT need to register to attend the meeting. Just join the virtual event the day of using this information via Google Meet:
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/whr-
Or dial: (US) +1 914-893-5981 PIN: 273 731 712#
More phone numbers: https://tel.meet/whr-wcia-avy?
If you have any questions, feel free to email Sherrie at Sherrie.Hines@gnps.org.
Annual Holiday Potluck
Join us at Sandy Creek Nature Center on Wednesday, December 10th from 6p – 7:30 for our annual holiday potluck! Bring something sweet or savory, and some good conversation!
As always, our meetings our free and open to the public.
