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
The Great Southeast Pollinator Census
The Athens-East Piedmont chapter will be joining forces with the Athens Clarke County Master Gardeners to participate in The Great Southeast Pollinator Census. This will be a fun activity for the whole family! If you don’t know bugs or are a counting newbie, don’t worry! There will be plenty of knowledgeable people on site to help you with insect ID, and provide you with information about the Pollinator Census. There will be activities for the kids including butterfly crafts and native bee exploration, as well as lots of of native plant information for adults. More information on the event can be found at the link above, or on the Athens-Clarke County Facebook page.
This is event is free and open to everyone! The event will be held Saturday, August 23rd from 10 am – 1 pm at the Athens-Clarke County Extension office at 275 Cleveland Road, Bogart 30622.
Mini Plant Sale
Come get an early start on your selections for fall planting! This mini plant sale will be held on Saturday, July 26th from 10 am – noon at Sandy Creek Nature Center in Athens, and will include several of the native plants featured at our sale in May, plus new selections. There will be an assortment of trees, shrubs, grasses, perennials, sedges and ferns. Look for us at the outdoor pavilion beside the main parking lot, or in the front entryway to the Nature Center. This sale benefits the Athens-East Piedmont Chapter to support our mission.
This sale is open to everyone, we hope to see you there!
Athens-East Piedmont Spring Plant Sale THIS Weekend!
Join us on Saturday May 3 from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. at Sunrise Nursery (550 Athens Road, Winterville). We’ll have a wide selection of native perennials, grasses, sedges, ferns, shrubs, trees, and vines – Twice as many plants as last year! See below for the current availability list. See you there!
