GNPS News & Announcements
India Hicks Trunk Show April 6th.
20% of ALL sales will benefit GNPS Are you planning for weddings, graduations, baby showers, birthdays, and mother's day gifts? Our fellow member, Mindy Boggs, is graciously hosting a shopping event at her home in Pine Hills, Atlanta Georgia on April 6th to benefit...
Workday on the GNPS BeltLine Arboretum Site with Hands on Atlanta
The Saturday March 18, 2017 workday included the first partnership with Hands on Atlanta that brought out over 20 new volunteers to work on the GNPS BeltLine site. Volunteers planted native shrubs and enjoyed a bbq lunch and King of Pops to wrap up their day of...
Report of Mary Scott Workday March 04, 2017
Report of Mary Scott Nature Park workday March 04, 2017 On a sunny early March day, eleven GNPS members and park neighbors met at the Mary Scott Nature Park to groom the plantings made in January and February. We weeded the front parking lot bed and tucked pine straw...
Native Azalea Viewing Field Trip | Hurricane Creek | April 13, 2017
Only eight slots left. Please sign up today if you'd like to join us on this members only, unique field trip to Hurricane Creek in Lumpkin County, to see Georgia native azaleas species or natural hypbrids including triploids. The species present are R. canescens,...
Georgia’s Native Azaleas Workshop
Azaleas are among Georgia's most beautiful plants and are stunning in our gardens. On March 11 a half-day program (9am - 1pm) at the Chattahoochee Nature Center will be led by two of the State's experts on azaleas. They will use photographic slides to discuss all...
Corrective Pruning Workshop
It's the season to prune your shrubs! The upcoming Corrective Pruning Workshop will teach you how. Details below. Saturday, February 18, 2017 2:40 – 3:40 pm This program is free and open to the public. Seating is limited so please register by Tuesday, February 14,...
2017 Workshop Schedule
We have a series of great workshops lined up for 2017! The first two are posted to the Events Calendar, and the rest will be posted after the Symposium, with details to follow on the Workshops page. Feb 18: Native Seed Propagation with Karen McCaustland & Elaine...
Plant of the Year T-Shirts & Raffle for Sweet Betsy Trillium Plants | GNPS Symposium February 4, 2017
New 2017 Plant of The Year T-Shirts featuring the Sweet Betsy Trillium, Trillium cuneatum will be available for purchase at the symposium on February 4. A limited run of high quality 100% cotton shirts all short sleeve will be on sale in a variety of sizes. We also...
Books, Art, Plants & Statewide Programs | GNPS Symposium February 4, 2017
Botanical related vendors and groups will be set up at the symposium with information about their programs across Georgia. A wonderful opportunity for you to purchase topical books and have books authored by our speakers autographed by them too. Learn about Pitcher...
22nd Annual Symposium I Registration Open
JOIN US for our 22nd NATIVE PLANT SYMPOSIUM: WORKING with NATURE – Rather Than Against Saturday, February 4th, 2017. NEW LOCATION: Middle Georgia State University Conference Center in Macon, GA. Registration and GNPS Market opens at 8:00 AM I Good Morning and...