GNPS News & Announcements
Winter Seed Sowing and Sharing for Native Plants
Free Event January 21,2023 1:00PM-3:00PM Metropolitan Branch Fulton County Library System 1332 Metropolitan Parkway SW Atlanta, GA 30310 Join the board of the Intown Atlanta Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society for our first event of the New Year! Register at...
Vote for the GNPS 2023 Plant of the Year!
Each year, we celebrate one special native plant by selecting it as GNPS Plant of the Year (POY). The six nominated plants are featured below. POY online voting is EASY. Just go to the voting page*, click to make your selection, and press "Submit." (If you are not...
New Event: Your Yard is Nature’s Best Hope!
Nature Needs You! Birds and other pollinators are disappearing at an alarming rate. Learn why that’s important and how adding native plants to your outdoor space can help reverse the trend. Planting natives is just one of the ten simple but effective ideas our...
Plant of the Year Nominations are Open!
Nominations for GNPS Plant of the Year open at 7:00 p.m. on October 11th. You must be a member to participate. Get all the details at our previous post about how to submit a nomination, and complete the form at this address as soon as possible (click this link, or...
GNPS Plant of the Year nominations open Tuesday, October 11, at 7 p.m.
The GNPS Plant of the Year (POY) program recognizes native plants that are of benefit to Georgia’s ecology and wildlife. If you are a GNPS member and have a native plant that you think is outstanding, please consider nominating it for POY 2023. Besides beauty, some...
Thomson Park Fall Workdays
Welcome to WD Thomson Park in DeKalb County! The Friends of Thomson Park have three upcoming monthly workdays during the fall of 2022: – Saturday, Oct 15, 9:00am to 12:00pm – Sunday, November 20, 2:00pm to 5:00pm – Sunday, December 11, 2:00pm to 5:00pm Note that...
Annual Meeting – Plant Share & Swap
Volunteers are needed to help make this day a success. Please email alederberg@gnps.org to volunteer. We have an exciting day planned at Zonolite Park on September 18. The order of events: 12-1 PM Plant Drop-Off. You can bring up to 10 native plants to swap. Bring...
Save the Date: Chapter Annual Meeting and Plant Share!
NOW is the best time to pot up your favorite Georgia native plants to get ready for the first Intown Atlanta GNPS Plant Share & Swap event as part of our Annual Meeting on Sunday, September 18 at 1:00pm. Join a growing community sharing favorite native plants with...
Report of Mary Scott Nature Park Workday August 6, 2022
Report of Mary Scott Nature Park Workday August 6, 2022 The August workday at Mary Scott Nature Park was the morning of August 6, 2022. We were so fortunate to have five Georgia Native Plant Society Intown Chapter members join our efforts to pretty up the park in...
Report of Mary Scott Nature Park Workday July 2, 2022
Report of Mary Scott Nature Park Workday July 2, 2022 On July 2,2022, the Friends of Mary Scott Nature Park held a workday at the park. Two 2022 graduates of Chamblee High worked on trail maintenance by lining the edge of the path with downed wood to confine the...