The West Georgia Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society is pleased to host a presentation by Trecia Neal on landscape design with native plants. Neal is the founder of Green Gardens Education and Designs LLC and the co-owner of Wild Roots Native Nursery. She specializes in helping homeowners transform their barren lawns into living […]

The chapter’s February meeting will focus on gardening tools—how to get them ready for spring and keep them in good shape all year round.  Our speaker, Mike Handyside, is uniquely qualified.  In addition to having a background in metalwork, he is a Friend of the Carroll County Master Gardeners with over 200 service hours, and […]

The West Georgia Chapter's August meeting features a presentation on dragonflies by naturalist Rose Guerra. Did you know that dragonflies spend most of their lives underwater? This program covers the basics about dragonflies with lots of fun facts, and touches on the most common dragonflies in our area.  Rose will also cover gardening to attract […]

Did you know that you are living in one of nature’s medicine cabinets? The Southern Appalachians and Piedmont regions are home to a great diversity of medicinal plants used by cultures throughout history and still valued by modern herbalists today. At our June 20 chapter meeting, Melissa Ray will teach us about some of the […]

Last year Leighton Alston, a member of the West GA Chapter of GNPS, received a Gold Native Plant Habitat Certificate for his Heard County property.  The Gold Certificate requires a high quality habitat with a wide variety of native plants, no cultivation of invasives, and strong conservation practices. Leighton’s presentation will describe how this was […]