Workshops
GNPS occasionally hosts workshops that focus on topics related to plant identification or plant ecology. Some workshops offer hands-on learning about topics such as pruning or transplanting plants. Educational materials and a chance to practice your new skills are typically provided to give our members more in-depth learning and a way to take home what you learned. Workshops are also conducted by individual chapters.
Check our calendar for listings of upcoming Georgia Native Plant Society workshops. We would love to hear from you if you are interested in leading a workshop or have a topic that you would like to learn more about.
News & Events
Open House & Native Plant Festival at Boy Scout Rd. Nursery (Byron)
On Sept. 20, 2025 from 9 am until Noon, join the Fringed Campion Chapter at the Boy Scout Road Native Nursery in Byron, GA for an Open House & Native Plant Festival! Free admission!
Featuring: Native Plants Sale from 9 am – Noon
Schedule of Workshops & Activities
9:15 am Shrink the Lawn Presentation (all ages); Mr. Whit Kirkland
9:30 am Bee a Friend to Pollinators (ages 12 & under); Ms. Alice Morgan, Master Naturalist
10:00 am Longleaf Pine Hike (all ages) led by retired Forester Richard Williams
10:30 am Bee a Friend to Pollinators (ages 12 & under); Ms. Alice Morgan, Master Naturalist
11:00 am GNPS Native Plant Rescue (all ages); Dr. Greg Lewis
Registration Requested: https://forms.gle/j84uVte9Zpn5cfsU7
Intown Atlanta Year-Round Native Gardening 2025
Update: this event is SOLD OUT.
If you’re interested in attending, please sign up for the WAITLIST and we will reach out as spots become available. Thank you!
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Join us on January 26th for an updated and improved presentation on invasive plant removal and native gardening in every season with Woods Keeper’s Michael Hudgins and Intown GNPS board member Laura Qadri. This information-packed talk will cover the right times to identify and remove significant invasive plants in our area, native plants to incorporate in your landscape for visual interest and wildlife habitat in every season, and key tasks to maintain and improve your native garden throughout the year.
Stay for refreshments and mingling after the presentation, and take home some free native seeds! We will also have a supervised craft table for kids during the presentation. Space at the kids’ table is limited; reserve a spot by emailing lauren.owens@gnps.org.
Last year’s event filled up in record time, so don’t wait to register!
Admission is free
Location
500 S Columbia Dr
Decatur, GA 30030
United States of America
Room Number: Hawkins Hall
Annual Chapter Meeting and Tree ID Workshop
All are invited to The Fringed Campion chapter’s annual general meeting on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 10 am in Milledgeville, GA at Georgia College & State University’s West Campus Center. Dr. Melanie Devore will lead a Tree Identification Workshop before the business portion of the meeting.
Please RSVP here so that we know how many to prepare for: https://forms.gle/F4beNWTfPmDn4HYb8. Driving and parking directions will be emailed in the coming days.
Optional tree ID practice will follow the workshop at Lockerly Arboretum in Milledgeville. Bring a lunch and picnic with your native plant friends afterwards!
For any last minute updates, please check the event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/851974693337036
Pollinator Week BioBlitz Meetup at Centerville Library Native Plant Garden
2. Join our 2024 Fringed Campion Chapter of GNPS Pollinator Week BioBlitz project
3. Make as many observations of native plants and pollinators in Middle Georgia as possible! Need help figuring out how to do this? See step by step instructions here: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/video+tutorials#add_mob
Pollinator Week BioBlitz Meetup at Amerson River Park (Macon)
2. Join our 2024 Fringed Campion Chapter of GNPS Pollinator Week BioBlitz project
3. Make as many observations of native plants and pollinators in Middle Georgia as possible! Need help figuring out how to do this? See step by step instructions here: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/video+tutorials#add_mob
