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

Sow it Goes: A Native Seed Saving Workshop

Sow it Goes: A Native Seed Saving Workshop

Join the Fringed Campion Chapter on January 27, 2024 from 9 am until noon at Flat Creek Natives for a hands-on workshop on how to identify native wildflowers by seed characteristics, and how to harvest, process, and store the seeds. Registration is required and limited to 15 participants. Cost is $26.25. Registration and payment can be made at https://square.link/u/QuoWf5r4.
Workshop will be both indoors and out. Bring a chair and wear clothing appropriate for the weather, including work boots and gloves.
Presenter: Greg Lewis owns Flat Creek Natives nursery and is active in the Georgia Native Plant Society at the local and state level. Flat Creek Natives offers native azaleas, wildflowers, trees, and many other pollinator friendly plants native to Georgia’s Coastal Plain. Greg has been collecting seed for many years and enjoys sharing his experience with fellow native plant enthusiasts in Middle Georgia.
How to Design and Install Drip and Mist Irrigation Systems 2/10/24 1 PM

How to Design and Install Drip and Mist Irrigation Systems 2/10/24 1 PM

Join fellow Georgia Native Plant Society members at Juniper Creek Natives at 1494 Boy Scout Rd. Byron, GA on February 10, 2024  from 1:00 PM until about 3:00 PM for a hands-on irrigation workshop hosted by the Fringed Campion Chapter and led by Whit Kirkland, owner of Juniper Creek Natives.This workshop will explore low-cost irrigation systems that use materials readily available at many hardware stores. We will discuss fittings, misters, emitters, polyethylene tubing and irrigation controllers. We will also learn how to integrate PVC pipe into your irrigation system design. Participants will see how these materials are used in the nursery irrigation system and will be able to practice their plumbing skills by making improvements to the nursery irrigation system.Workshop size is limited to 10 participants. Pre-registration and $15 payment is required at https://fringedcampiongnps.square.site/. Registration will close when registration is full or at 5 pm on Friday, Feb. 9, whichever comes first.Workshop will be outdoors, so dress accordingly. Bring a chair and garden gloves.

Registrants will be contacted if event is cancelled for any reason and a full refund will be issued.

Propagation Through Germination Workshop

Propagation Through Germination Workshop

Join The Fringed Campion Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society at Juniper Creek Natives in Byron, GA on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 from 1:00 PM until about 4:00 PM for a hands-on germination workshop.

The workshop will be led by Whit Kirkland, owner of Juniper Creek Natives.

This workshop will explore winter sowing in milk jugs as a low-cost alternative to buying expensive equipment such as grow lights and heat mats. We will discuss different systems for winter sowing and how to stratify seed when it is not winter. Seed saving and storage will also be covered.

You will learn the advantages of this propagation method, types of planting medium, and how to sow seed. Participants are encouraged to bring 3 or 4 one-gallon CLEAN milk jugs they will plant with seeds and take home. Participants will have the opportunity to practice their seeding skills by sowing seed for future Fringed Campion Chapter Plant Sales.

Participation is limited to 15. Pre-registration and $20 payment is required. Registration will close when workshop is full or on Jan. 11, whichever comes first.  Sign up at https://fringedcampiongnps.square.site/

Workshop will be outdoors, so dress accordingly. Bring a chair, native wildflower seed (seed will be provided if you don’t have seeds), a trowel and garden gloves. Bring your empty milk jugs in a cardboard box lined with a plastic bag in order to protect your car on the way home. Germination mix and seed will be provided.Registrants will be contacted if event is cancelled for any reason and a full refund will be issued.

Propagation Through Division and Root Cuttings Workshop

Propagation Through Division and Root Cuttings Workshop

Join The Fringed Campion Chapter on October 15, 2023 starting at 1:30 pm for an afternoon in Byron GA for plant sales, a hands on workshop, a wildflower walk, and spending time with fellow native plant lovers.
The Propagation through Division and Root Cuttings Workshop will begin at 2 PM and provide hands on instruction on how to divide Stokes Aster (Stokesia laevis) and propagate plants from root cuttings. Participants will get to take home plants and cuttings for their home gardens. After the workshop, we will go on an approximately one mile walk through the wildflowers.  Afterwards, participants may do some more native plant shopping before heading out.
Schedule
1:30 to 2 PM  Plant Sales and Registration
2 to 3 PM       Propagation Through Division and Plant Cuttings Workshop
3 to  4 PM      Wildflower Walk
4 to 4:30 PM  Plant Sales
Check the Event Listing in Facebook for any last minutes updates: https://fb.me/e/5CiOXa1kW

The Georgia Grasslands Initiative iNaturalist Project

Virtual Presentation by Mr. Will Rogers

Conservation Researcher at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia

Wednesday, August 23, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Free to all. This event will be live streamed on GNPS’s YouTube channel.

 

Georgia’s grasslands need our attention. Our National Forest roadsides hold relicts of lost grassland and woodland habitats that have been declining since European settlement. Shockingly, Southeastern grasslands have declined to about 1% of what they used to be. Nearly a third of all animals in the Southeast U.S. require grassland habitat for survival. These startling numbers led the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia and the U.S. Forest Service to partner and create the Georgia Grasslands Initiative (GGI) project in iNaturalist.

During this webinar, Mr. Rogers will describe this ongoing initiative and how you can get involved with the project to document remnant roadside grassland habitats.

Mr. Will Rogers is a Conservation Research Professional at the State Botanical Garden of Georgia at the University of Georgia with a focus on imperiled plant species.

 

 

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