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June 2025

Jun
9

Plant These Shrubs

Monday, June 9th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Joseph Glasscock Community Center, 3653 Tom Weathers Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37415 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Bill Moll will illustrate how native shrubs can be used in your landscape with examples from about 25 commonly available shrubs that can be included in your garden design:

Criteria:

Under 10’, Attractive, Commonly available, Easy to grow

Jun
14

Certificate in Native Plants - The Magical World of Moss

Saturday, June 14th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
REFLECTION RIDING Arboretum and Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37419 Map

Paid Event Public Welcome Certification Course Program/Speaker Presentation Nature Walk/Hike Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

This course features an engaging Apple Keynote presentation exploring the art and science of cultivating a moss lawn or garden. Topics will include how to establish and maintain a thriving moss landscape, as well as the essential role mosses play in the environment. Weather and time permitting, we will also venture into the natural beauty of Reflection Riding to observe mosses in their native habitat.

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Jun
16

Community Sourcing Native Plants

Monday, June 16th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Joseph Glasscock Community Center, 3653 Tom Weathers Dr, Chattanooga, TN, 37415 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Native plant gardening on a shoestring. 

Holli Richey, Dennis Bishop, Stephen Eselgroth, Bill Moll and others will discuss various ways to acquire native plants at low or no cost by cooperating with your neighbors.

    Sharing Plants – gardeners have extra plants through reseeding or division.

    Sharing Orders – 

        flats of plugs are inexpensive, but you may not want 49 plugs of one species;

        bare root shrubs and trees come in bundles of 100, but you probably want just a few.

    Sharing Seeds – many native plants grow readily from seeds which can be shared for free.

July 2025

Jul
12

Certificate in Native Plants - People, Plants, and Culture: How Native Plants Spread and Feed our World

Saturday, July 12th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
REFLECTION RIDING Arboretum and Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37419 Map

Paid Event Public Welcome Registration Required Certification Course Program/Speaker Presentation Hands-On/How-To Workshop Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

In this class, we are going to study the social-cultural side of native plants, and how these forces affect their distribution and use. We will discuss the indigenous and colonial history of the area, urban ecological systems, and examples of cultivating communities around edible native plantings. A central question will be, how do we create a culture that perpetuates native plants for the common good of our local ecology and local communities? We will look at several specific native plants to consider how they spread botanically and ecologically, as well as socially and culturally. 

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Jul
19

July 19, 2025 Landscapes in Progress Members Only

Saturday, July 19th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Private Homes, Red Bank, TN Map

Members Only Free Event Home/Private Garden Tour

Join members of the Tennessee Valley Chapter of Wild Ones for a private tour of two of our members' gardens in Red Bank.

You will receive directions and parking details in a follow-up email the week of the event.

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Jul
21

TN Valley Chapter Quarterly Board Meeting Members Only

Monday, July 21st, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Joseph Glasscock Community Center

Members Only Limited Access Recording Free Event Chapter Meeting Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Board members meet to discuss our chapter's progress and make decisions when necessary.

August 2025

Aug
9

Certificate in Native Plants - Medicinal Native Plants in the Tennessee Valley Region

Saturday, August 9th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
REFLECTION RIDING Arboretum and Nature Center, 400 Garden Rd, Chattanooga, TN, 37419 Map

Paid Event Public Welcome Registration Required Certification Course Program/Speaker Presentation Hands-On/How-To Workshop Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking Drinking Fountains

Medicinal Native Plants in the Tennessee Valley Region

The botanically-rich region of the Tennessee Valley makes it a full pharmacy when it
comes to the medicinal qualities of its native plants. In this course, participants will get
to know over 20 native plants found at Reflection Riding: how to identify them, where
they grow, what their medicinal properties are, how and when to harvest them and how
to make them into medicine. We will match plants with people through a health
assessment, so participants can see what plants might be important to include in their
own garden to help themselves, their friends and family. Ethically-sound and
sustainable sourcing and wildcrafting practices will be stressed.

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September 2025

Sep
18

September Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

October 2025

Oct
4

Public - Fall Plant Sale

Saturday, October 4th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Grace Episcopal Church, 20 Belvoir Ave, Chattanooga, TN, 37411 Map

Public Welcome Family-Friendly Free Event Seed/Plant Sale Wheelchair Accessible Free Public Parking

Fall Plant Sale.

Fall is the perfect time for planting.  Join us for this free event.  A variety of local and regional native plant nurseries will be selling a large selection of plants.

Oct
16

October Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

Oct
20

TN Valley Chapter Quarterly Board Meeting Members Only

Monday, October 20th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Members Only Chapter Meeting

Board members meet to discuss our chapter's progress and make decisions when necessary.

November 2025

Nov
1

Chapter Annual Meeting Members Only

Saturday, November 1st, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
TBD

Members Only Free Event Chapter Annual Meeting

All Tennessee Valley Wild Ones members and guests are welcome to attend.  We will have a potluck lunch, election of officers, highlights of 2025, and a plant swap.  Please bring a dish and plants to share. This is a great time to visit with other native plant enthusiasts!

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Nov
20

November Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon!