Jump Starting Your Native Plant Garden with Annuals and Groundcovers (Free Public Program)
Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Public Restroom Free Public Parking
The mantra “sleep, creep and leap” is a good description for the three growing seasons it can take for your native perennials to put on a show in your garden. In the meantime, you can get off to a quicker start using native annuals and groundcovers to provide cover, color, and pollen and nectar in your new planting areas.
Sally Wencel, past President of both the Tennessee Valley Chapter and National Wild Ones, will present a variety of native annuals, ground covers, and short-lived perennials that we don't usually think of when planning new garden areas, converting to native gardens or refreshing existing plantings. You might be surprised by the options we have available in this area.
There will be a seed swap before the meeting (beginning at 5:30 p.m.) and a birthday party for Lorrie Otto, who inspired the founding of the Wild Ones.
Note new location!