MOUNTAIN TOP ARBORETUM PRESENTS: A Talk by Darrel Morrison
FREE ZOOM WEBINAR
Sunday, September 5
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
Darrel Morrison is a renowned landscape architect and educator whose ecology-based approach to design has influenced generations of practitioners. In Beauty of the Wild, he tells stories of people and places that have nourished his career as a teacher and a designer of nature-inspired landscapes.
See this LINK for more information and to register.
CHARLOTTESVILLE AREA TREE STEWARDS
FREE WALKS AND TALKS IN SEPTEMBER
REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
See this LINK for more information and directions for each of these Tree Stewards events. October events are also listed.
Pen Park Tree Identification Walk (currently full)
Sunday, September 5, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Pen Park Road, Charlottesville
Although this event is currently fully subscribed, you may wish to check the following registration link at a later time: https://forms.gle/jpYgNy5oW6eLyPBfA
Tree Basics Class: Trees and Wildlife (ZOOM)
Thursday, September 9, 7:00-8:30 p.m.
Please use the following link to register: https://forms.gle/9Hqra61aFTjcXYLa8
Botanical Garden of the Piedmont Tree Identification Walk
Saturday, September 11, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
950 Melbourne Road, Charlottesville
Please use the following link to register: https://forms.gle/C1EFBpowEM2HkpDc9
Directions: The Botanical Garden of the Piedmont is located at 950 Melbourne Road (Corner of Melbourne Rd and the John Warner Parkway). Parking is available within the Garden when the Gate on Melbourne Road is open. Parking is also available along either side of Melbourne Road. The walk will be approximately 90 minutes and cover 1.4 miles. If there has been any rain, the site tends to be wet so sturdy, waterproof shoes are recommended.
University of Virginia Campus Tree Identification Walk
Friday, September 24, 11:00 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m.
University Chapel, 145 McCormick Road, UVA, Charlottesville
Please use the following link to register: https://forms.gle/zNaURLf5v9ciBJfg9
Directions: Parking is available in the 14th Street Garage, Central Grounds Garage at 400 Emmet Street (the Bookstore Garage) and on the Street. Please meet at 10:55 am in front of the Chapel, which is on the west side of the Rotunda. The walk will be limited to 16 people.
ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE ALLIANCE (ELA) WEBINAR
“Designing for Dry Stone Walling in the Landscape”
Wednesday, September 8
3:00 – 4:00 PM
Traditional dry stone construction methods offer several advantages when used in sustainable landscape construction. This session will touch on the history, as well as some of the methods involved in dry stone construction. Learn the basic parameters for determining carbon footprint and other environmental implications when designing for dry stone walls.
For more information and to register, see this LINK.
Mt. CUBA CENTER VIRTUAL CLASSES for SEPTEMBER
“From Wolf Spiders to Orb Weavers: An Overview of Mid-Atlantic Spiders”
Tuesday, September 14, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Spiders are ubiquitous creatures in our basements, meadows, and woodlots. While they inspire feelings of fear among many, they are a source of wonderment and mystery to the nature enthusiast. Join entomologist Cathy Stragar for this interactive discussion on the natural history, identification, feeding strategies, and adaptations of the common spiders in the mid-Atlantic region.
For more information and to register, see this LINK.
“Seeds: Wild versus Commercial”
Thursday, September 16, 6:00 – 7:30 PM
For more information and to register, see this LINK.
We all know the importance of planting and promoting native plants, but what are the differences between wild seeds and those you can purchase from a commercial vendor? While seed farming is needed to meet the demand from restoration practitioners and homeowners, the end product can differ considerably from local, wild material. Join Native Plant Trust’s Research Botanist, Jessa Finch, for this interactive online session to explore the impact of seed sourcing on commercially sold seed and to equip yourself with the information you need to be an informed purchaser of native plant seeds.
Mt. Cuba Center is a non-profit botanical garden located in Hockessin, Delaware near Wilmington. Its woodland gardens produce some of the most spectacular displays of wildflowers in the mid-Atlantic region. The botanical garden is now open to the public, see this LINK for info. See this LINK for information on Mt. Cuba’s world-famous trial garden and study results.
PIEDMONT MASTER GARDENERS
GARDEN BASICS CLASS via ZOOM
“Lawns and Lawn Alternatives”
Saturday, September 18
2:00 – 3:30 PM
Please check this LINK for more information, and to register. Register by September 13.
BOTANICAL GARDEN OF THE PIEDMONT
The Fourth Annual Ian Robertson Legacy: Lectureship
Thursday evenings at 7:00PM in September
The theme of the lecture series this year is The Healing Properties of Nature. There are four talks in the month of September on consecutive Thursday evenings. The topics are as follows:
- September 9th – Nature: Healing the Individual – Carolyn Schuyler
- September 16th – Nature: Healing Communities – Donald A. Rakow
- September 23rd – Healing Nature – Lee Schulmeisters
- September 30th – Panel discussion and Q&A
Tickets are on sale now!
Individual evenings: $15
Package of 4 evenings: $55
Follow this link for more information and to purchase tickets.
VIRGINIA NATIVE PLANT SOCIETY
STATE AND CHAPTER EVENTS
See this LINK for a listing of both virtual and in-person September/October events hosted by different state and chapters of the VNPS.
THE NATURE FOUNDATION AT WINTERGREEN
3421 Wintergreen Drive, Roseland, VA 22967
Special Plant Sale
Saturday, September 4
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
The Greenhouse is closed Sunday and Monday; hours vary from Tuesday-Saturday. See this LINK for more information and to see a listing of native plants available for purchase. Plants can also be ordered online and picked up at an arranged time by emailing info@twnf.org
September Guided Hikes
For information on guided hikes, difficulty ratings, and to register, please see this LINK to the September calendar.
LEWIS GINTER BOTANICAL GARDEN
Fall PlantFest
1800 Lakeside Avenue
Richmond, Virginia 23228
Friday, September 17, 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Saturday, September 18, 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Fall PlantFest is held outside in Parking Lot C at the Garden (no admission fee or ticket necessary.) The Fall PlantFest features vendors selling plants ranging from well-known favorites to rare exotics. Knowledgeable garden volunteers help you choose your best plants! See this LINK for more information.
Grow Native: Landscaping with Virginia Natives
Zoom Webinar Series
Evenings in September, October, and November
6:30 – 8:00 PM
If you’ve heard that using native plants in your yard helps improve the environment for everyone, but are not sure why or how to do that, this series of webinars brings you up to speed on ways to turn your home and garden into a native-friendly, sustainable, and resilient habitat for birds and other wildlife.
$10 covers the entire series. Attend each program or pick and choose your topics.
For dates, topics, and to register, see this LINK.
MONTICELLO’S TUFTON FARM
2021 Fall Plant Sale at the Thomas Jefferson Center for Historic Plants
1354 Tufton Farm
Charlottesville, VA 22902
Saturday, October 9
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Preregistration will be required; check back for more information in late summer by visiting this LINK. General information for Monticello is (434) 984-9800.
Heritage Harvest Festival Tasting Event
Saturday, October 23
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
This popular annual event is a unique opportunity to taste and compare heirloom and conventional apples, sample cheese pairings and hard ciders, see Monticello’s Tufton Farm, and learn about the history of apples from featured guest speaker Charlotte Shelton of Albemarle CiderWorks.
Tickets are $35 each and space is limited to 75 participants. Children 11 and under attend free. See this LINK for registration information.
BLUE RIDGE PRISM (PARTNERSHIP FOR INVASIVE REGIONAL SPECIES MANAGEMENT)
INVASIVE PLANT WORKSHOPS: IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROL
WORKSHOPS VIA ZOOM. For more about upcoming workshops, see this LINK.
See this LINK for general information on PRISM, research updates, invasive plant factsheets, and more.
MONARCH JOINT VENTURE
THE 2021 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series
4th Tuesday of the Month *
2:00 PM EST
The Monarch Joint Venture is partnering with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Conservation Training Center to put on another year full of informative and inspiring webinars on all things monarch. Webinars will be held live on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 2 PM EST. Each webinar will be recorded for later viewing as well. Check on the session title to register.
Future Webinar Titles:
- September 28th – Protecting and Restoring California’s Overwintering Groves
- October 26th – Recovery of the Monarch Butterfly: Federal and State Legislation that can Provide Hope for this Iconic Animal
- November 16th – The Monarch Butterfly Fund – Supporting Monarch Conservation in Mexico
- December 21st – Eco-literacy and Conservation: The Convergence of Research, Policy and Education
* The November and December dates have been moved to avoid conflicting with major holidays. Please note this list is subject to change. Their EVENTS PAGE will have the most up-to-date information on the webinar series, as well as a calendar of additional monarch-related events, and information on recordings of past webinars.
SIERRA CLUB VIRGINIA CHAPTER FREE VIRTUAL EVENT
“Proposals to Reintroduce Red Wolves to Virginia”
Tuesday, Sept 14
7:00 – 8:00 PM
Richmond-based journalist Stephen Nash has been looking into proposals to reintroduce red wolves, Canis lupus rufus, to Virginia. In the 1970s, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service caught the last 17 known representatives of this critically endangered species, whose range once extended from Florida to New York and the Atlantic states to Texas. The agency has worked to enlarge the captive population and reintroduce these animals to the wild, with varying success and gale-force political headwinds. Today, only a handful of red wolves remain in the wild in coastal North Carolina, and two hundred or so are in captive breeding facilities, nine of which are at Roanoke’s Mill Mountain Zoo.
Register at this LINK for this free virtual event.
DOLLY MADISON GARDEN CLUB
Lecture and Brunch
Marianne Willburn, “Big Dreams, Small Garden”
THE BARN at THE INN at WILLOW GROVE, ORANGE, VA
Wednesday, November 10
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
See this LINK for more information and to register. Space is limited.
VIRGINIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION (VCE) VIDEO LIBRARY
VCE offers a variety of YouTube videos on topics geared to both beginner and more advanced gardeners. Examples of topics include:
Planning Your Fall Garden
Rose Rosette Disease, Parts 1 and 2
Plant Disease Clinic: IDs and Diagnoses
Weed Identification: IDs and Diagnoses
Soil Testing Lab: IDs and Diagnoses
For these and many more videos that address specific topics or those of more general interest, see this LINK.
