The purpose of this scholarship is to recognize an outstanding student graduating from a High School, either public or private in the four Northern Neck Counties: Lancaster, Northumberland, Richmond Co., and Westmoreland. The graduating senior must exhibit a desire to continue studies in a recognized College, University or Community College with a focus on the environment, conservation, botany or any discipline that is geared toward bettering our Commonwealth with an emphasis on flora of the Northern Neck.
Read MoreHICKORY HOLLOW NATURAL AREA PRESERVE
LANCASTER, VA
JANUARY 1, 2024, AT 2 PM
New Year’s Day is the perfect day, to get outside for a stroll and start the New Year off naturally and focused on our native flora and fauna. A number of years ago the Northern Neck (NN) Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society began a New Year’s Day Walk at Hickory Hollow Natural Area Preserve in Lancaster County.
Read MoreIn watching more detailed weather forecasts this morning I realize that we need to cancel the Plant Sale on Saturday morning. The Tropical Storm threatens too much wind, rain and dangerous storm surge for our members and volunteers to venture out safely on Saturday. (no matter how wonderful and important our native plants are). Please stay safe and careful and VISIT US ON SUNDAY at Dug In for the final day of our sale.
Read MoreOur fall sale has been extended throughout the weekend. We will be at dug in farms on both Saturday and Sunday mornings to help folks purchase the perfect palette of plants for their gardens. Yes, we know we are in for a BIG tropical storm and the weather is supposed to be windy and rainy all day long Saturday, so we have extended our sale to all day Sunday. Please join us to shop on Sunday as well as Saturday while the weather let's us! But above all be safe!
Read MoreMark your calendar for Saturday, September 16, as the first day of the Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society (NNVNPS) Annual Native Plant Sale. The sale will begin at 9 am Saturday morning and continue through Saturday, September 23. Again, this year, the Native Plant Sale will be held at Dug In Farm on Fleets Bay Rd, off Rt. 3 in White Stone.
Read MoreThe Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society (NNVNPS) is holding our Annual Native Plant from Friday, Sept. 15 through Saturday, Sept. 23 at Dug In Farm in White Stone, Virginia.
Read MoreThe Kilmarnock Town Centre Park is a regional asset is so many ways -the Dog Park, the Half Shell Stage, the Splash Pad, the River Play kids water feature and all the events it hosts but one that is often overlooked is the sustainability merged in the park’s construction.
Read MoreThe purpose of this scholarship is to recognize an outstanding student graduating from a High School, either public or private in the Northern Neck.
Read MoreOne of the delights of the summer and fall seasons is the flight of the monarch butterfly. These beautiful insects have evolved with the plants of the milkweed family (Asclepias) that provide the foundation for their larvae (caterpillars) as well as nectar for the adults.
Read MoreGreetings to all our members from your President and Board of Directors, Although we have been in pandemic mode for two years, we have managed to hold two very successful plant sales in 2020 and 2021.
Read MoreMost of us who garden, whether with mostly native Virginia plants or otherwise, are familiar with the invasive Asiatic dayflower, Commelina communis, a weedy annual.
When I began botanizing on behalf of the Northern Neck Native Plant Society with Marie Minor in 2007, she told me that there is a perennial native Virginia dayflower, Commelina virginica, which looks similar but has THREE larger blue petals. In my recollection, I have never found this plant, native to the Northern Neck, on the Northern Neck. I was desirous of this native for my garden!
Read MoreAs a state employee, I appreciated what your administration did several years ago to encourage folks to visit Capitol Square.
That space is a true jewel that can be, and should be, used to show off the Commonwealth to the rest of the country and to the world. It is now used to highlight figures from the state’s history from the Native Americans who lived here for centuries to George Washington to Barbara Johns to leading women. Overlooking it all is the magnificent Capitol designed by Virginia native Thomas Jefferson.
I propose that it now be used to also showcase other things native to Virginia—its plants. Transforming Capitol Square into a Virginia native plant public garden would be a lasting ecological gift your administration could give to Virginia and its citizens.
Read MoreIn the recent House and Home magazine, there’s an article about native wildflowers of the Northern Neck with a name you might recognize.
http://thehouseandhomemagazine.com/culture/wild-jewels-of-the-northern-neck/
Read MorePDFS for Presentation, Resources and Handouts from Betsy Washington’s Gardening for Beauty, Butterflies and Pollinators Presentation
Read MoreThe Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society serving the four counties of Virginia’s Northern Neck is offering an academic scholarship for 2021 in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1000) to a deserving high school senior who shows an interest in and an aptitude for furthering their studies at an institution of higher learning.
Read MoreRead all about American Wisteria (W. frutescens), our 2021 Wildflower of the Year on the VNPS Blog.
Read MoreThe “Plant Northern Neck Natives” campaign, of which Northern Neck Native Plant Society is a partner, is pleased to be collaborating with other campaigns across the state to offer a series of 12 webinars - 6 this spring and 6 this fall. The webinars will guide you through the why and how to turn your home garden into a beautiful retreat for your family and a native habitat for birds and other wildlife.
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