tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-300454322009-05-29T13:26:03.546-05:00Isle of Wight County, the cities of Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach and towns of Smithfield and Zuni. P.O. Box 3026, Virginia Beach, VA 23454. 757-486-5485.VNPSWebmasterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00964024098911128641noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-72680222964392214392009-05-29T13:14:00.002-05:002009-05-29T13:26:00.170-05:00<span style="color:#006600;">Chapter's Annual Picnic and Garden Tour </span><br /><strong>Saturday, June 6, 12 noon - 3 p.m. </strong><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Hermitage Foundation </span><br />7637 North Shore Road<br /><br />Chapter will provide main dish, drinks and utensils.<br />Members are asked to bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share.<br /><em>Please RSVP by June 1st to Gail at 410-4066. </em><br /><em></em><br /><em>Our next chapter meeting will be Thursday, September 24. </em><br /><em>Topic: The Hunt for Champion Trees of Virginia. </em><br /><em>Look for details in August/September. </em><br /><em></em><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-7268022296439221439?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-74707867030713370942009-05-10T09:28:00.003-05:002009-05-11T09:02:37.023-05:00<span style="color:#009900;">South Hampton Roads Chapter Meeting </span><br /><br />Thursday, May 28, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden<br />6700 Azalea Garden Road<br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Speaker</span>: <strong>John Stewart with the Lafayette Wetlands Partnership </strong><br /><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Presentation</span>: <strong>Neighborhood Wetlands Stewardship: Case Study on </strong><br /><strong>Colley Avenue</strong><br /><br /><em>Meetings are free and open to the public. </em><br />For additional information call 482-9120.<br /><br />Look for details on SHR Chapter picnic at the Hermitage in June.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-7470786703071337094?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-34870517100679078982009-05-03T11:08:00.003-05:002009-05-03T11:21:45.354-05:00<strong><span style="color:#006600;"><span style="color:#009900;">Plant Sale</span> </span></strong><br />Saturday, May 9<br />10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.<br /><strong>Norfolk Botanical Garden </strong><br />in conjunction with<br /><em>Prevention Magazine's Health Style Festival </em><br />6700 Azalea Garden Road Norfolk, VA<br /><em>Regular NBG admission rates apply </em><br /><em></em><br /><span style="color:#009900;">Shop for Native Plants of the Coastal Plains </span><br />For information on plant availability, please call 858-5443.<br /><br />Look for details on our next Chapter Meeting: Thursday, May 28<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-3487051710067907898?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-64274201509551083502009-04-26T13:06:00.002-05:002009-04-26T13:25:57.944-05:00<span style="color:#006600;">Invasive Plant Removal</span><br /><br />Saturday, May 2, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.<br />Chesapeake Arboretum<br />624 Oak Grove Road<br />Chesapeake, VA 23320<br /><br />What to Wear: Closed toe shoes, long pants, long-sleeved shirts, gloves and eye protection.<br />What to Bring: Loppers, pruners, shovels, bug spray and water.<br /><br />We will be working on two trails opposite the farmhouse headquarters and the stewartia grove.<br /><br />Targets will be English ivy and ligustrum. Be aware that we will be working around poison ivy.<br /><br />We will be working with volunteers from Chesapeake Master Gardeners, Tidewater Master Naturalists, the Arboretum and Norfolk Southern Corp.<br /><br />For additional information call 482-9120.<br /><br /><strong>Look for details on our Plant Sale at Norfolk Botanical Garden, Saturday, May 9. </strong><br /><strong></strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-6427420150955108350?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-13139638633226229032009-04-04T19:14:00.003-05:002009-04-04T19:43:31.231-05:00South Hampton Roads Chapter Meeting<br />Thursday, April 23, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Speaker: </span></strong><br />Dr. Jeff Kirwan, Virginia Tech Department of Forestry Professor, Extension Specialist and co-author of book, Remarkable Trees of Virginia. <br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#009900;">Presentation: Remarkable Trees of Virginia </span></strong><br />Learn about the amazing work that went into creating this book that showcases some of Virginia's finest trees. <br /><br />Dr. Kirwan hopes to have second printing copies of this book available for sale at less than retail<br />cost. <br /><br />For information please call 482-9120.<br /><em>Meetings are free and open to the public. </em><br /><br /><strong>Look for details on our next plant sale scheduled for Saturday, May 9. </strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-1313963863322622903?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-57954727243507343152009-03-31T13:13:00.002-05:002009-03-31T13:26:16.508-05:00<strong>Saturday, April 4, 2009 </strong><br />10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.<br />Francis Land House<br />in conjunction with<br />Gathering of the Guilds<br />3131 Virginia Beach Boulevard<br />Virginia Beach, VA 23452<br /><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Shop for Native Plants of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Coastal</span> Plains. </span><br /><em>For further information on plant availability, </em><br /><em>please call 757-858-5443. </em><br /><br /><strong>Look for updates on our next plant sale Saturday, May 9, 2009. </strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-5795472724350734315?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-85128868543832220712009-03-09T20:31:00.002-05:002009-03-09T20:53:46.802-05:00South Hampton Roads Chapter Meeting<br />Thursday, March 26, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden<br /><br />This meeting is for plant sale volunteers. <span style="color:#006600;">Our annual native plant sales are scheduled for Saturday, April 4 and Saturday, May 9. </span> If unable to attend, please call Nicole <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Knudson</span> at 858-5443 for volunteer information. <strong>Please offer your support for our annual fundraiser.</strong><br /><em>Next month: Speaker/Presentation, Dr. Jeff Kirwan/Remarkable Trees of Virginia. </em><br />For information call 482-9120.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-8512886854383222071?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-32578407187308037942009-01-30T18:24:00.002-05:002009-01-30T18:32:56.210-05:00South Hampton Roads Chapter<br />Thursday, February 26, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden<br /><span style="color:#006600;">Speaker: Theresa Augustin, NBG Curator of Natural Areas</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Presentation: Discovering Mushrooms </span><br />Lecture will cover the importance and role of fungi, the basic structures of mushrooms,<br />fun facts, and photos of mushrooms in our area.<br /><strong><em>Chapter meetings are free and open to the public. </em></strong><br />For additional information call, 482-9120.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-3257840718730803794?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-87559891087478042902009-01-15T17:39:00.002-05:002009-01-15T17:47:16.570-05:00Thursday, January 22, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden<br /><span style="color:#006600;">Speaker: Stephen Living, Wildlife Biologist, with the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries</span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Topic: Going Wild: Creating Backyard Habitat</span><br />For additional information call: 482-9120<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-8755989108747804290?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-77738732433519036882008-11-04T17:13:00.002-05:002008-11-04T17:18:09.970-05:00Thursday, November 20, 7 p.m.<br />Magnolia Classroom at<br />Norfolk Botanical Garden<br />Speaker: Colette Amici<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-7773873243351903688?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-10683590056403626622008-10-13T18:48:00.002-05:002008-10-13T18:56:24.802-05:00<span style="color:#009900;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SHR</span> Meeting </span><br />Thursday, October 23, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">at Norfolk</span> Botanical Garden<br />Speakers: Linda and Larry Wilcox<br /><span style="color:#006600;">Topic: <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">VNPS</span> 2008 Field Trip to the Tall Grass <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Prairies</span> in Kansas</span><br />Plus: Election of New Officers and Presentation of Annual Budget<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-1068359005640362662?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-76304372281791755412008-09-02T16:40:00.002-05:002008-09-02T16:47:28.991-05:00<span style="color:#006600;">Chapter Meeting </span><br />Thursday, September 25, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Botanical</span> Garden<br /><span style="color:#006600;">Speaker</span>, Larry Wilcox <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">SHR</span> member.<br /><span style="color:#006600;">Topic</span>, PowerPoint Presentation of the 2008 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">VNPS</span> trip to the tall grass <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">prairies</span> in Kansas.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-7630437228179175541?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-81608265360895541442008-05-23T16:51:00.002-05:002008-05-23T16:58:13.546-05:00<strong>Annual Picnic and Tour of the Hermitage Gardens </strong><br />Saturday, June 21, 12 noon until 2 p.m.<br />Chapter will provide main dish, drinks and utensils.<br />Members are asked to bring a covered dish, salad or dessert to share.<br />Hermitage Foundation <br />7637 North Shore Road<br />Please RSVP by June 16 to Nicole at 858-5443<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-8160826536089554144?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-87047089200343169622008-04-25T21:42:00.002-05:002008-04-25T21:48:03.682-05:00Thursday, May 22, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room<br />Norfolk Botanical Garden<br />Gail Farley, SHR member, will present "<span style="color:#006600;">The Freedom Lawn is for the B's: Honeybees, Ladybugs, Butterflies and the Chesapeake Bay"</span>. <br />For information call 482-9120<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-8704708920034316962?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-52244619781058793422008-04-25T21:37:00.002-05:002008-04-25T21:42:35.870-05:00Saturday, May 10<br />10 a.m. - 5 p.m.<br />Norfolk Botanical Garden<br />NBG admission rates apply<br />VNPS members preview 9 a.m. - 10 a.m.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-5224461978105879342?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-24431553028355201302008-03-31T14:27:00.002-05:002008-03-31T14:32:41.484-05:00Thursday, April 24, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden<br />Karen Forget with <span style="color:#000000;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lynnhaven</span> River Now</span> will present,<br />"<span style="color:#006600;">Gardening to Save the River</span>".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-2443155302835520130?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-8536610305448544432008-03-01T19:22:00.002-05:002008-03-01T19:31:18.745-05:00<strong><span style="color:#000000;">Plant Sale </span></strong><br />Saturday, March 29, 2008<br />10:00 a.m. - 4 p.m.<br />at the Francis Land House<br />Gathering of the Guilds<br />3131 Virginia Beach Boulevard<br />Virginia Beach, Va 23452<br /><br />2008 Wildflower of the Year<br />Spiderwort (<em>Tradescantia virginiana</em>)<br />will be available plus many other hand to find<br />native plants of the coastal plains.<br />For additional information or specials requests, please call<br />757-858-5443 .<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-853661030544854443?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-10182968143187597042008-02-17T11:38:00.002-05:002008-02-17T11:44:55.093-05:00Thursday, February 28, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden<br />Mike Andruczyk, Chesapeake Horticulture Agent-Virginia Cooperative Extension,<br />will present "<span style="color:#006600;">Native Plants for Rain Gardens</span>".<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-1018296814318759704?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-13791475563091639022008-02-08T21:21:00.000-05:002008-02-08T21:29:49.809-05:00Lecture, <em>'Sensuous Natives</em>" with Mation Lobstein<br />Saturday, February 16, 12 noon<br />Mid-Atlantic Home and Flower Show<br />Virginia Beach Convention Center<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-1379147556309163902?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-55464171465701981682008-01-04T10:53:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:58:34.428-05:00Thursday, January 24, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden <br />Yolima Carr, Curator of Gardens and Grounds, from the Hermitage Foundation.<br />Lecture: PowerPoint presentation of wetland restoration and gardening.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-5546417146570198168?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-6462552779319527042007-11-11T23:31:00.000-05:002007-11-11T23:36:11.147-05:00Chapter Meeting:<br />Thursday, <strong>November 15</strong>, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at<br />Norfolk Botanical Garden<br />Speaker: <span style="color:#006600;">Chris Moore from the Chesapeake Bay Foundation</span><br />Topic: <span style="color:#006600;">State of the Bay</span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-646255277931952704?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-50685634418216106722007-10-11T18:44:00.000-05:002007-10-11T18:52:08.333-05:00<span style="color:#006600;">Thursday, October 25, 7 p.m. </span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden </span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Lecture: Wetland Restoration at the Hermitage </span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Speaker: Yolima Carr, Curator of Gardens and Grounds, </span><br /><span style="color:#006600;">the Hermitage Foundation </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-5068563441821610672?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-29329237414028851122007-09-01T20:50:00.000-05:002007-09-01T21:09:51.173-05:00<span style="color:#006600;">Chapter Meeting</span><br />Thursday, September 27, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden<br /><span style="color:#006600;">Lecture</span>: <span style="color:#33cc00;">Phragmites Removal in Back Bay</span> <br /><span style="color:#006600;">Speaker</span>: <span style="color:#33cc00;"> Dorie Stolley, Wildlife Biologist from </span><br /><span style="color:#33cc00;">Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-2932923741402885112?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-63424818626093951402007-06-15T19:07:00.000-05:002007-06-15T19:11:31.879-05:00South Hampton Roads Chapter<br />Annual Picnic and Tour of Native Plant Garden<br />Sunday, June 24, 2 p.m. Camellia Room<br />Norfolk Botanial Garden<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-6342481862609395140?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30045432.post-28758564621624828502007-04-02T09:07:00.000-05:002007-04-02T09:14:54.805-05:00Thursday, April 26, 7 p.m.<br />Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden<br /><br />"Early Uses of Virginia Native Plants" presented by Vickie Shufer, SHR Botany Chair.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/30045432-2875856462162482850?l=www.vnps.org%2Fchapters%2Fsouthhamptonroads%2Findex.html'/></div>Brenda Huffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18157945861133449603noreply@blogger.com0