Wild Ones Events

Meeting to report on chapter status and plan chapter activities.

Ellen Folts, owner of Amanda’s Native Garden Perennial Nursery in Dansville, NY, will give a talk Gardening with Native Perennials: Planting the Right Plants in the Right Places. 

Ellen will speak about native perennials and their many benefits to gardeners as well as to the natural world around us.

We will explore these benefits and discuss ways to plant native perennial gardens easily and effectively. We can create habitat and beauty simultaneously.

Joe McMullen, retired environmental consultant and avid botanist, will talk about spring wildflowers that can be seen in Central NY. Each spring there is a beautiful display of wildflowers in forests and other habitats in our area. Join us to learn what these spring flowering plants are, their identifying characteristics, and habitat requirements. Think Spring!

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Meeting to report on chapter status and plan activities.

Dan Segal, Owner of The Plantsmen Nursery near Ithaca, NY, will give a talk, Using Local Native Plants: Keep it Simple, Keep it Real. His talk will cover fundamental definitions, characteristics and roles of native plants, some industry-based challenges facing native plants, and why and how we should grow native plants from seed. Free & open to the public.

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https://www.hgcny.org/projects/course/

Caring for Our Piece of the Earth is a FREE six-session discussion course that will help you learn how to create an earth-friendly yard.

Participating in the course also provides a welcome opportunity to have thoughtful conversations with fellow community members about something that matters: supporting life on earth, beginning right in your own yard, neighborhood, and community.

Janice Wiles, owner of Go Native! Perennials in Skaneateles, NY, will share why restoring landscapes with native vegetation is a fundamental contribution we all must make to support bending the curve on biodiversity loss, and strategies to make that happen on your property. Free & open to the public.

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In conjunction with our native plant sale, we offer tours of the member's gardens at the site.

Native plant sale open to the public. Plants sourced from local native plant nurseries. Garden tours at the home were offered, too.

A brief hands-on demonstration of several community science projects/phone apps in a private home's extensive native plant garden. This session was offered two additional dates/times.

Meeting to report on chapter status and plan activities.

Potluck supper and optional hiking around this nature center.

Show Me / Help Me Tour at private home in Homer, NY.

Show Me / Help Me tour of a private home in Liverpool, NY

Meeting to report on chapter status and plan activities.

Our fall plant sale was a pre-order sale, with pick up day on Sept 16, 2023.

In conjunction with our native plant sale, we offer tours of the member's gardens during the sale.

Join Wild Ones Honorary Director Heather Holm as she explores the nesting habitats, life cycles, pollen collection, brood rearing, and general characteristics of some of the most common native bees in eastern North America, while highlighting the pollination of native plants and the mutualism between native plants and native bees.

When creating and managing thriving habitats for native bees, many factors such as seasonal phenology, nesting strategies, and flower preferences must be considered—and with approximately 3,600 species in North America (north of Mexico), there are many unique aspects to keep in mind when managing successful landscapes for bees. 

We’re pleased to have Krissy Boys for a talk on how to grow native plants from seeds. Topics will include collecting seeds, seed treatments, propagation, and gardening with native plants. Discover native plant combinations for your garden or natural area in sun, shade, wet or dry sites.

Recently featured in a NY Times article about viable alternatives to conventional lawns, Krissy Boys is the Natural Areas Horticulturalist for the Cornell Botanic Gardens, one of our region's experts on native plant propagation. She has been a gardener at Cornell Botanic Garden from 1998 to present, and is also a Steering Committee Member of the Finger Lakes Native Plant Society.

Join us for an enlightening webinar featuring authors, Neil Diboll and Hilary Cox, as they present their latest book, "The Gardener’s Guide to Prairie Plants." This comprehensive compendium is a treasure trove of knowledge for gardeners looking to incorporate native prairie plants into their landscapes. Neil and Hilary will delve into the making and application of this essential guide, sharing rich historical and ecological insights about prairie ecosystems, all while showcasing stunning images of prairie flora. 

Wild Ones HGCNY Chapter members Dave Mitchell and Jennifer Staples will share the tales of their native plantings in their suburban CNY gardens.

Then we’ll open it up for an informal chat and Q&A. Let’s learn from each other’s mistakes and successes.