By Carol Fox Thanks from your newsletter team to the many readers who answered our Native Plant News 2022 Reader Survey! Fascinating, fun to read, and well done. We thank you for your cogent insights, pithy observations, and specific suggestions. You are why we have a vibrant North Carolina Native Plant Society. Here’s who you […]
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Promoting the enjoyment and conservation of North Carolina’s native plants and their habitats
through education, protection, cultivation, and advocacy since 1951
Articles in the Spring 2023 Native Plant News archive include:
Reader Survey Results • Interaction Diversity • Thank You to Donors •
Wildlife Land Conservation • Advocate for Native Plants • Save the Date • Pycnanthemum • Hexastylis and Asarum •
Connecting People, Plants, and Land
At the North Carolina Native Plant Society, we connect people, plants, and land through our focus on native plants. We value our members and encourage you to find a chapter and join. Members get special opportunities, for example native plant swaps, sale events, and seed shares at local chapter meetings. Find chapter events and more at ncwildflower.org. Learn how you can make a difference.
Andrea Thunem is editor of the North Carolina Native Plant Society’s Native Plant News and a member of the NCNPS Southern Piedmont chapter. A retired journalist and landscape designer with a passion for native plants and environmental sustainability, she loves working with people to present their stories about the holistic nature of plants, people, earth, and connections. Email her at newsletter@ncwildflower.org
The Whole Is Bigger Than the Sum of Its Parts (also known as Interaction Diversity)
By Lisa Lofland Gould How easy it is to feel helpless and frustrated by the environmental challenges facing us and our planet these days! But however small an effort it may seem, there is one thing you can do, wherever you live: plant native plants and make your yard a haven for our native biota. […]
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Thank you for your contributions to the NC Native Plant Society
By Debra Murray We sincerely thank everyone who contributed to NCNPS in 2022. Your generous gifts help support our society’s mission to promote the enjoyment and conservation of native plants and their habitats. Your generosity is greatly appreciated! Mary AbramsBridgett AguirreAnne AlbrightSusan AndrewsLara BerkleyAlicia L. BerryEllen BirdEdward BishopCarrie BlairCatherine BollingerLarry BostTerri BoykinBarbara BraatzAnne BramlettTerri BucknerDiane […]
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Save the Date
By NCNPS Two popular events for members, Spring Hikes and Annual Picnic are detailed through emails and on ncwildflower.org. Spring Hikes on April 15. All members will get an email invitation to this popular annual event, which this year is at Morrow Mountain State Park near Albemarle. Keep updated with details at North Carolina Native […]
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We Advocate for Native Plants at Nursery & Landscape’s Green & Growin’ Event
By Sarah Flores Every year the NCNPS advocates for native plants at the largest green industry event in the southeast, Green & Growin’ sponsored by the NC Nursery & Landscape Association in Greensboro. NCNPS volunteers were Amy Mackintosh, Diane Laslie, Dan Walker, Ann Walter-Fromson, and Adam Webb. This year the Green & Growin’ keynote speaker […]
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Wildlife Conservation Land Program: Property Tax Deferment to Benefit our Native Species
By John Isenhour Unless you are in the legal field, a legislator or a law enforcement officer, you probably do not commit general statutes to memory. Some laws only impact a few citizens due to a narrow scope; to some extent this was the case with G.S. 105-277.15. However, if you own at least 20 […]
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Do You Have Enough – or Too Much Pycnanthemum incanum?
By Pat Holder Mountain-mints are a nearly unmatched food source for a wide array of insects. Bees, butterflies, and other pollinators are drawn to them to sip the minty nectar from summer to fall. All mountain-mints are in the Lamiaceae family and they all have square stems. But each species of mountain-mint has special, specific […]
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Wild Gingers, Hexastylis and Asarum, in North Carolina
By Jean Woods It was a foggy, wet, early morning in 2006 as I gathered with several others to begin our covert mission to save lives. We were dressed in boots and rain gear, carrying tools to accomplish our mission. We met at an older house at the end of a dirt road next to […]
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B.W. Wells Stewardship Grants Go to Community Organizations Statewide
By Debra Murray NCNPS awards grants through the B.W. Wells Stewardship Fund to community organizations that promote native plants and natural habitats. Here are project reports from five recipients who received awards in 2020 – 2022. Other projects are featured on the website. How to Apply for a Grant. Is your community group interested in […]
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Search the plant gallery, find recommended landscaping plant nurseries, and much more on our website.
View past chapter programs on our YouTube channel.
Meet other native plant geeks at events across the state.
Volume 21 Issue 1 Spring 2023
North Carolina Native Plant Society
P.O. Box 9507
Greensboro, NC 27435
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