NCNPS Events

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May 2026
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Elk Knob Late Spring Blooms

Elk Knob Late Spring Blooms Saturday May 23 10:00am to 12:00pm Beech Tree Trail in Elk Knob State Park 5564 Meat Camp Rd, Todd, NC 28684-9549 One mile loop Easy difficulty level Good hiking shoes recommended, dress for the weather. Join the Blue Ridge Chapter on an easy stroll on the Beech Tree Trail in […]
23 May
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Elk Knob State Park
Elk Knob State Park
  • Blue Ridge Chapter
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Less Lawn, More Life: A Suburban Native Garden Tour

This event is for members only, limited to 15 attendees. Registration will open soon! On this native garden tour, visitors will see how Nancy, the property owner, is transforming dry, struggling garden areas and swaths of lawn into native plantings that support birds, bees and butterflies! She will discuss how she has worked to improve […]
23 May
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
  • Southern Piedmont Chapter
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Tour of the Prairies, Adventure Trail, and Native Plant Nursery at Daniel Stowe Conservancy

This is a members-only event, limited to 40 registrants. The registration link will be available closer to the event date. Since rebranding to Daniel Stowe Conservancy, native plants and their habitats are receiving more attention than ever across our 380 acre property in Belmont, NC. Visitors will take a walking tour of 5 acres of […]
25 May
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Daniel Stowe Conservancy
  • Southern Piedmont Chapter
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Flora of the Southeastern US

Need Help Identifying Plants? Learn with the Oconee Bell Chapter for our May Nature Night at the Pond in Cashiers, NC

Learn how to recognize, discover, and identify native plants, at a Plant ID training session lead by Dr. Paul Manos, Duke University Professor of Biology, for friends and members of the NCNPS and the Oconee Bell Chapter. You won't want to miss this event at the library meeting room in Cashiers on Tuesday, 26 May 2026, 5:00 PM!
26 May
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cashiers, NC
  • Oconee Bell Chapter
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June 2026
DiLillo home garden tour June 2 2026

Reid Chapter Social and Garden Tour (North Raleigh)

Reid Chapter members Dean and Val invite us to enjoy early evening amongst wild flowers, sedges and fireflies around their home in north Raleigh.  Five years ago Dean started replacing his lawn and traditional residential landscape with native plants.  His sunny wild flower meadow is now bursting with diversity of plants and wildlife.  Dean is […]
02 Jun
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm
  • Margaret Reid Chapter
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Tour of Nate’s Suburban Native Garden

This event is for members only, limited to 20 attendees. Registration will open soon! Tour Nate’s 3/4 acre suburban garden in a community with a strong HOA. Nate has planted over 9K perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees in his suburban garden. Over 70% of those plants are native to the Southern Piedmont of North Carolina. […]
06 Jun
10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Waxhaw, NC
  • Southern Piedmont Chapter
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Bluff Mountain Hike

Bluff Mountain Hike Saturday June 13 10:00am to 2:00pm 2-4 miles hiking Moderate difficulty level – rocky $15.00 cost per participant 15 available spaces Signup is open May 20 – June 11 Join us for a hike at Bluff Mountain Preserve, a botanical treasure in the Amphibolite mountains of Ashe County. The preserve’s distinctive geology—particularly […]
13 Jun
10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Bluff Mt.
  • Blue Ridge Chapter
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Native Plant Sale – June 20, 2026

Please join the Blue Ridge Chapter of the NC Native Plant Society for our Annual Native Plant Sale! Location: Daniel Boone Native Gardens 651 Horn in the West Drive Boone, NC 28607 All the plants provided for this sale have been responsibly propagated in accordance with all plant protection laws.  A wide selection of native […]
20 Jun
8:00 am - 11:00 am
Blue Ridge Chapter - Daniel Boone Native Gardens
651 Horn in the W Dr, Boone, NC 28607
  • Blue Ridge Chapter
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NC Native Plant Society member, Charlie Williams, was featured in SMITHSONIAN! We know him as a librarian, author and Andre Michaux actor.

Learn the Correct History of the Botanist who Discovered Oconee Bells for Nature Night at the Pond in June, Cashiers, NC

André Michaux (1746–1802) was a pioneering French botanist who traveled extensively across North America from 1785 to 1796, collecting thousands of plants for French royal gardens. To learn the correct history, you won't want to miss this event at the library meeting room in Cashiers on Tuesday, 30 June 2026, 5:00 PM!
30 Jun
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Cashiers, NC
  • Oconee Bell Chapter
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July 2026
Meadow garden at the home of Brett Hopkins

Creating a pollinator garden is easy! Learn how at Nature Night at the Pond with the Oconee Bell Chapter in Cashiers, NC

Join the Oconee Bell Chapter at the Cashiers library meeting room with Brett Hopkins of Asheville to discuss how he and his wife Julie transformed their sloped residential property into a thriving pollinator meadow and native habitat by replacing lawn with native plants. Learn how to convert your garden into a "pollinator magnet" with native species to support bees, butterflies, and birds.
28 Jul
5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Cashiers, NC
  • Oconee Bell Chapter
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