SHR CHAPTER MEETING

*WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 7 p.m.
CAMELLIA CLASSROOM
NORFOLK BOTANICAL GARDEN
6700 AZALEA GARDEN ROAD
NORFOLK, VA

TOPIC: NATIVE PLANTS OF SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA
SPEAKER: LARRY WILCOX

MEETINGS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
FOR INFORMATION CALL 482-9120

*PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN CHAPTER MEETING DATE DUE TO THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY

CHECK BACK FOR DETAILS ON THE DECEMBER HOLIDAY SOCIAL

Chapter Meeting

Thursday, October 22, 7 p.m.
Camellia Classroom
Norfolk Botanical Garden
6700 Azalea Garden Road
Norfolk, VA

Topic: Native Gardens of the Virginia Aquarium
Speaker: Dusty Bourgeois

Meetings are free and open to the public.
For information call 482-9120.

Please note: November Chapter Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 18 due to Thanksgiving Holiday.
Check back for details on Topic and Speaker.

Chapter Meeting

SHR Chapter Meeting
Thursday, September 24, 7 p.m.
Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden

Topic: Champion and Remarkable Trees of Virginia
Speakers: Byron Carmean and Gary Williamson

Meetings are free and open to the public.
For information call 482-9120.
Look for details on next meeting, October 22.

SHR Annual Picnic

Chapter's Annual Picnic and Garden Tour
Saturday, June 6, 12 noon - 3 p.m.
Hermitage Foundation
7637 North Shore Road

Chapter will provide main dish, drinks and utensils.
Members are asked to bring a side dish, salad or dessert to share.
Please RSVP by June 1st to Gail at 410-4066.

Our next chapter meeting will be Thursday, September 24.
Topic: The Hunt for Champion Trees of Virginia.
Look for details in August/September.

Chapter Meeting

South Hampton Roads Chapter Meeting

Thursday, May 28, 7 p.m.
Holly Room at Norfolk Botanical Garden
6700 Azalea Garden Road

Speaker: John Stewart with the Lafayette Wetlands Partnership

Presentation: Neighborhood Wetlands Stewardship: Case Study on
Colley Avenue

Meetings are free and open to the public.
For additional information call 482-9120.

Look for details on SHR Chapter picnic at the Hermitage in June.

SHR Chapter Plant Sale

Plant Sale
Saturday, May 9
10:00 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Norfolk Botanical Garden
in conjunction with
Prevention Magazine's Health Style Festival
6700 Azalea Garden Road Norfolk, VA
Regular NBG admission rates apply

Shop for Native Plants of the Coastal Plains
For information on plant availability, please call 858-5443.

Look for details on our next Chapter Meeting: Thursday, May 28

May 2nd Invasive Plant Removal Day

Invasive Plant Removal

Saturday, May 2, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Chesapeake Arboretum
624 Oak Grove Road
Chesapeake, VA 23320

What to Wear: Closed toe shoes, long pants, long-sleeved shirts, gloves and eye protection.
What to Bring: Loppers, pruners, shovels, bug spray and water.

We will be working on two trails opposite the farmhouse headquarters and the stewartia grove.

Targets will be English ivy and ligustrum. Be aware that we will be working around poison ivy.

We will be working with volunteers from Chesapeake Master Gardeners, Tidewater Master Naturalists, the Arboretum and Norfolk Southern Corp.

For additional information call 482-9120.

Look for details on our Plant Sale at Norfolk Botanical Garden, Saturday, May 9.