Month: March 2017
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October 2022 Meeting
Read More: October 2022 MeetingOCTOBER — As our final speaker for this year, Olivia Menard explained how to Successfully Overwinter Mason Bees in Georgia. This action now helps our local food chain and combat pollinator decline and we learned about one of Georgia’s most effective native pollinators – the mason bee. And how to attract them to our yard. …
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Bethesda No-Mow Take 2
Read More: Bethesda No-Mow Take 2We’re all so pleased how well this area has taken to the wild. These pictures don’t do the goldenrod justice. The blue ageratum has spread all over the area – the daisies are blooming — it’s just plain pretty!!!! Related Images:
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Obedient Plant
Read More: Obedient PlantObedient Plant Physostegia virginiana is a great native nectar plant that will carry your garden into fall. This attractive perennial has long-lasting snapdragon-like pink to lavender tubular blossoms that bloom successively for four to six weeks starting at the bottom of the spike. The flowers are a favorite of hummingbirds, long-tongued bees, butterflies and bumblebees.…
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Helping Hands
Read More: Helping HandsUnder the guidance of Freda Steward, fourteen members and neighbors helped tidy up Rick and Sandy Krause’s yard. Helping Hands is a new project of the association designed to get a member back on track with their yard. Related Images:
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Milkweed Bugs
Read More: Milkweed BugsAre Your Milkweeds Going to Seed?Do you want to Harvest the Seed?If not, don’t worry about it! If so, Protect the Seed! The Milkweed Bug Oncopeltus fasciatus. You will see that orange-red and black six-legged critter on your milkweeds this time of year. They are herbivores but highly specialized. Like the pickiest eater you know,…
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August 2022 Meeting
Read More: August 2022 MeetingAugust — John Magyar, owner of Universal Aquatics, was our guest speaker at our August 15th meeting. John’s presentation of “All Things Water Features” from fountains to waterfalls to koi and goldfish ponds, exploring different designs for your backyard was extremely informative. The water features they’ve built are beautiful and they inspired ideas for our…
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2022 Photo Contest
Read More: 2022 Photo ContestDelores Stewart put together a wonderful presentation of the 83 photos submitted for the contest. Enjoy! Related Images:
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July 2022 Meeting
Read More: July 2022 MeetingWe had some outstanding photos shown at our annual Photo Contest. Our gardeners are wonderful photographers. Eric Bowles, a well known photography judge, returned as our contest judge. He has been trained in judging photos by Professional Photographers of America, and judges both digital and print competitions for a variety of groups, galleries and museums. For…
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Trumpet Vine, Hummingbirds and Ants
Read More: Trumpet Vine, Hummingbirds and AntsTrumpet Vine (Campsis radicans)– A rambunctious, beautiful, native flowering vine, that is aggressive and can take over quickly! It grows wild in my yard. The underground root system is well established and pops up under every shrub and next to every tree we have. I am constantly battling it. When the plumber put in a…
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Biological Warfare!
Read More: Biological Warfare!If you are inclined to think about protecting your plants with chemical warfare, I invite you to have a paradigm shift to biological warfare. Get nature on your side. You have heard all the reasons not to spray ad nauseum: • it harms the environment• it kills caterpillars which are baby bird food• it kills…
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June Monthly Meeting
Master Naturalist, Kathryn Kolb, Director of the EcoAddendum, is our speaker for our June 15th meeting at 7PM . She will explain the accidents of history that gave metro Atlanta its exceptional urban forest and natural areas, from parks to backyards. She will also share how to identify our highest value old growth forest remnants—which…
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May Monthly Meeting
Trecia Neal, a Biologist and Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist, gave a thorough education on the biology and ecology of the Monarch butterfly. Her presentation was outstanding, as were her videos! In detail, she explained why the butterfly weed should be a native species. She explained why the migration is endangered, the current conservation efforts, and…
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April 2026 Meeting
We welcome Michael Cowan, chairman of the Georgia Native Plant Society, to speak on Georgia’s Essential Native Plants at our April meeting. Join us at Bethesda Senior Center on Monday the 20th at 7PM to hear the vital role that our members can play in fulfilling the society’s mission to champion the stewardship and conservation…
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