Grow Natives, Go Wild!

If you’ve been thinking about gardening using native plants and trees, but not sure where to begin, this introductory class is a great way to get started. In this sixty-minute session, we will address the following questions:

• What are native plants and trees?
• Why plant natives?
• What’s the fake news about gardening with natives?
• How do I get started?
• What are some great resources to help me?

Jim Hawk is a longtime community advocate and educator who is following his passion for gardening with native plants and trees. Over the past 20 years, his love and relationship with natives has grown and today he is the Project Director for shortmeadow37206. He is establishing an urban native wildflower sanctuary in the heart of East Nashville (TN).

Join us in East Nashville for this sixty-minute session for only $35 (includes any printed materials). This session is intentionally limited to no more than 12 people.

Questions: Email us at shortmeadow37206@gmail.com.

This space is not wheelchair accessible (yet!)

PHOTO CREDITS

"Passiflora Incarnata (Passion Flower)" by audreyjm529 is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

"Hydrangea quercifolia BhamBotGdn" by Eric in SF is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

"Monarda fistulosa, wild bergamot or bee balm in the mint family (Lamiaceae). Seen along the Middle Fork of the Flathead River." by GlacierNPS is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.

"Rattlesnake Master ~ Eryngium yuccifolium ~ Huron River and Watershed" by j van cise photos is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

"Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum)" by wackybadger is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

"Cornus alba after freezing rain" by Neptuul is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

"Polystichum acrostichoides (fiddleheads of Christmas ferns) 7" by James St. John is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

"Sedum ternatum 1zz" by Photo by David J. Stang is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

"Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)" by Suzanne Schroeter is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.