The Eugenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society — usually — meets on the third Thursday of the month. Through September we will be meeting in Chapter members’ yards.
Our next meeting is on Thursday, August 19, at 5:30pm. We will meet in the yard of Diane Morgan & John Warner, 416 – 14th Avenue, Vero Beach.
The Eugenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society serves Indian River County. The Chapter is returning to regular third Thursday of the month meetings. Through September we will meet in member yards at 5:30pm.
Our August meeting is a yard visit on Thursday, August 19, at 5:30pm. We will the yard of Diane Morgan & John Warner, 416 – 4th Avenue, Vero Beach.
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Fran Robinson, pictured above in a vintage FNPS t-shirt, is an avid gardener, and her garden continues to grow beautifully. She graciously has hosted us on 7/27/2017, 5/16/2019, and most recently on 5/20/2021.What a transformation! A pretty privacy hedge of…
Many native plant nurseries supposedly sell the low growing native pineland lantana (Lantana depressa var. depressa). According to botanical expert Roger Hammer, it is unlikely to be the native pineland lantana due to hybridization — even if sold by a…
Lori & Terry Greene recently re-did their front dooryard bed. The photo above was taken when we visited on 4/25/21, and the very top photo was taken and shared on 6/17/21 by Terry. Check out how this garden has grown.…
The yard of Lori & Terry Greene, visited by folks from the Eugenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society on May 25, 2021, demonstrates dramatically how you can use native plants to create beauty and privacy within the confines…
Chapter VP & Auctioneer Carol Thomas shared this photo of narrowleaf blue-eyed grass (Sisyrinchium angustifolium). Location: Empty lot north of the Hospice House on the south side of 37th Street. The clumping perennial is not a grass but a member…
Chapter member Tom Brown sent a photo of his gorgeous native Walter viburnum (Viburnum obovatum) full of flowers. A visit to his yard is scheduled for May 20, 2021 … This fast-growing shrub grows to be about 15′ tall and…
Thank you to Caleigh & Melissa Willis for hosting the Eugenia Chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society at the nursery CW Willis Farms, on 2/21/21. This relatively new nursery is located at 3700 – 9th Street SW (Oslo Road),…
Look for the striking scarlet spikes of coralbean (Erythrina herbacea) flowers rising up from saw palmettos (Serenoa repens) and other plants as you travel about in our car, as you walk in natural areas, and as you visit yards with…
