2021 Spring and Fall Landscaping with Virginia Natives Webinar Series

Virginia Native Plant Society in Partnership with Plant Virginia Natives,
Registration is through Lewis-Ginter Botanical Gardens, Fee: $10/12 webinars

To register: https://www.lewisginter.org/event/grow-native-series/

Invasive plants are a real problem for Virginia. This presentation will give an overview of why invasive plants are a problem in Virginia (and elsewhere); review the most common invasive plants you might see in your forest, field, or backyard easily identified in the spring; offer control options; and, some native alternatives to those invasive plants that are often used in landscaping.

Elizabeth Mizell is the Program Director for Blue Ridge PRISM, a non profit dedicated to reducing the impacts of invasive species in the northern Blue Ridge Mountain in Virginia. Prior to moving to Virginia in 2016 and starting a small business, Beth was a Land Steward with The Nature Conservancy for 14 years caring for natural areas and restoring rare natural communities. She has extensive experience in natural areas management and restoration, invasive plant species management and control, native plant propagation, and gardening/landscaping with native plants. Beth is a Level 1 Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional and holds a license as a Virginia Commercial Pesticide Applicator

This webinar is approved for VMN-Northern Neck Chapter Continuing credit(CE).

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Notes: Each webinar is a virtual event. There will be no in-person viewing option.  Each event will be conducted live on the date and time listed above. Participants will join from their homes via Zoom link on their computer, tablet or smartphone.

Zoom links will be sent to you via email a few days before each live session. Please keep an eye on your inbox.

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