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Library Display Case for Education

Wild Ones promotes native landscapes through education, advocacy, and collaboration. Our educational efforts include tabling at local festivals and events, producing webinars and videos that we post on our YouTube channel, and posting gardening ideas, research and the latest native plant policy news on social media. Last fall, Marlene Smith, President Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay, […] Continue reading "Library Display Case for Education"

Seed Sitting

While doing research for our upcoming Seed College presentation at the end of the month, I came across a new-to-me term, “seed sitting,” which is a catchy term for sowing seeds outside in winter, in pots covered with wire mesh. The concept is not new, but the terminology is catchy. I first heard the term […] Continue reading "Seed Sitting"

2024 Year in Review

At our annual membership meeting on November 20, members of Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay celebrated our inaugural year with a Year in Review video by chapter vice-president, Bill Smith. But first we covered the annual chapter business. Chapter election results – Secretary Sue Williams reported that our appointed board of directors were elected by unanimous […] Continue reading "2024 Year in Review"

Help Us Grow

Support Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay this Giving Tuesday! 2024 was a busy year for Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay. To support our mission of native plants and natural landscapes thriving in every community, we accomplished the following:16,500+ free native seedlings distributed9000+ sq ft of native habitat supported2000+ native plants grown from seed & distributed100+ native trees […] Continue reading "Help Us Grow"

Fall 2024 at a Glance

This fall has been a busy one for Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay (WOCB), starting with a field trip in early September through our participation at the Chesapeake Natives Fall Festival the last weekend of October. Whether virtual or in-person, there was something everyone. On September 14, we cosponsored the Maryland Native Plant Society’s annual “Parks […] Continue reading "Fall 2024 at a Glance"

Deeply Rooted in Native Seed Collecting

Wild Ones Chesapeake Bay is deeply rooted in natives, promoting native plants for a healthy planet. We accomplish this through education, advocacy, and collaboration. And this fall, education and collaboration is all about native seed collecting! To date, we’ve given presentations on native seed collection at our local college, the College of Southern Maryland (in collaboration […] Continue reading "Deeply Rooted in Native Seed Collecting"