To contact us:

West Ga Chapter of GNPS
PO Box 635
Carrollton, GA 30112

E-mail:
Info@WGaWildflowers.org
 West GA Chapter of the
  Georgia Native Plant Society







Activities

To learn more about other events in Georgia and surrounding states, visit the Events of Interest page on the GNPS website.

Buffalo Creek Workday
Tuesday, September 14. We will start at 8 am, to try to beat the heat a bit. We will continue to remove invasive plant material and try to identify locations to place rescued plants this fall.

Directions to the Carrollton Ag Center

Chapter Board Meeting
September 21, beginning at 7pm. At the Carroll County Ag Center.

Directions to the Carrollton Ag Center

Buffalo Creek Workday
Thursday, September 23. We will start at 8 am, to try to beat the heat a bit. We will continue to remove invasive plant material and try to identify locations to place rescued plants this fall.

Directions to the Carrollton Ag Center

Public Meeting
October 19. More info will be provided when it becomes available.

Directions to the Carrollton Ag Center

Chapter Board Meeting
November 23, beginning at 7pm. At the Carroll County Ag Center.

Directions to the Carrollton Ag Center

Business/Public Meeting
December 21. More info will be provided when it becomes available.

Directions to the Carrollton Ag Center

Past Events Index

 Platanthera cristata
Platanthera cristata
Yellow-Fringed Orchid
Photo Credit: Mike Strickland

Native Plants do well in the home landscape. The Yellow Fringed Orchid pictured above is growing in a grassy area beside a dirt road private driveway in Douglas County. It has spread to 20-30 individual plants that bloom in August. The area is very poor soil, roadside red clay & sand. There are some Pine trees near by that may drop light layer of pine needles, othewise the soil is very poor with some very little amount of decomposed material from native grasses. It receives only rain water. The area is in full sun in summer and winter. A few of these plants have spread to a shady area with small pines on a embankment. There is also poor soil there due to rain water washing any needle drop from the trees away. These areas may receive flooding due to rainwater runoff on roadside during storms.