Our logo features Little Bluestem (Schizachyrium scoparium) which provides nesting habitat for Eastern towhees and Smooth Aster (Symphyotrichum laeve) which hosts the larval stage (caterpillar) of the Pearl Crescent butterfly. Eastern towhees eat the aster seeds and rely on caterpillars for protein to raise their young. Thanks to Anne Elise Lintelman for drawing our logo!
The Plant Ridge & Valley Natives campaign includes the following 11 counties (from north to south): Frederick, Clarke, Warren, Shenandoah, Page, Rockingham, Augusta, Highland, Bath, Rockbridge, and Alleghany. We also include the cities of Winchester, Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro, Lexington, Buena Vista, and Covington.
Connect through our Facebook Group Virginia Ridge & Valley Native Plants
or via email to shenandoahchapter [at] gmail.com.
In May 2023, we published the first edition of Plant Ridge & Valley Natives: A Gardener’s Guide to Virginia’s Ridge & Valley Native Plants. This full-color, spiral-bound book contains 144 pages of beautiful native plants suitable to using in a home garden or commercial landscape to provide not only beauty but high ecological value to the local ecosystem. It also includes six garden designs created specifically for this guide by ecologist Iara Lacher and garden designer Anne Elise Lintelman. You may purchase a copy through one of our partner organizations (see PARTNERS page) or online by clicking the button.
Banner image courtesy of Trista Imrich, Wild Works of Whimsy.
This campaign is managed through the Shenandoah Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society and coordinated by Anna Maria Johnson.
To connect, contact us at shenandoahchapter [at] gmail.com
