Myths and Realities of Native Plants

Wilf Nichols will talk about growing native plants, including the pitfalls, pratfalls, and downfalls. Wilf was the director of the Memorial University (Newfoundland) Botanical Garden for 13 years after arriving from the from the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden and London. For the past four years, he has been the director of the Botanical Garden of the University of Georgia in Athens. Accomplishments include building up their Certificate in Native Plants program and developing programs to increase the availability of native plants for sale in Georgia. Sponsored by the Wild Ones Tennessee Valley Chapter.