NATIVE PLANT SALE

PWWS 27th ANNUAL PLANT SALE
SATURDAY MAY 9, 9:00-noon
Bethel Lutheran Church Grounds, Manassas

The best native plant bargains in town, rain or shine! Plan to arrive early for

best selection. A wide variety of spring-blooming wildflowers, including Virginia bluebells, mayapples, bloodroot, wild ginger, spring and summer phlox, and native geraniums, along with many colorful summer-blooming must-haves, such as purple coneflower, will be on offer at very reasonable prices. The sale is PWWS' only fundraising event of the year. You will get great plants donated by local gardeners who care about our environment and who love growing native plants. A selection of native ferns, shrubs, and trees also will be available. Contact Nancy Vehrs, chair, Annual Plant Sale, at nvehrs1@yahoo.com for details or to donate plants, pots, or your time.

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Celebrate 25 Years of PWWS

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2008. PRINCE WILLIAM WILDFLOWER SOCIETY'S ANNUAL MEETING at MERRIMAC FARM Come and celebrate the Prince William Wildflower Society’s quarter of a century anniversary at the Stone House at Merrimac Farm, Saturday October 4, 12:00-3:00 p.m. Bring a main dish, a salad, dessert, or vegetable to share with the group in a potluck picnic; PWWS will provide drinks and plates. There will be a short business meeting where we elect officers (see newsletter). Kim Hosen will lead a tour of the property after the picnic, plus there will be door prizes and other goodies available. Contact Karen Waltman, geraldwaltman@hotmail.com, to let her know what you are bringing (or just show up.) All are welcome.

PWWS 25 Years...and CountingAs we celebrate our 25 years, PWWS salutes its charter members:
Nancy Arrington (founder), Marie Davis, Jeanne Fowler,Judy Gallagher,Jeannette Garrison, Elaine Haug, Mary LeKander, Marion Lobstein, Frances & Phil Louer, Ed Milhous, Nicky Staunton, Claudia Thompson-Deahl, and Roxetta Wyer (who has maintained her membership despite having moved years ago to the state of Washington)
Thanks to Nancy Vehrs for sending the list. Drawing of bird's foot violet by Nicky Staunton.

Prince William Wildflower Society April-May 2008

CALENDAR OF EVENTS


SUNDAY, APRIL 27, 2008 12 noon-5:00 p.m.
PRINCE WILLIAM WILDFLOWER SOCIETY'S 22nd SPRING WILDFLOWER GARDEN TOUR i
Don't miss these three great native plant gardens in the Manassas area. Access to the gardens is free and all are welcome. Refreshments will be served at the Walter Garden. For more information, call Nancy Vehrs at 703-368-2898 or email her at pwws.vnps@yahoo.com.

Gardens on tour are

Walter Garden, 10553 River Run Court, Occoquan Forest, Manassas

Cochard Garden, 7997 Knightshayes Drive, Lake Jackson area, Manassas

Wheatcraft Garden, 8655 Weir Street, City of Manassas


SATURDAY, MAY 10, ANNUAL PRINCE WILLIAM WILDFLOWER SOCIETY PLANT SALE
Bethel Lutheran Church grounds, 8712 Plantation Lane, Manassas (Corner of Sudley Road and Plantation Lane, near the main Manassas post office, Commerce Bank, and Prince William Hospital.)

Many of the wildflowers you'll see in the garden tours will be offered for sale at the 26th Annual Wildflower Plant Sale, Saturday, May 10, 9:00-noon. COME EARLY FOR THE BEST SELECTION! All plants offered for sale have been propagated by members or shared from their gardens--none have been collected from the wild. For more information, call Plant Sale Chair Nancy Vehrs at 703-368-2898 or email her at pwws-vnps@yahoo.com

November member meeting: Thursday, Nov 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Don't miss the program, "Oh My Aching Back" by local chiropracter Dr. Lisa Bochynski Basler!

Join PWWS members for an entertaining and informative evening, replete with delicious treats. The program starts at 7:30 p.m. and is held at the Bethel Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. (Bethel Lutheran is right off Rte 234 business and the Prince William Hospital.)

Wild News September October 2007

Prince William Wildflower Society Fall 2007 Update

Annual Meeting and Potluck Picnic, September 30, at 1:00 p.m. (See newsletter for details and directions.)

Wild News September-October 2007