Welcome to NANPS new website and to our Silver Anniversary celebrations.

We've attempted to add more information about native plants and the Society and to make that information easier to find.
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Please join us in celebrating another 25 years of the
Study, Cultivation, Conservation and Resoration of North America's native flora.

NANPS special 48 page, colour 25th Anniversary edition of NANPS newsletter:  The Blazing Star is still available. 
See our online membership form for details.

NANPS is a volunteer-operated Society.  Your assistance in pursuing these goals is always appreciated

 

Green Orphanage

Green Orphans Adoption Centre now open!

Did you miss the plantsale or are you still looking for few species to add to your garden?  It’s not too late!
NANPS still has a number of very special plants looking to put down roots.  Can you provide a good home for one our green orphans?

Contact the This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to arrange an adoption or come out to one of the following events.  Please note, not all of our orphans travel to each event, but if you let us know ahead of time, we'll try to bring along those you're interested in meeting.

We've also opened a second adoption centre in conjunction with our friends at the Waterloo-Wellington Native Plant Society in Guelph, Ontario.  If you've looked at our list before, please take another peak to see our new additions!

 Read on to see our Green Orphans 

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Bookstore

NEW! NANPS Bookstore

NANPS has established an on-line Bookstore to sell books on native plants and related topics.

Any books purchased here are are handled by Amazon.ca, which will process your order securely and arrange delivery, at their usual price. NANPS will receive a small referral fee from Amazon.

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Click here to enter the NANPS Bookstore

Start shopping and support NANPS!

 

In Support of Native Plant Gardens

Native plant gardening is a wonderful way to connect with nature and to improve your piece of the planet, yet such gardens are not always appreciated by neighbours more interested in tending lawn and other Eurasian species.   Ecological gardens are, however, on the rise and a new appreciation of their multi-dimensional aesthetic qualities is growing.  In addition to being popular, practical and ecologically relevant, there are also legal protections for these important spaces.  Please read on to join our petition and to find out what more you can do to support native plant gardening

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Gardening Tips

If you plant it they will come!

Pale Purple Coneflower
Echinacea pallida

The plight of our bees, both native and the non-native honey bee, has been in the news a lot lately. Loss of habitat, food sources, pests and diseases and pesticides are all to blame. Even our love for mulch can have a negative impact on ground burrowing native bees. They need bare soil to dig their home in! How can you help? Native bees love native plants, it’s as simple as that!

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Announcements

The submission deadline for NANPS garden/restoration award is July 31st.   Don't be shy!  We want to learn about gardens and restoration projects around North America.

NANPS Fall Tour  - Hope Grows in Markham: Nature in the 905 - will be on Saturday September 24th 2011, when we tour some conservation sites in the suburbs to see how, with good planning and lots of help, nature can thrive in the city. Save the date! Check here for more details.

Looking for something useful to do this spring?  Check out our Restorations page for details of Weekend Weedends near you!  

This summer we will return to NANPS conservation property, Shining Tree Woods, in Norfolk County, Ontario for a series of working excursions.  If you'd like to help with conducting bio-surveys of the woods and other activities, please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it to join one or more excursions.

 

25th Anniversary Members Challenge

Like many charities, NANPS depends on the generosity of its supporters. NANPS couldn't continue without your time, energy, and financial contributions, Now, in our 25th year as a volunteer-operated organization, NANPS would like to thank those members who have met our 25 4 25 Challenges. The first 25 members meeting 2+5 challenges will receive a special thank you.  Will you be among them?

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Plant of the Month: Silver Bell

Silver Bell  Halesia  tetraptera, H. Carolina, H. monticola

What better plant to usher in the Christmas season?

H. tetraptera aren’t always associated with white Christmas’s however.  These small trees are actually native to mixed forests, often along streams, in the central and southeastern states, extending as far north as West Virginia, south to northern Florida and west to Oklahoma.  Silver bells can live up to 100 years.

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