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NATIVES & NON-NATIVE INVASIVES
A Learning & Teaching Team Topic by H.O.P.E. from the Garden
Incorporate Native Plants and Replace Invasive
Non-native Plants
Adopted by the GPMGA Board on May 1, 2023
Whereas HB1998, passed by the Virginia Legislature and signed into law by Governor Youngkin in April, 2023, requires state agencies to prevent introduction of invasive species and to procure, use, and maintain native species to replace invasive species, GPMGA (as an extension of a state agency) will take steps to uphold this law. Any remaining invasive plants in GPMGA demonstration gardens will be removed and replaced as soon as possible. In addition, GPMGA encourages all our volunteers to follow the same guidance in our personal gardens.
RESOURCE LINKS:
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Additional Resources:
from Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia
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Virginia Bluebells - Photo: GPMGA Volunteer
Horticultural Topics on WATER by our H.O.P.E. from the Garden Learning and Teaching Teams
Available to attend & presented by GPMGA's SPEAKERS BUREAU
Native Plants in our Gardens
Ornamental Pollinator Garden - Oxymoron?
Not All Native Plants are Equal
Native Shrubs: Avoid a Garden Ghost Town
Native Alternatives to Invasive Plants
What is Habitat Gardening?
Why Should I care about Invasive Plants?
Feed the Bees
Growing Native Plants from Seed
If you're a member of a civic organization, garden club or other group, click here to "Request to Book"
a speaker to talk to your group. Or visit our CALENDAR for a class scheduled
in the area.
“Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant."- Robert Louis Stevenson
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