Chapters in Alabama

This will be our annual members-only meeting to elect the Board of Directors for 2025, review the past year's progress, review the organization's budget/finances, discuss your gardening accomplishments and native plant questions, discuss the new volunteer committees and your vision for where the organization should be headed in the coming year. This meeting is for WildOnes members only.

The Lewis backyard garden was certified as a Wildlife Habitat in 2004. Designed specifically to attract bird life, the garden displays five water features and landscape elements incorporating numerous plants, hardscape and walkways.  Herb and Terry Lewis expanded their backyard habitat in April 2015 when they acquired the lot behind their existing residence (on Red Oak) in Blossomwood.  Over the last eight years they have been developing a bird sanctuary by adding native plants to attract butterflies, pollinators  and birds. A key feature of the Outback Garden is a 12 ft. diameter bubbling rock water feature specifically designed to attract migrating birds.  Other elements include a shade garden and a meadow area planted with native wildflowers and shrubs. The new garden is lovingly referred to as the Outback Garden.  Every time Terry would look for Herb, he'd be "Outback".

This tour will be limited to 30 WildOnes members on a first-come, first-serve basis. Please contact [email protected] to be added to the list. NOTE: There are no paved pathways in the garden.

Gardening for wildlife is more than feeding the birds and the pollinators, it means providing resources to all levels of the food chain! Learn how to integrate small changes and create a diverse ecosystem of insects, birds, and other fauna in your own backyard. We will focus on native plants and their interactions with various insect species and discuss how to design your garden to encourage wildlife. Learn more about the food web of your own backyard and the unique interactions within our urban or suburban ecosystems. 

You can learn more about Sara's work at https://www.saraannjohnson.com/

How do plants develop? Do all plants require the same environmental needs? In this class we will look at how flowers, foliage, fruit, and roots of plants have evolved of time to adapt to their environment. This class will be taught by ACES Home Grounds RÉA Jayne Luetzow February 20th at 6pm

The Scotts have a 40 acre property divided into two 20-acre parcels on either side of the road. On one side is a creek that is carpeted with Virginia Bluebells, phlox, larkspur, and other native spring ephemerals under a canopy of buckeye and red mulberry. It is easy to walk among the bluebells and other wildflowers. Across the road, the Scott's house is nestled into the side of Backbone Mountain, which includes an easy half-mile trail with a different assemblage of Spring ephemerals, including wild ginger, bloodroot, Dutchman's breeches, shooting star, Jacob's Ladder, Pawpaw and many others.  There is also a plant building with a covered porch where visitors can rest and view birds and the mountains. This is a wild, shaded woodland garden & landscape tour that showcases some of Alabama's most beautiful and iconic Spring ephemeral wildflowers.