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May 2025

May
1

Native Plant Event!

Thursday, May 1st, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
St. Michael’s Church, 2025 Bellefonte Dr, Lexington, KY, 40503 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Seed/Plant Share Wheelchair Accessible Free Public Parking

Join Wild Ones Lexington to celebrate and support native plant gardening. Enjoy an evening of learning more about native plants, meeting plant enthusiasts, and exchanging gardening tips.

Bring your extra native perennials, shrubs, trees and grasses and replace them with new natives in our plant exchange.Plants (natives only) should be potted and labeled.No native plants to donate?  Bring drinks or snack food.A drawing for door prizes will also take place.

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June 2025

Jun
5

Magnolia Tree Seeds Bungee Jump?

Thursday, June 5th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
St. Michael’s Church, 2025 Bellefonte Dr, Lexington, KY, 40503 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation Wheelchair Accessible Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Yes, they do!  Discover how by joining nature photographer Janet James as she shares colorful images and describes how she learned to really “see” the engineering, architecture, and designs of native tree features.  She has photographed all aspects of the 120 Kentucky species. Find out also how to participate in a citizen science, national tree observation project.

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Jun
7

The Weird and the Rare at the Arboretum

Saturday, June 7th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
The Arboretum, State Botanical Garden of Kentucky (Meet in the parking lot near the kiosk) , 500 Alumni Dr, Lexington, KY, 40503 Map

Public Welcome Free Event Nature Walk/Hike Public Restroom Free Public Parking

Janet will lead a follow-up tree walk that focuses on a variety of Kentucky native tree and shrub species not commonly seen in our state’s natural areas or have intriguing botanical features.  We will walk on paved or mulched paths and grassy areas.

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September 2025

Sep
18

September Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, September 18th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

October 2025

Oct
16

October Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, October 16th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon! 

November 2025

Nov
20

November Wild Ones National Webinar

Hosted by Wild Ones National
Thursday, November 20th, 2025
to (Eastern Time)
Online/Virtual

Public Welcome Recording Available Free Event Program/Speaker Presentation

Details coming soon!