Made in the Shade! Going Native
March 25, 2025 7:00pm
The U.S. government has estimated that nearly 25% of the 20,000 native plant species documented in North America are at risk of extinction, many through habitat loss. By planting natives, individual gardeners can help reverse this trend, and support native wildlife in the process. This becomes more challenging in shady areas and Sandy Springs definitely has an abundance of shade!
Join Trecia Neal, master gardener and co-owner of Wild Roots Nursery as she shares with us all the rich diversity of native shade plants. She will also teach us how to identify what areas are part sun, part shade or full shade and which perennials, grasses, shrubs and trees thrive in the shade!
Trecia Neal, master gardener and Monarch Watch Conservation Specialist, is the owner of Green Gardens Education and Designs LLC and Wild Roots Native Nursery. She presents programs on composting, monarch butterfly ecology and biology and gardening for pollinators and birds.