This is the most up-to-date listing of upcoming events for the Ixia Chapter. For a calendar of all events of the Florida Native Plant Society and its chapters, click on this link FNPS CALENDAR. You can also access all of FNPS's past Lunch & Learn series at this link LUNCH & LEARN ARCHIVE.
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The Living Garden: Designing With Nature
October 22, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Cummer Museum, 829 Riverside Ave, Jax 32204
Experience the Cummer Museum’s historically significant gardens and living collections through a new lens with renowned landscape designer Larry Weaner. Drawing from decades of work in ecological garden design, Weaner will explore how thoughtfully designed landscapes can create beauty, resilience, and biodiversity. Through stories, images, and practical insights, you’ll discover how natural processes can inspire more dynamic and beautiful gardens.
This presentation is part of Cummer’s Art in a Living World Lecture Series that explores how art lives beyond the gallery walls - shaping the places we inhabit, the objects we create, the stories we preserve, and the communities we build.
Tickets are $25 per person and $40 for non-members and includes museum admission.
Link for more information and tickets: https://www.cummermuseum.org/event/the-living-garden-designing-with-nature-larry-weaner-2/
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Native Park Workday
November 7, 9:00 am to Noon
Native Park, 3306 Park Street, Jax 32205
We have monthly workdays, usually on the first Saturday of the month, in our adopted Native Parks to remove weeds and perform other maintenance. Come anytime and work for an hour or two. Bring gloves, water and any other refreshment & snacks you like. Dress for the weather & wear closed toed shoes. You will learn about native plants and meet people with shared interests in gardening and native plants.
We will also be harvesting seeds for our Seed Collective Project. Come out and learn how you can participate in collecting and sharing native plant seeds.
No RSVP is required; free and open to the public. Tours of the park are also available.
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
November 11, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: Overview of the University of Florida Herbarium
Speaker: Alan Franck, Herbarium Collection Manager, University of Florida Herbarium
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Winter Social
December 9, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Details will be provided later
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
February 10, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: The Extraordinary Caterpillar
Speaker: Video followed by Q&A
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
March 10, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: University of Florida Native Nursery
Speaker: Gage LaPierre
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
April 14, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: Empowering Your Landscape with Native Plants
Speaker: Karen Janszen, Native Plant Consulting
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
May 12, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: Poisonous Plants
Speaker: Pamela Eutsler, Master Gardener Volunteer
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
June 9, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: Attracting Butterflies to Your Yard
Speaker: Ginger Ayer, Master Gardener Volunteer
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
September 8, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: Save Our Swales & Plant Diversity
Speaker: Dr. Scott Jones, UNF Professor of Biology
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
October 13, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: Gopher Tortoises
Speaker: Dr. Vanessa Trujillo, UNF Conservation Biologist
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
November 10, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: Wildflowers of the Julington-Durbin Creek Preserve
Speaker: Adam Arendell, Ixia Chapter Director
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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Chapter Meeting
December 8, 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Garden Club of Jacksonville, 1005 Riverside Avenue, Jax 32204
(social period 6:00-630 - presentation begins at 6:30)
Topic: Winter Social
Our chapter meetings are free and open to the public. No RSVP or registration is required. Bring a friend or two!
Location Link: Google Maps Location
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The map below shows the location of Native Park
