Adding regionally native plants to gardens and landscapes in your yard is an easy river-friendly conservation practice that can be implemented at home. Regionally native plants incorporated into rain gardens and conservation landscaping projects reduce stormwater runoff leaving your yard.
Many plant species prevalent in landscapes are not native and even invasive to our part of the world. Non-native and invasive plant species generally offer little ecological value and can outcompete native plant species. Regionally native plant species are adapted to our local climate and provide habitat for wildlife that make gardening a joy.
If you are interested in learning about regionally native plants and how to incorporate them in your planting plans this spring, join us at one of the following native plants workshops offered by the James River Association.
Native Plants Workshop at East End Branch Library
Date & Time: Saturday, November 1, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Location: East End Branch Library, 1200 N. 25th Street, Richmond, Virginia
Fee: Free
Join the James River Association for a native plants workshop at Richmond’s East End Branch Library on Saturday, November 1, at 12:00 pm. Workshop participants will learn about the benefits of native plants, how they support local wildlife, and where to source them. Registration for this workshop is free and each registration comes with a regionally native plant courtesy of Local Ecotype Richmond Natives (LERN). Click here for more information.