Growing up on a farm in Michigan, I have been interested in outdoor activities all my life. Gardening, birding, watching butterflies, and hiking are some of my hobbies. I am available to present programs on native plants, birds, or butterflies and to lead nature hikes.
Anne Parmley, anne.parmley@gmail.com
Metropolis Garden Club President
Garden Clubs of Illinois, District VII, Bees, Birds, & Butterflies Chairman
Master Naturalist
Founding Member of the Massac Nature Study Society
Shawnee Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society Member
Friends of the Cache River Watershed Board Member
Butterfly Enthusiast
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The next Metropolis Garden Club meeting will be on May 10th at 9:30 a.m. at the Parmley farm. Please bring a camp chair if available. (I do have a few extra.) We will meet outside; in case of rain, we will meet under the carport. The program will be a plant exchange between members.
The Massac Nature Study Society will meet for a nature walk on Saturday, May 15. More details to come!
Some of my favorite links:
Butterfly Links
Metropolis Garden Club
District VII, Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc.
Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc. Be sure to look at all the information about pollinators. Just click on Special Projects, then Planting for Pollinators.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Shawnee Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society
Illinois Audubon Society
Southern Illinois Wildflower Map
Metropolis Garden Club
District VII, Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc.
Garden Clubs of Illinois, Inc. Be sure to look at all the information about pollinators. Just click on Special Projects, then Planting for Pollinators.
National Garden Clubs, Inc.
Shawnee Chapter of the Illinois Audubon Society
Illinois Audubon Society
Southern Illinois Wildflower Map
A local source for native plants is Southernwood Gardens, phone: 618 833 2769 or 697 3798, located at 4650 Rhine Rd, Alto Pass, IL.