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Earth Day Native Plant Sale

Saturday, April 28, 2012

Come join us for our seventh annual Native Plant Sale!

[+ ZOOM] Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa) ©PPA

PPA will have for sale limited quantities of trees, shrubs, and wildflowers that are native to the Pinelands and to Southern New Jersey. A great way to help preserve our native flora -- and our environment in general -- is to plant native vegetation around our homes and businesses. Luckily, New Jersey residents have lots of beautiful and interesting native plants to choose from.

When you landscape with native plants, not only are you likely to save money and resources by using less fertilizer, soil additives, and water, you are also helping to strengthen the complex web of connections linking native species and ecological processes in your local ecosystem.

Plant the Pinelands in your garden this spring!

Plants include:

• Trees like Sweetbay Magnolia, Atlantic White Cedar, Gray Birch, and Virginia Pine
• Shrubs like Beach Plum, Sheep Laurel, Pinxterbloom, and Lowbush Blueberry
• Wildflowers like Butterfly Weed, Great Blue Lobelia, and Eastern Columbine
• Grasses like Little Bluestem, Broomsedge Bluestem, and Switchgrass
• Vines like Virginia Creeper and Virgin's Bower
• Wetland plants like Swamp Azalea, Woolgrass, Cardinal Flower, and Blueflag Iris
• NEW for 2012: Bearberry, Ironwood, River Birch, Northern Bayberry, Common Rush, Blue Vervain, and more!

The 2012 Plant Sale Price List:

Native Plant Sale Price List 2012 - 321.7KB Plants for sale with prices and descriptions.

[+ ZOOM] Checking out the selection of native plants. ©PPA

Pricing: Prices range from $2.50 for plugs to $16.00 for larger trees and shrubs. Some specialty plants are available at higher prices.

Time: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Pinelands Visitor Center will be open. Light refreshments will be served. Enter our free drawing for a PPA prize pack - you just might win!

Activities: Enjoy tours of the historic barn and farmstead. Browse native plant gardens, PPA merchandise, and educational displays at PPA's visitor center. Information tables from local organizations. Pinelands photography exhibit, Intimate Details: Flora of the New Jersey Pine Barrens, featuring the work of Pat Worley. Kids activities, too!

Attend a presentation at 1:00 pm by Jeanne Gural, Executive Director of the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Refuge, entitled Gardening for Wildlife in the Pines: the Good, the Bad, and the Hungry. This talk will address how to reduce deer browse, decreasing Canada geese on water front lots, attracting native pollinators, and more.

MEMBER BENEFIT: The plant sale is open early to PPA members only on Friday, April 27th from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. You must be a member to purchase plants on Friday. Become a member today!

Proceeds go towards furthering PPA's mission to protect and preserve the Pinelands. Most plants are supplied by Pinelands Nursery, a wholesale nursery that specializes in plants native to the Pinelands. Fernbrook Nursery and New Moon Nursery also supplied plants for this sale. We appreciate their support!

For directions to PPA, click here.