Native Plant Sale
Friday May 11 & Saturday May 12, 2012
BWA 2012 Native Plant Sale planning underway
A Garden for All Seasons
BWA's popular Native Plant Sale will take place this year at Northampton Community College, Tannersville campus on Friday evening, May 11, 6:30 to 8:30 P.M.and Saturday morning, May 12, 9 A.M. to 3 P.M.
Butterflies love it and so will you!
Butterfly weed- a perennial, not the invasive Butterfly Bush, will be one of the many flowering plants loved by pollinators at this year's sale. Come learn how to attract birds, butterflies ane more to your garden.
Gardening for Butterflies - A Native Plant Workshop
Tuesday, May 8, 7 PM at Monroe County Conservation District
Once again, the Friday evening sale will be Members Only! You can join now, or join at the sale.
Members will get a 10% discount ONLY on Friday..
Experts will be on hand both Friday and Saturday to answer your planting questions. Garden design advice and a bake sale are also part of the event.
Both Friday and Saturday, Geoffrey Mehl, local naturalist and gardener, and author of A Gardener’s Guide to Native Plants of Northeastern Pennsylvania, will be on hand to sign his book and answer questions. The book is a 336-page comprehensive guide to soils, ecosystems, and 2,150 species of native plants. The guide offers extensive tips and ideas for native plant landscaping and ecosystem restoration, tailored to Carbon, Monroe, Pike and Wayne Counties. Also included are the 540 protected plant species in Pennsylvania, invasive species of local concern, plant sources and additional resources for native plant enthusiasts. This great book will be sold at a discounted price of $12.00. Get your copy now. You can also purchase the book at Geoff's website, www.pennystone.com .
To see the types of plants we sell, look at this year's list (what we've ordered and hope to have): View the complete list.
Ferns, Grasses, Vines , Perennials . , Shrubs , Trees
Read about the ADVANTAGES of GOING NATIVE - click here download the PDF
For plant descriptions: