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Check out these regional plant sales – and don’t be afraid to travel, many of the same plants are native to all of these states. Just make sure to choose plants that are appropriate for your area and your landscape conditions.
New York
April 30 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (all natives)
The Native Plant CenterWestchester Community College75 Grasslands RdValhalla, NY 10595April 30 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. (some natives)Manhattan Chapter of the North American Rock Garden SocietyEl Sol Brillante Community Garden522- 528 East 12th Street (between Aves A & B)
May 5 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. (some natives)
Brooklyn Botanic Garden1000 Washington AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11225
May 21 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. (all natives)
Hudson Highlands Nature MuseumOn Muser Drive, across from 174 Angola RoadCornwall, NY 12518
May 21 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (some natives)
Lasdon Arboretum2610 Amawalk Rd.Katonah, NY 10536
June 3 & 4 and June 10 & 11 (time TBD) (all natives)
Long Island Native Plant InitiativeSuffolk County Community College121 Speonk Riverhead Rd.Riverhead, NY 11901http://www.linpi.org/Connecticut
May 7 9 a.m. -4 p.m. (some natives)
Garden Education Center of Greenwich130 Bible StreetCos Cob, CT 06807
May 14 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. (some natives)
Bartlett Arboretum151 Brookdale Rd.Stamford, CT 06903http://bartlettarboretum.org/
May 20 TBD (orders due by April 30) (all natives)
Audubon Greenwich613 Riversville Rd.Greenwich, CT 06831
New Jersey
April 23 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. (all natives)
Pinelands Preservation Alliance17 Pemberton Rd.Southampton, NJ 08088
May 14 & June 11 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. (all natives)
Clemson Farms Native Nursery – retail sale days108 Linwood AveEstell Manor, NJ 08319
May 20 & May 21 (all natives)
May 20 3 pm – 6 pm; May 21 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
D&R Greenway Land Trust1 Preservation PlacePrinceton, NJ 0854
May 20 & May 21 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. (all natives)
New Jersey Audubon SocietyNature Center of Cape May1600 Delaware AveCape May, NJ 08204June 4 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (all natives)
New Jersey Audubon SocietyScherman Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary11 Hardscrabble Rd.Bernardsville, NJ 07924
June 4 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. (all natives)
New Jersey Audubon SocietyPlainsboro Preserve80 Scotts Corner Rd.Cranbury, NJ 08512
These native plant sales will usually have knowledgeable volunteers available to help you select appropriate plants for your landscape. A shopping tip before you go – when buying native perennials, make sure to buy in quantity. You want to create easy targets for pollinators and other wildlife. And don’t forget native trees and shrubs for wildlife habitat and food sources.
Kim Eierman, a resident of Bronxville, is an environmental horticulturist and Founder of EcoBeneficial. When she is not speaking, writing, or consulting about ecological landscapes, she teaches at the New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The Native Plant Center and Rutgers Home Gardeners School.
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