Online Ordering Until April 11

Cub Scout Pack 493 is back for a 3rd year doing our native plant fundraiser!

Order by April 11 and make a difference in your community. Support local wildlife conservation efforts and help empower local Scouting programs.

Online Sale runs from March 6-April 11 — Order at pack493plants.com

Plant Pickups April 26 & 27: Our friendly Scouts will offer two pickup dates/locations this year in Rockville, MD for your convenience:

Saturday April 26, 2025, 9am–noon
Rock Creek Valley Elementary School
5121 Russett Road, Rockville MD 20853

Sunday April 27, 2025, 11:30am–1:30pm
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville
100 Welsh Park Drive, Rockville MD 20850

NOTE: If you (or a friend) cannot pick up your plants during these dates/times, please contact cspack493@gmail.com prior to ordering to make alternative pickup arrangements. Custom pickups will be located in Rockville.

Online orders accepted from now until April 30.

Plant selection: https://lowershorelandtrust.square.site

Pick Date and Location: All orders are available for pick up at the Lower Shore Land Trust's office on May 2 and May 3. Address: 100 River Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863.

For additional information: 443-234-5587

Sponsor: Church of the Redeemer

Locations: 5603 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21210

Directions: From Baltimore Beltway (1-695), take exit 25 south. Follow Charles St. for 4.0 miles and turn left into the church entrance.

Plant vendors will be offering a large variety of native flowers, trees, grasses, shrubs, vines, and ferns, all suitable for early season planting. You can learn from organizations who will be on hand to teach, inform and answer your questions. The Boy Scouts will be offering coffee and donuts and can help transport plants to cars.

Not all vendors accept credit cards. Please be prepared to pay with cash or check.

Native Plant Vendors:

Go Native Tree Farm ~ gonativetrees.com
J-Mar Ag LLC Nursery ~ jo-marag.com
Kollar Nursery ~ kollarnursery.com


Need more information?
Visit us online: www.facebook.com/BaltimoreNativePlantSale

Sponsored by Friends of Black Hill

MEMBERS ONLY:  MAY 3, 2025, 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

GENERAL PUBLIC

• MAY 3, 2025, 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
• MAY 4, 2025, 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM

Location Black Hill Regional Park
Boyds, MD
Black Hill Regional Park
Discovery Center (formerly Visitor Center)
20926 Lake Ridge Dr.
Boyds, MD 20841

For more information and list of plants available visit: https://www.friendsofblackhillnature.org/native-plant-sale

For information contact
Anita Pustelnik 
FOBHNP Plant Sale Coordinator
240-671-7904

Discover the important connection between native plants, people, & wildlife! (download event flyer)

• Plants native to the Mid-Atlantic region! (Some nurseries accept preorders for pickup at the event; contact each nursery directly to arrange) 

Backyard Forest- Bellefonte, PA 

Evergreen Heritage Center - Mount Savage, MD 

Native Roots, Inc. - Mineral Wells, WV

Wild Indigo Native Nursery - Grantsville, MD 

Wood Thrush Native Plant Nursery - Floyd, VA

• Nature-themed artisan items!(Be prepared to make purchases using cash or check; due to limited cell service at the park credit cards may not be accepted)

Appalachian Wax Works - Oakland, Maryland (quality goods from the bee hive) 

Keen and Bright - Swanton, MD (glass creations) 

Marta Fiscus Photography - Cumberland, MD (award winning macro photos)

Peggy Nixon Designs - Salisbury, PA (hand-painted slates & note cards)

• Special guest speakers!

11:30 AM - Attracting Pollinators To Your Garden - Candy DeBerry,  Washington & Jefferson College 

As much as one third of the food we eat – from apples to zucchini – is dependent upon pollination of crop plants by bees, wasps, butterflies, moths, beetles, flies, hummingbirds or bats.  Learn how to attract pollinators to your garden by using native plants to provide nectar, pollen, and nesting and overwintering sites.

Dr. DeBerry gardens on 1/3 acre on the edge of the small city of Washington in southwestern Pennsylvania. She is most passionate about growing native plants to support biodiversity, harvesting blue ribbons from the county fair for her garlic, tomatoes, and peppers, and collecting eggs from her three backyard chickens. To support her gardening habit, she is also Professor of Biology and Director of the Biochemistry program at Washington & Jefferson College, where she teaches Cell Biology, Biochemistry, and a senior seminar on cancer.

1:00 PM - Plastics in the Environment - Raymond Najjar, Penn State University

Plastics are remarkable materials that have transformed our lives in a relatively short time. The strength, durability, flexibility, and low density of plastics make them extremely useful but at the same time a menacing environmental and human health threat. Microplastics have found their way to nearly every corner of the globe and every part of the human body. This presentation will cover the rapid growth of plastics production, the fate of plastics in the environment, the impacts of plastics on ecology and human health, and potential solutions to what may be viewed as a crisis comparable to global warming and biodiversity loss. 

Dr. Najjar is a Professor of Oceanography at Penn State University, where he has been teaching since 1993. He conducts research on topics in oceanography and climate science, focusing on how climate change and human activity influence coastal waters, such as the Chesapeake Bay. Plastics pollution is a current research interest of his, particularly the role that estuaries play in trapping river-borne plastics. He also recently developed a general education course at Penn State on plastics in the environment. 

• Guided walks and family friendly activities!

10:30 AM - Tree ID - Learning to identify trees without leaves is a challenge. Discover other tree features that help with identification on this easy walk with a Park Ranger!

2:15 PM - Native Plant Garden Tour - Visiting New Germany's demonstration garden is always a joy.  Learn about the 70+ plants native to our region from a Friends of NGSP gardener.

All day - MMNPF Bingo - Explore the entire festival and win a prize!

All day - Nature Center Open - Investigate the cool animals found at the Park! 

• Conservation education displays! Get answers to your questions on native plants and other conservation topics from:

American Forest Foundation

Evergreen Heritage Center

Friends of New Germany State Park

Garrett County Forestry Board

Garrett County Solid Waste & Recycling 

Garrett Trails

Maryland Conservation Corps

Maryland Master Naturalist Program

Maryland Native Plant Society

Mountain Laurel Garden Club

University of Maryland Extension - Garrett County Master Gardeners

West Virginia Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation

The Maryland Native Plant Society is partnering with both New Germany State Park and the Friends of New Germany State Park to sponsor this FREE event! The public is welcome to attend (no registration required) but your support of the vendors and organizations through your purchases is deeply appreciated! Only snacks and drinks are available at the Lake House, so pack a picnic lunch and spend the day at this beautiful mountain park! 

Driving Directions:

From Baltimore: West on I-70 to Hancock. Pick up I-68 and travel through Cumberland, MD. Continue west to Exit 22. Enter the roundabout and take the fourth exit onto Chestnut Ridge Road. Pass the Comfort Inn and follow Chestnut Ridge Road for three miles to New Germany Road. Turn left and travel two miles to the New Germany State Park entrance on left. Travel time ~ three hours. Signs will direct you to parking for this special event. 

From Washington, D.C.: Take 270 north to Frederick, MD. Pickup I-70 west and follow directions above for Baltimore. Travel time ~ 3.5 hours.

From Pittsburgh, PA/Morgantown, WV: Take I-79 to I-68 east into Maryland to Exit 22 toward the Comfort Inn. Enter the roundabout and take the first exit onto Chestnut Ridge Road. Travel about three miles to New Germany Road. Turn left and travel to the New Germany State Park entrance on left. Travel time ~ one hour from Morgantown and 2 hours from Pittsburgh. Signs will direct you to parking for this special event. 

Additional information to follow as details become available. Questions? Phone the park office at 301-895-5453 or email Liz McDowell at wmdchapter@mdflora.org

Sponsored By: Charles County Master Gardeners, UME

Location:  Farmer’s Market, Talbot Street.  LaPlata, MD 20646.

Sale will feature native flowers, vegetables, and herbs.


For  information: Terry Thir email thirccmg@aol.com

CCMG, Plant Sale Coordinator