Native Plant Share: Yards Alive (Howard County)

Location: Yards Alive Oakland Mills, at The Other Barn, 5851 Robert Oliver Place, Columbia 21045

The Yards Alive! Native Plant and Vegetable Share is a wonderful way to add ecologically beneficial, beautiful and delicious plants to your gardens! The goal of this event is to bring neighbors together to share their resources and increase access to both native plants and healthy food. We hope this event will help people create more sustainable and nourishing spaces both in yards and on patios and balconies. (Note: A plant donation is NOT necessary to participate in the Plant Share)

Questions? Please reach out to us on Facebook or at yardsaliveom@gmail.com

https://www.facebook.com/events/1401427154102494/

Before the Plant Share:

• Divided plants should be potted well in advance of the Share to allow time for healthy root growth.
• Rinse roots of plant divisions before repotting with clean potting soil to reduce the transfer of invasive jumping worms and other pests
• Store potted plants on tarp or concrete away from garden beds to avoid recontamination
• Bare root plants should be stored in a way to keep roots moist during the Share
• Seeds should be labeled with name, date collected and sowing directions

Label all plants for easy identification (please provide the Latin name if you know it)

Getting your donations to the Plant Share: On April 20th, please bring your labeled donations directly to the Other Barn early if possible so we can organize the plants and find them homes

During the Plant Share: Bring a box, box top or sturdy bag to transport your items to your car. You do NOT have to bring a plant to take a plant or plants home.

We are not limiting the number of plants taken, we just ask that you are considerate of other attendees and give everyone a chance to take a plant home

What will be accepted?

• Vegetable and fruit seeds and seedlings
• Plants and seeds native to the Eastern US and ideally native to Maryland and neighboring states