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

Description:  Learn from plant experts (your MNPS ES Chapter Chair will be there!) how natives can enhance your home garden while supporting biodiversity and healthy ecosystems.  Attend expert-led talks and demonstrations. Shop native plants in-person, chat with fellow plant people.  Schedule below.

9AM - Coffee/Pastries plus native plant experts on duty and plant sale
10AM - 'Herbaceous Plant ID: Learning how to recognize plants like they are members of your family' with Clark deLong (Delmarva Native Plants co-owner)
11AM - 'Container gardening with native plants' with Concetta Gibson (Leaf and Bed owner and co-founder, WildOnes Delmarva co-founder)

This event is free to attend, but advance registration with Adkins Arboretum is appreciated.

For additional information:  https://adkins.donorshops.com/product/Native-Plant-Cafe-2025/native-plant-cafe-may-10

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)

ABPH Art - Accident, MD (handmade paper art)

Appalachian Wax Works - Oakland, MD (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 Chapter of The American Chestnut Foundation

Maryland Conservation Corps - Sadly the MCC crew will not be able to participate! Due to Federal cuts to Americorps, MCC has just been disbanded. We are grateful for MCC's help in removing invasive species & planting trees at New Germany State Park. The MCC crew members will be missed. 

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 wmtchapter@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

Shop in-person: May 17-18 10am-2 pm
Pope Farm Nursery, 7400 Airpark Road | Gaithersburg, Maryland 20905
Please note that Pope Farm is only open to the public during sale hours.
For more information, visit MoCoParks.org/LGPlantNative
Beautify your backyard, be a good neighbor to wildlife, and support nature programming at Montgomery Parks by shopping our Native Plant Sales
This sale benefits Locust Grove Nature Center. Our herbaceous perennials are propagated from seeds collected by our team from parks and then cultivated as local ecotypes at our facility, Pope Farm. We also offer a limited selection of trees.
The link is here: https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/cabin-john-regional-park/locust-grove-nature-center/native-plant-sale-at-locust-grove-nature-center/

Shop in-person: September 20 & 21 from 10am-2 pm
Pope Farm Nursery, 7400 Airpark Road | Gaithersburg, Maryland 20905
Please note that Pope Farm is only open to the public during sale hours.
For more information, visit MoCoParks.org/LGPlantNative
Beautify your backyard, be a good neighbor to wildlife, and support nature programming at Montgomery Parks by shopping our Native Plant Sales
This sale benefits Locust Grove Nature Center. Our herbaceous perennials are propagated from seeds collected by our team from parks and then cultivated as local ecotypes at our facility, Pope Farm. We also offer a limited selection of trees.
The link is here: https://montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-trails/cabin-john-regional-park/locust-grove-nature-center/native-plant-sale-at-locust-grove-nature-center/