The Maryland Native Plant Society

The Maryland Native Plant Society

NATIVE PLANT SALES

Posting Policy: Send notices of upcoming Native Plant Sales to plantsales @ mdflora.org, and include a link to the part of your site with more information on the sale. Word or text documents preferred.

Shopping for Native Plants

How to Shop for Native Plants (PDF, ~84 KB).

We have a Shopper's Protest Card you can download and take with you when you go plant shopping. You can give these to the nursery growers to help to enourage them to grow the native plants you want, or to inform them that certain plants are invasive.

    • 04/21/2024
    • 09/22/2024
    • 6 sessions
    • Varies by date, see description

    You can order online on https://evergreenheritagecenter.org/native-plants-at-ehc/ .

    Pick-Up Dates at Evergreen Heritage Center: April 21, May 19, June 23, July 21, Sept 22 | 1:00-4:00pm

    Pick-Up Date at New Germany State Park Native Plant Sale: May 11 | 10am – 3pm

    • 08/23/2024
    • 09/21/2024
    • Fountain Rock Nature Center, Walkersville
    Online sale starts August 23
    Pick up orders on Saturday, September 21

    Location: Fountain Rock Nature Center, 8511 Nature Center Place, Walkersville, MD 21793.

    This sale is organized by Master Naturalist alumni to benefit Fountain Rock Park.
    More information:  https://naturecouncilfc.org/plant-sale or  email fountainrockplantsale@gmail.com
    • 08/26/2024
    • 09/21/2024
    • Online sale. Pick Up varied
    Maydale (online shopping only)
    Begins August 26
    Pickup date September 14

    Locust Grove (in person shopping only)
    September 21 and 22 from 10am to 2pm at Pope Farm Nursery

    The link for the sale is here: https://montgomeryparks.org/plant-sales/
    • 09/21/2024
    • 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Sunny Meadows Garden Center, Boonsboro
    Location: Sunny Meadows Garden Center, 7437 Sharpsburg Pike, Boonsboro, MD 21713

    Sponsored by: Potomac Valley Audubon Society and The Monarch Alliance 

    Join us for our Fall Native Plant and Bird Seed Sale at our partner location, Sunny Meadows Garden Center. We will feature fall nectar plants for pollinators, shrubs, and trees for wildlife, and of course MILKWEED for monarchs! This fundraiser supports the environmental activities of PVAS and TMA. In addition, your purchases also help support TMA’s Monarch Waystation Grant Program that provides over $3,000 worth of native plants to community projects each year. 

    Representatives from both PVAS and TMA will be on hand to talk to you about monarchs, other pollinators, the monarch’s amazing annual migration, and our activities. 

    Special plant presentation plus Q and A session from local experts Ann Aldrich and Bob Schwartz at 9:00am! 

    info@potomacaudubon.org 

    https://www.facebook.com/events/871408967737511/

    • 09/21/2024
    • 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
    • Annapolis, MD

    Location: 1223 River Bay Rd Annapolis MD 21409 (in the field behind the Cape St. Claire clubhouse)

    Sponsor: Cape Conservation Corps

    Once again, Cape Conservation Corps will organize our annual Fall Native Plant Fest & Sale on September 21, 2024. As every year, we will have thousands of native plants, some for sun, some for shade, some ground covers, some grasses, some ferns, some bushes…. in other words plants for any taste, as long as they are native ! And our prices are extremely low !

    As we did in previous years, we will have Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists on hand to give advice, and help you select the perfect plants for your yard.

    The plant sale will start at 9:00 AM sharp in the field behind the Cape St Claire Clubhouse, 1223 River Bay Road. You may want to bring a cart, a wagon or totes to help you carry your plants. We also will have cardboard boxes available. And do not forget to bring a water bottle!

    contactus@capeconservationcorps.org

    https://capeconservationcorps.org/ccc-events/fall-native-plant-fest-sale/

    • 09/28/2024
    • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    • Merkle Natural Resources Management Area (Prince Georges County)

    Sponsored by Maryland Department of Natural Resources

    Location: Merkle NRMA, 11704 Fenno Road, Upper Marlboro, MD 20772

    • Native Plant Sales
    • Butterfly Tagging & Release
    • Food Trucks
    • Kids Crafts & Games
    • Garend Tours & Hikes
    • Costume Contest

      For more information: https://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/southern/merkle.aspx or call443-510-9920

      • 09/28/2024
      • 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
      • Hague, VA

      Location: Central Rappahannock Regional Library - Newton Branch in Hague, Virginia (just across the MD border)

      Sponsored by Northern Neck Native Plant Co

      Shrub 'n Plug Fundraiser Sale All native plug and shrub sale to benefit the Central Rappahannock Regional Library - Newton Branch.

      https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61560654112403

      • 09/29/2024
      • 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
      • Robinson Nature Center, Columbia

      Robinson Nature Center Native Plant Palooza

      Location: Robinson Nature Center 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044

      Shop this annual, outdoor native plant sale! Select from a large variety of shrubs, wildflowers, ground covers, trees, and edible native plants. Native plants are more tolerant to local climate, pest species and soil nutrients and require less water, fertilizer and pesticides while providing food and habitat for local species of butterflies, insects and birds. Vendors support Robinson Nature Center through donations.

      Information: 410-313-0400

      Free for all ages.

      Participating Vendors

      • Seven Bends Nursery
      • Howard Ecoworks
      • Peasant’s Parcel
      • Lauren’s Garden Service
      • Kollar Nursery
      • Go Native Tree Farm
      • Howard County Master Gardeners
      • Bay-Wise Program
      • Bee City
      • Howard County Bird Club
      • Meadowsweet Native Plant Farm
      • Wakefield Valley Nursery

      Parking Information: In the event that the parking lot fills, off-site parking, thanks to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics lab, at 11100 Johns Hopkins Road. To inquire about parking availability at the nature center before your arrival, please call 410-313-0400.

      There will be shuttles to and from the off-site parking. Plant purchases will be moved with the assistance of volunteers to the Nature Center front circle, where guests may load their car after returning from off-site parking.

      https://www.howardcountymd.gov/plantnatives


      • 10/05/2024
      • 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM

      Location: The Lot, 4500 Harford Rd, Baltimore, MD 21214

      Sponsored by MAGEC Baltimore City

      https://www.facebook.com/groups/MDEcoGardening/ 

      We'll have lots of educational tabling, plants for sale, and even activities for kids!

      No email or website as of yet. 

      • 10/12/2024
      • 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
      • Howard County Conservancy, Woodstock, MD

      Location: The Howard County Conservancy, 10522 Old Frederick Rd, Woodstock, MD 21163-1308

      Sponsored by Maryland Area Gardening for the Ecologically Conscious (Facebook Group) 

      https://www.facebook.com/groups/MDEcoGardening/ 

      https://www.facebook.com/events/842334211324012/

      Join your fellow MAGEC members for a native plant/seed share at the Howard County Conservancy this October 12th from 11am-1pm!

      BRING:

      1. Bare root plants and/or seeds to share IF you have them, but bringing something is NOT REQUIRED! More seasoned gardeners are as happy to share their native plant bounty as newbies are to start filling in their garden spaces! A bare root plant sharing guide can be found here (please disregard potting soil section, event is bare root only!):

      https://www.facebook.com/legacy/notes/2295343437264443/

      ***Native plants only - no invasives or exotics! Native to MD is preferred, though native to adjacent states is allowed, as are nativars. If in doubt, reference www.marylandplantatlas.org and/or https://fsus.ncbg.unc.edu/ to verify nativity.

      2. Table to display your plants, should you have *a lot* to share, and blanket or chair for relaxing. The event will be in and around the carriage house, and so if you have a canopy, please bring it. We can always use extra canopies for people to shelter under in case of inclement weather.

      LEARNING RESOURCES:

      ***Howard County Master Gardeners will be on site - Compositing and Bay-wise teams. Bring all of your burning questions about eco-friendly gardening and/or composting. Master Gardeners discuss and demonstrate composting on a drop-in basis, teaching about: 1) Composting kitchen scraps and yard trimmings in your backyard or using the Feed the Green Bin (for Howard County residents only), 2) Troubleshooting or advising for maintaining your home backyard composting efforts or participating in the GreenBin compost collection program, 3) Improving your soil’s health by incorporating compost, 4) The impact of composting on climate.

      ***Wild Ones: Greater Baltimore members will be on site for community building and education.

      Their core focus is to promote environmentally sound landscaping practices and preserve biodiversity, and they support native-plant community restoration through education and connecting with other native plant enthusiasts. The Greater Baltimore chapter is part of the Wild Ones national network of people committed to healing the earth through native plants.

      No contact info, but I can answer questions as a member or get questions to their mods.

      • 10/19/2024
      • 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
      • Private Residence, Bel Air

      Location: Event address at a private residence in Bel Air (Harford County) will be provided to registrants closer to the event date.

      Sponsored by Wild Ones Greater Baltimore

      Fall is the perfect time to thin your gardens and share your spreading plants looking for new homes.

      Join us even if you are new to native gardening and do not have anything to share yet. We are happy to help new gardeners get started.

      https://ticketbud.com/events/9196ef40-4535-11ef-bce4-42010a717038?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR3bHzHbNgMMYc7G6GWdRvU2USr4V_sRzFw9Y9nZGQEzpXpzHshWBwx3Yv4_aem_plen3JtD4DxHVU-H47wWaQ

      wildonesbaltimore@gmail.com

      • 10/20/2024
      • 12:00 PM
      • Takoma Park, MD

      Location: Belle Ziegler Park, 521 Albany Ave, Takoma Park, MD 20912-4142

      Let’s support each other in growing our gardens and spreading the native plant love! This plant and seed share is for native plants or nativars only. Some people prefer straight species only, so please clearly identify if it’s a nativar (see below) instead of a straight species native. When in doubt whether a plant is native to our area, check the website of Maryland Biodiversity Project (http://marylandbiodiversity.com/viewFamilies.php...).

      All are welcome; we know that gardeners who are at the beginning of their native plant journeys may not have as much to share. Bring what you can and know that we’re happy to have you there!

      This event will occur rain or shine, thanks to our cozy pavilion.

      This event is sponsored by Climate Action Coffee, the Pollinator group. For more information or to get involved, please contact Ken Allen: kallen808@gmail.com

      https://www.facebook.com/events/1411956376160615/

      BRING TO SHARE:

      • - Native plants bare-root or in new potting soil
      • - Native plant seeds
      • - Gardening supplies: pots, etc.
      • - Low-edge boxes, large yogurt containers, or other supplies for helping folks bring their plants home
      • - Small paper envelopes for folks to bring seeds home in

      PLANT SAFETY:

      - Avoid the spread of invasive species like the jumping worm by only sharing bare-root plants or plants in newly purchased soil. Gently shake all the dirt out of the roots at the site where you dug up the plant. Soak in water to get the last of the soil off. Then transfer to fresh potting soil or fresh water to keep roots moist during the plant share.

      - Label your seeds and plants with species and any other details (growing conditions, color, height, etc.), and clearly label nativars.

      COVID SAFETY:

      • - Bring hand sanitizer.
      • - If you have cold symptoms, please wear a mask.
      • - If you have had contact with someone who has COVID, please sit out this event.

      Transportation: on-street parking, bike station nearby, metro accessible (Takoma Station)

      We'll be at the picnic tables under the pavilion. Place your plants on one portion of a table and browse the others

      Porta potty available

      Playground is next to pavilion

      DONATIONS: Suggested $2-$4

      This event is free!

      However, Climate Action Coffee paid out of pocket for the venue and materials, so if you can bring $2-5 to help them cover that cost, we will appreciate it! You can bring cash on the day of, or donate by PayPal @ kallen808@gmail.com or Venmo to @ Kenneth-Allen-37. If need the last four digits of Ken's phone number it's 5643. Please include a note that it's for the plant swap. Anything extra we receive will go toward the cost of materials for the event, and extra donations beyond that will roll forward for a spring 2025 plant share.

      • 10/26/2024
      • 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
      • Fountain Rock Nature Center

      Location: Fountain Rock Nature Center 8511 Nature Center Place Walkersville, MD 21793

      Sponsored by Master Gardeners Frederick County Maryland

      Rain or Shine

      All are welcome! Join us to swap seeds for native plants and heirloom vegetables. Seeds should be in envelopes/containers and labelled with name, growing conditions, and date (month, year) & location of harvest. If you don’t have seeds to share, come to learn and take some seeds home! No plants please.

      dlarnerp@gmail.com

      https://www.facebook.com/events/1544142563184084/


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