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Guest Blog by Rachel Shaw
Happy spring! (I think I can say that at last.) I am going
to be taking a little hiatus from this monthly column in order to focus on some
family matters. I expect to be back by mid-summer. In the meantime, native
plant sales are happening soon in our area. The EPA has a really nice site with
links to information about native plant sales throughout the Mid-Atlantic
region:
In DC, an excellent sale is associated with the Lahr
Symposium held in March at the National Arboretum. Unfortunately it has already taken place this
year, but check out this year’s program and keep it in mind for next year. You
can go to the sale without attending the conference, but symposium registrants
get in to the sale an hour before the general public. http://www.usna.usda.gov/Education/2015Lahr.pdf
Below I’ve listed a few other sales I like and details on
when and where they will be held this year. (They’re all on the same weekend, so arrange your schedule accordingly!)
Saturday, April 25,
10 am - 4 pm
Sunday, April 26, noon - 4 pm
Sunday, April 26, noon - 4 pm
Adkins Arboretum, 12610 Eveland Road, Ridgely, MD
2015 Native Plant
Nursery Opening Weekend. See website to pre-order.
http://www.adkinsarboretum.org/native_plant_resources/
http://www.adkinsarboretum.org/native_plant_resources/
Friday,
April 24, 3-7 pm
Saturday,
April 25, 10 am - 3 pm
Sunday,
April 26, 1-3 pm
Black
Hill Regional Park, Boyds, MD. Sale to be held at greenhouse;
signs will be posted. See website for additional information, including plant
list with photos. http://www.montgomeryparks.org/nature_centers/blackhill/fobhnp.shtm
Saturday,
April 26, 9 am
- 2 pm
Parkfairfax
/ Northern Alexandria Native Plant Sale, 3601 Valley Drive, Alexandria.
On the homefront, I’m happy to see that Bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis) has
pushed its way up and started to flower. What’s going on in your yard now?
About the author:
Rachel Shaw focuses on vegetable gardening and growing
native plants in her small yard in Rockville, MD. She blogs at http://hummingbirdway.blogspot.com/
This guest blog post is part of a monthly Native Plants series posted around the 10th of each month. Rachel is taking little hiatus from this monthly column in order to focus on some
family matters. WE anticipate that this series will return in mid-summer.
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