Sat 5/7 @ 9:30AM-1PM
Time to get planting! Actually, a lot of stuff should already be in the ground (roots crops, greens such as kale, lettuce, spinach and collards) but now comes the heavy planting season. So for the next few weekends plant sales will be going on all over the place.
The Nature Center at Shaker Lakes will be holding its 40th Annual Plant Sale — and it’s in-person this year, so you can browse the plants and see what appeals to you. You’ll find vegetable and herb plants, perennials and annuals and even hanging baskets and container flower arrangements. One specialty of this sale is native plants, which provide a link in the ecosystem for birds, insects and butterflies whose life cycles are threatened when invasive plants crowd out the ones they need to survive. If you’ve created a rain garden, they’ll have lots of plants suitable for those, including Joe Pye Weed, the year’s featured plant.
Plus there’ll be plant experts on hand to help you find ones that are right for your particular garden, based on how much moisture or sunlight it gets. And if you’ve create
In addition, there’ll be a Mother’s Day kids’ craft and Phoenix Coffee will be onsite with refreshments available for purchase. A special Mother’s Day kids’ craft makes it a fun day for the entire family. Members can shop from 8:30-9:30am and get a jump on everyone.
The plant sale is a major fundraiser for the nonprofit Nature Center so you’re supporting a good cause while adding beauty to your garden.