The Wilderness Center Native Plant Sale
Where to buy native plants? Right here through The Wilderness Center Native Plant Sale! Place your orders for your native plant and pollinator gardens today!
*MEMBERS- be sure to log in to your TWC account to apply your 10% discount!
Spring, Summer, and Fall Pick-Up Plants
are listed in Foxfield Plants
Spring Plant pick-up will be Friday, May 16 and Saturday, May 17 from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Summer Plant pick-up will be Saturday, June 28 from 12:30 PM-4:30 PM.
Fall Plant pick-up will be Saturday, September 6 from 10:00 AM-4:00 PM.
Carl & Audrey Lavin Speaker Series: Celebrating Native Plant Month
Saturday, April 5, 1:00 PM
Outdoor Mindfulness: Presence with Place
Caryl Church-Jesseph
How many seeds can one plant before the mind starts wondering? Can you walk the same trail and see it anew each time, with each step? What will you notice about the relationships in nature? In this session we cultivate present awareness through mindfulness practices aimed at deepening our connection to everyday sights and routine actions. Visitors will leave with a handful of practices to try out in their own backyards, gardens, or favorite hiking trails.
Saturday, April 12, 1:00 PM
Native Plants for Birds, Insects and Biodiversity
Matt Valencic
Birds, insects and native plants are inextricably linked in nature. Whatever happens to one will have an effect on the others. This talk explains those relationships then shows you ways to enhance your personal landscape for birds, insects, or just for the beauty of native plants. Lots of pictures of birds, insects and native plants (flowering plants, trees and shrubs).
Tuesday, April 15, 6:00 PM
Native Woody Plants You Should Know
Paul Snyder
This talk will cover native plants that perform well in the landscape that are under-utilized or under appreciated.
Tuesday, April 22, 6:00 PM
Selecting Native Plants for Our Landscapes
Megan Shoenfelt
Understanding the natural condition of our landscape is the most important consideration for success as we reintroduce native plants into our garden designs. Selecting the right plant for the existing conditions makes establishment easier and will have a better outcome. We will discuss plant selection based on soil disturbance and type, weed competition and growing and maintenance requirements.
The Importance of Native Plants
& Cultivars
A cultivar is a variety of a plant that is propagated, or bred, through human intervention to develop desired characteristics such as flower shape, leaf color, or height. Native plant cultivars, called nativars, are plant varieties that are propagated clonally from native plants also for specific characteristics, such as color, height, or the ability to survive blight.
Many nativars were bred to offer some benefit to our native pollinators, habitats, and wildlife. In fact, some nativars even offer more benefits in certain areas than their native plant origin species.
Using properly controlled nativars in our backyards, school yards, and corporate lands does not pose a threat to our native species. Using nativars in our rain gardens, pollinator gardens, wildlife gardens, and backyard habitats can offer the pollinators, wildlife, and the property owners both a respite, and an opportunity to recharge.
To read the full article by TWC's Executive Director, Jeanne Gural click HERE.
