Upcoming Events
Our SPRING 2023 PLANT EXCHANGE will be at 10 AM, Saturday April 15th, in the yard of members Mary Jane Stevens and Bob Meyers.
Location: 3925 Nicholson Street, Hyattsville, MD
(click on address for Directions/Map).
Short business meeting and social time to be followed by an organized exchange of plants including divided native and horticultural perennials, extra annual flower and vegetable starts, extra volunteer native tree saplings, etc. You do not need to be a member or bring anything to participate--we usually have plenty to share.
NOTES: No english ivy, orange daylilies, or other invasive plants. We encourage bare-rooting any plants that have been in contact with the ground to minimize transfer of invasive jumping worms. After unearthing your plants, use a bucket of water to remove all or most soil from the roots. Barerooted plants can be transported in damp paper towels or newspaper, or in containers of water.
Walk, bike, or carpool if possible; walk down the driveway to the backyard to find the meeting. There is on-street parking (note--Nicholson is a narrow street, advised to pull in your side mirrors).
The driveway can be used, one car at a time, to load up your new plants after the meeting.
Upcoming at George Washington's Mount Vernon:
Historic Plant & Garden Sale, April 29 & 30, 2023. Shop for heirloom vegetables, herbs, and annual flowers, plus native perennials, trees, and shrubs grown in Mount Vernon's greenhouses.
Take home the same plants familiar to George Washington — "The General's Choice" line of plants are grown from seeds or cuttings collected on the estate. Estate admission is not required to shop. Mount Vernon members receive a 10% discount on plants and can shop a day early by reservation. Advance tickets are not needed for Saturday and Sunday. Find out more here: https://www.mountvernon.org/plan-your-visit/calendar/events/spring-plant-and-garden-sale/
Upcoming Native Plant Sales, via Laurel Streetcar Suburb News:
Baltimore Native Plant Sale, Saturday April 15, 2023, 9 - 2
Church of the Redeemer, 5603 N Charles Street, Baltimore.
Multiple vendors who grow their own plants; bring cash or checks as not all can take credit cards.
Native Plant Palooza, Sunday May 7, 2023, 12 - 4 PM Robinson Nature Center, 6692 Cedar Lane, Columbia.
Vendors will have a wide variety of plants available.
Locust Grove Native Plant Sale, Sat-Sun May 20-21, 2023, 10 AM-2 PM both days.
Locust Grove Nature Center, 7777 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda
Plants are local ecotypes, where possible, and organized by garden type, with helpful staff on hand to answer questions. They often have hard-to-find native plants.