San Juan County Master Gardeners native plant sale coming up

Online ordering deadline is March 6

Saturday, March 21, 9 a.m. – 12 p.m., County Fairgrounds

— from Mo Sloane for San Juan County Master Gardeners —

Interested in using native plants in your landscape?

There are many wonderful reasons to use PNW natives: they are often long lived and need little maintenance, they provide year-round color and garden interest, they can be used to stabilize hillsides and prevent erosion, and some are drought and heat tolerant, helpful in a warming climate. And they’re a “welcome mat” for wildlife, providing food and homes for beneficial insects, amphibians, birds, and mammals.

This year we’re offering the spectacular Garrya elliptica, the Coast Silk Tassel, whose common name describes the long cream colored catkins that hang from branches in the spring. If you have space for this large shrub, it will reward you with a wonderful, long lasting display every year.

Other selections include bare root deciduous trees and shrubs, including the ever-popular Red Flowering Currant, Indian Plum, and Mock Orange.

Order bare root bundles of native plants now, just in time for spring planting.

The online ordering deadline is March 6. Pick up your order at the Island Grange, Saturday, March 21, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.

Many more plants, not available through online ordering, are available in containers at the sale. Please come early! Popular varieties sell out quickly.