Ann Garvey has organized an excellent Native Plant sale to take place on Saturday, May 22, 9am to 4pm at Rust Nature Sanctuary in Leesburg. You can download the flier here.

Two local nurseries will be bringing their plants and if you want, you can contact them now to place an order so you’re sure to get the plants you want…..like maybe some milkweed :) !

Hill House Farm and Native Nursery: http://www.hillhousenativeplants.com, or email to hillhousefarmandnativenursery@yahoo.com

Nature-By-Design: http://www.nature-by-design.com, or email to randee@nature-by-design.com 

 For those planting Monarch Butterfly Waystations this year, here’s a list of the plants we recommend: Swamp Milkweed (Asclepias incarnata) , Common Milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) , Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa), Ironweed (Vernonia fasciculate), Sweet Joe Pye Weed (Eupatorium purpureum), Purple Coneflower (Enchinacea purpurea), Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Goldenrod (Solidago), New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae)

For other plant ideas, take a look at our Gardening for Wildlife Plant list – it has not only the names of great native plants and their attributes but also the wildlife that you’ll attract by including them in your garden. You can download the full Gardening for Wildlife Plant list or use our Gardening for Wildlife search tool to generate targeted lists of plants.