Native Plant Sale

Fall is for Keystone Trees and Shrubs!

This season is ideal for planting trees and shrubs!

• Cooler wetter fall weather means less watering
• Shortened days plus cooler temperatures helps roots develop before winter dryness and the following summer’s heat
• Enjoy your new fall foliage!

Keystone plants are the special native plants that are essential to keeping the food web functioning. Without them, your local food web can fall apart.

Only about 5% of the local plant species host 70 to 75 % of the local Lepidoptera (butterflies, moths & skippers) species which are important pollinators and food for other animals. Native trees and shrubs are key, including oak, blueberry, and willows which help support hundreds of species of butterflies and moths.*

*Based on the research of Dr. D. Tallamy, UD Professor and author of Nature’s Best Hope: A New Approach to Conservation that Starts in Your Yard

Thank You

Growers and Donors

NorthCreek Nurseries, Octoraro Farm, and Octoraro Native Plant Nursery

Photographers

Lori Athey, Kristen Travers, Joe Sebastiani, John Harrod, Tom Davis, Derek Stoner, Linda Young – Winterthur, Jamie Pruitt, Shannon Modla

All proceeds of the Native Plant Sale benefits Delaware Nature Society and our mission to improve the environment through education, conservation and advocacy. Your support of the sale helps us to advance this important work.

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• Native Plants for Difficult Situations »
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• Read past Native Plant Sale Catalogue articles »

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