Native Plant Sale on Saturday, August 12th

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Published: 02 August 2023 02 August 2023

AntelopeHornMilkweedQueen butterfly on Antelope Horn Milkweed - Photo by Elroy LimmerThe Gila Native Plant Society (GNPS) will hold its annual native plant sale on Saturday, August 12, 2023, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm in the parking lot on the corner of 12th and Pope Streets, across from Gough Park. Five native plant vendors will be present with a wide array of native trees, shrubs, perennial flowers, grasses, cacti, succulents and vines for sale. Purchasers will be able to talk directly to the native plant growers, select the actual plants they want to buy and discuss their placement and care. Cash and checks only, please.

The vendors will be Lone Mountain Natives from here in Silver City, Honey Hawk Homestead from the Mimbres, Whisky Creek Zócalo from Arenas Valley, Spadefoot Nursery from the Chiricahuas and Gila Watershed Partnership from Safford, AZ. All are dedicated to providing native plants for sustainable and environmentally sound landscaping.

Golden ColumbineGolden Columbine - Photo by Elroy LimmerWhy plant native plants? Because they have been growing in the region for millennia and they are adapted to the specific conditions of our area, its soils and its sunshine and moisture levels and are more drought-tolerant than most non-natives. Native plants have longstanding associations with native pollinators and other wildlife, so a yard with diverse groupings of native plants will attract a variety of interesting species vital to ecosystem health.

Why plant in the late summer and fall? To be sure, in spring everyone feels eager to get some new plants in the ground. But then, as May turns into June, the heat and dryness build up and take a toll on new plantings, no matter how often the homeowner gets out the hose.

The sun is less intense the farther we get from the summer solstice (and with any luck we will get some decent rain in August!)  Days and nights are cooler and humidity is up. In our climate, new plantings still have time to repair any of the damage that inevitably occurs during transplanting and to put out some new root and shoot growth that will enable them to survive winter dormancy.

LittleBluestemLittle Bluestem - Photo by Elroy LimmerThe Gila Native Plant Society invites the whole community to come to the parking lot next to Gough Park on Saturday, August 12th to talk about native plants and acquire some for the garden. By the way, this is not designed as a fundraiser for GNPS – all the proceeds of plant sales will go to the vendors. The aim of the Gila Native Plant Society is to get as many native plants in as many local gardens as possible.

For more information, check the Gila Native Plant Society website ( http://gilanps.org/events/plant-sale-2/ )  or contact GNPS at  gilanative@gmail.com 
 

 

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