If you have been inspired by our Newton Pollinator Garden Tour to incorporate more native plants in your own garden, don’t miss the Native Plant Pop-up Sale at the Cold Spring Park Farmers’ Market on Tuesday, September 17! Grow Native Massachusetts, Bluestem Natives, Lady Fern Farm, Checkerspot Farms, and Red Trillium Gardens will have booths with some of your favorite native plants for sale! It’s a fantastic opportunity to obtain native plants from reputable vendors for the fall planting season. Look for the Newton Conservators Green tent along with the native plant farms along the tennis court near the regular Farmer’s Market. Stop by and say hello. We will have garden carts available to help transport any purchased plants back to your car. Don’t miss this unique group of native plant suppliers – perhaps the best chance this fall to improve your garden by growing native! Don’t miss this unique group of native plant suppliers – perhaps the best chance this fall to improve your garden by growing native! And of course you can pick up some fresh veggies and other goodies from the usual farmers market vendors! This event is cosponsored by Newton Community Pollinator Project and Friends of Cold Spring Park.
Native Plant Vendors at the Pop-Up Sale:
- Grow Native Massachusetts (Lexington, MA)
- Lady Fern Farm (Worcester, MA)
- Blue Stem Natives (Norwell, MA)
- Checkerspot Farm (Colrain, MA)
- Red Trillium Gardens (Lunenburg, MA)
Just to give you a chance to see what will be available, here is the incredible plant list from Lady Fern Farm:
- Rose milkweed, Asclepias incarnata*
- Purple milkweed, Asclepias purpurescens*
- Butterfly milkweed, Asclepias tuberosa*
- Downy woodmint, Blephia ciliata*
- Buttonbush, Cephalanthus occidentalus*
- Great St. John’s Wort, Hypericum ascyron*
- Spotted St. John’s Wort, Hypericum punctatum*
- Shrubby St. John’s Wort, Hypericum prolificum*
- Spicebush, Lindera benzoin
- Cardinal Flower, Lobelia cardinalis
- Wild bergamot, Monarda fistulosa*
- Spotted beebalm, Monarda punctata
- Foxglove Beardtongue, Penstemon digitalis*
- Hairy Beardtongue, Penstemon hirsutus*
- Selfheal, Prunella vulgaris*
- Beach Plum, Prunus maritima*
- Carolina Rose, Rosa carolina*
- Elderberry, Sambucus canadensis
- White Meadowsweet, Spirea alba*
- Steeplebush, Spirea tomentosa*
- Sweet Goldenrod, Solidago odora*
- Blue Wood/ Heart-leaved Aster, Symphyotrichum cordifolium
- New England Aster, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae
- Lowbush Blueberry, Vaccinium angustifolium*
- High Bush Blueberry, Vaccinium corymbosum*
- Golden Alexander, Zizia aurea*
- Fantastic garden signs and more plants….
*indicate plants on Dr. Gegear’s list of native plants preferred by imperiled bee and butterfly species in New England.
