Native Plant Sales for Landscaping in Howard County
We’ve been working with and promoting native plants for a long time. I am so happy that the native plant excitement and interest is spreading. We’ve noticed that there aren’t any great places in Howard County and the surrounding areas where you can shop a nice selection of native plants. Lauren’s Garden Service has a vision of a small garden center with mostly native plants available for you in the near future. For now, though, it’s only a dream!
How can we make native plants more available to Howard County and surrounding gardeners, give back to the community and also be available to educate and help gardeners select plants? By sponsoring some local native plant sales in the spring. Last year we offered 4 native plant sales and the turn out was incredible! We had the Howard County Master Gardeners, Howard County Watershed Stewards and many other local groups spreading the word and showing up to buy plants. It was awesome.
One sale was at a local children’s school in Catonsville where my kids attend- Mothers Day Out of Westchester (spectacular school for PreK). We raised $892 and sold 412 native plants and herb/veggie starts!! We enjoyed talking with parents about plants and gardens.
One native plant sale was at Robinson Nature Center and benefited Patapsco Heritage Greenway. Another sale was at a local friends house on Stonewall Rd in Catonsville, also to benefit the Patapsco Heritage Greenway. We ended up selling 668 native plants and veggie/herb starts and raising $1222 to donate to Patapsco Heritage Greenway and also donated 25 plants to Robinson Nature Center.
Shop a nice selection of native plants in Howard County
Our 4th sale was at Mt Ida located near the Patapsco Female Institute in Ellicott City at the picnic in the park event. This one was to benefit the Friends of the Female Patapsco Institute. We raised $700 to donate to the group and sold a total of 147 native plants! A couple of friends and my wonderful husband, helped out with these events (thanks guys!). We had a BLAST talking with people about plants and helping them select the right plants for their specific gardening needs.
This year we will do it again!
Native Plant Sales 2015
April 18th 10-4pm Greenfest– Howard County Community College: Talk on Attracting Wildlife to Your Yard at 1:30pm, Classroom N220 (Milkweed seed giveaway). Visit our table to enter a raffle to win a gorgeous container garden. Below is a photo of last years container gardens. We will also have a table outside selling native plants as part of the Greenfests’ Native Plant Sale!
2014 Greenfest Container Giveaway
April 25th 10-4pm Earth Day Celebration at Benjamin Banneker Museum, Catonsville. There will be a milkweed plant giveaway.
May 3rd 10-4pm Native Plant Palooza at Robinson Nature Center, Columbia–Talk on Attracting Wildlife to Your Yard at 1pm. There will also be a milkweed plant giveaway.
Check us out at www.laurensgardenservice.com or on Facebook for more info on natives and gardening in HoCo and surrounding areas. Get tips on plants for shade, deer resistance, low maintenance, sunny steep slopes and much more!
A portion of the sales benefits local environmental groups that promote eco friendly garden practices and the use of native plants. Experienced gardeners will be present to help with your selections.
Accepting Cash or Cards
Deals
1gal- 1 for $11, 3 for $30
1qt- 1 for $7, 3 for $20
Please tell us what native plants you hope to grow this year! Here is a list of what we have for sale:
| Locally Native Plants For Sale This Spring 2015 | |||||
| Size | Category | Latin Name | Common Name | Native To | Price |
| 1qt | Fern | Adiantum pedaum | Maidenhair Fern | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Fern | Osmunda regalis | Royal Fern | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Fern | Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas Fern | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Grass | Carex pennsylvanica | PA Sedge | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1gal | Grass | Chasmanthium latifolium | Northern Sea Oats | MD Piedmont | $11 |
| 1gal | Grass | Panicum virgatum | Switchgrass | MD Piedmont | $11 |
| 1qt | Grass | Schizachyrium scoparium | Little Bluestem | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1gal | Groundcover | Tiarella cordifolia ‘Brandywine’ | Foam Flower | MD Piedmont | $11 |
| 1gal | Groundcover | Tiarella cordifolia ‘Oakleaf’ | Foam Flower | NE US | $11 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Amsonia hubrechtii | Threadleaf Blue Star | E US | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Anemone canadensis | Anemone | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Aquilegia canadensis | Columbine | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Asarum canadense | Wild Ginger | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Asclepias incarnata | Swamp milkweed | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Asclepias tuberosa | Butterfly Weed | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Coreopsis verticillata | Tickseed ‘Crème Brulee’ | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Dicentra eximia | Cutleaf Bleeding Heart | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1gal | Perennial | Eupatorium dubium | Baby Joe’ | MD Piedmont | $11 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Geranium maculatum ‘Espresso’ | Cranesbill | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Heliopsis helianthoides | Ox-eye Sunflower | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Heuchera americana | Coral Bells | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Iris versicolor | Blue Flag Iris | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Juncus effusus | Common Rush | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Liatris spicata | Gayfeather | E US | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Lobelia siphilitica | Blue Cardinal Flower | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Phlox stolenifera ‘Sherwood Purple’ | Creeping Phlox | E US | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Phlox subulata ‘Purple Beauty’ | Moss Pinks | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame’ | Moss Pinks | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Polemonium reptans | Jacob’s Ladder | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1gal | Perennial | Polemonium reptens ‘Stairway to Heaven’ | Variegated Jacob’s Ladder | MD Piedmont | $11 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Rudbeckia fulgida var fulgida | Black eyed Susan | MD Piedmont | $7 |
| 1gal | Perennial | Solidago caesia | Blue Stem Goldenrod | MD Piedmont | $11 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Solidago canadensis ‘Little Lemon’ | Goldenrod | NE US | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Tiarella coridfolia ‘Oakleaf’ | Foam Flower | NE US | $7 |
| 1qt | Perennial | Tradescantia ‘Sweet Kate’ | Spiderwort | E US | $7 |
| 1gal | Perennial | Vernonia novabonariensis | Ironweed | MD Piedmont | $11 |
| 3gal | Shrub | Calycanthus floridus ‘Hartladge Wine’ | Sweet shrub | SE US | $29 |
| 3gal | Shrub | Clethera alnifolia ‘Hummingbird’ | Summersweet | SE US | $29 |
| 2gal | Shrub | Fothergilla major ‘Mt Airy’ | Dwarf Fothergilla | SE US | $19 |
| 2gal | Shrub | Hamamelis virginiana | Witch Hazel | MD Piedmont | $29 |
| 2gal | Shrub | Hydrangea arborescens ‘Annabelle’ | Smooth Hydrangea | MD Piedmont | $19 |
| 2gal | Shrub | Itea virginiana ‘Little Henry’ | Sweetspire | SE US | $19 |
| 1gal | Shrub | Vaccinium angustifolium | Lowbush blueberry | MD Piedmont | $19 |
| 1gal | Shrub | Vaccinium corymbosum ‘Patriot’ | Highbush Blueberry | MD Piedmont | $19 |
| 2gal | Shrub | Viburnum prunifolium | Black Haw | MD Piedmont | $19 |
| 3gal | Tree | Amalanchier canadensis | Serviceberry | MD Piedmont | $39 |
| 3gal | Tree | Cercis canadensis | Redbud | MD Piedmont | $39 |
| 3gal | Tree | Cornus florida | Dogwood | MD Piedmont | $39 |
| 1gal | Vines | Campsis radicans | Trumpet Vine | MD Piedmont | $13 |
| 1gal | Vines | Clematis virginiana | Virgin’s Bower | MD Piedmont | $13 |
| 1gal | Vines | Lonicera sempervirens | Honeysuckle | MD Piedmont | $13 |