Every year we wait for this sale. Hosted by a local botanical garden and master gardener’s association, Naturescaping, we’re able to buy full grown, native, bare root trees and shrubs for anywhere between $5-$8 per plant. They also have a great variety of native perennials and potted plants from $1-$3. This year we attended both days of their annual fundraiser, and ended up purchasing over 400 plants in all!
Day 1: Over 350 trees, shrubs and perennials including: Mock Orange, Serviceberries, Snowberries, Pacific Rose, Ninebark, Maples, Hydrangeas, Dappled Willow, Oregon Grape, Dogwoods, Crape Myrtle, Smoke Bush, Daylilies, Hellebore, Hostas, Pachysandra, Variegated Iris, and native Ferns.
Day 2: 90 more native trees and and perennials.