Rose Mallow (credit: flickr hkkbs)
What are the benefits of buying native plants? Native plants have adapted to this area (Northern NJ), and as a result, they’re lower maintenance. You don’t have to water them (except at first), there’s no need for fertilizers or pesticides, and you don’t have to plant new ones each year. Now, that is my kind of plant! These features all save you money, which is also nifty. They also help provide a habitat for local fauna.
Maybe I’ve piqued your interest, but you want to know more. Well, it just so happens that the New Jersey Audubon Society is hosting a Native Habitat Plant Sale at its Scherman-Hoffman Wildlife Sanctuary this Saturday from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Should you decide to buy plants, your purchases will go to benefit NJAS to help support wildlife conservation. Staff and volunteers there can help you pick the right plants for your landscape.
I know one thought I had was, “Well, I still want my landscape to be pretty with flowers, not just filled with shrubs.” How naive! Check out this long list of plants available at the sale, many of which are flowering and beautiful.
