The Earthwise plant sale will offer a selection of pesticide-free, native and bee-friendly plants.
After a long winter, it’s finally starting to feel like spring, and gardeners are eager to dig into the soil and get their yards looking spectacular for the season.
If you are searching for a bit of botanical inspiration, don’t miss Earthwise Society’s earth-friendly plant sale, on May 13 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Besides being beautiful to look at and boosting the mood, flowers provide important ecological services. They offer key nutrients and shelter to animals, improve the air quality, and help prevent soil erosion.
Flowering plants are also critical to pollinators, like bees, who travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies to help with the transfer of material that allows most flowering plants to reproduce and set fruit. Without pollinators, the variety of foods that we all enjoy would be vastly limited!
The Earthwise plant sale will offer a selection of pesticide-free, native and bee-friendly plants. Some popular choices for this time of year include winter and spring-blooming hellebores which can provide a much-needed nectar and pollen source for honey bees over the cooler months. Earthwise staff will be on hand to answer questions and offer tips on what you can do to feed the bees all year long while also creating stunning displays for your gardens.
A small number of veggie starts will also be available, and be sure to stop by the farm cart and check out the early season selection of certified organic produce fresh from the Earthwise Farm. Quantities are limited at this time of the year, so arrive early!