Post-sale thoughts and comments:
Another successful Spring Native Plant Sale is in the books. Labels and signs are packed away until the next chapter event. We are deeply grateful for all of you who came and bought plants, shared information about the sale, and encouraged others to attend. Your enthusiasm for making Texas native plants a part of your landscapes is so encouraging. As I visited with the shoppers patiently waiting in the line to open, I noted that many of you are stepping up to make your landscapes more drought tolerant, and quite a few expressed convictions to “get rid of the lawn.” At the NPSOT-Williamson County native plant sales, we major in those subjects. We hope you found the plants to get you started down those paths.
Critical to our plant sale success is our team of volunteers. I want to give a special shout out to our security team. The first year we had our sale at the current location, there was a vehicle break-in. When the subject of hiring security for future sales was brought up, two of our members immediately volunteered for the job, and have been doing so ever since. Thank you, Kathy and Vicky!
Cashiers, ticket writers, salespeople, technology, volunteer wranglers, food delivery, set-up, take-down, growers, those who volunteer to put labels on plant stakes, Round Rock Plant Club, and all those patient family members who put up with our passion for plants, thank you so very much!
Don’t forget—we have free native plants at every in-person meeting!
Beth Erwin
Plant Sale Chair