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[On 10/19, this post was updated with plant list as of 10/19/2010. On 10/15, this post was updated with plant list as of 10/14/2020. On 10/8, this post was updated with plant list as of 10/7/2020. PD]
— by Beth Erwin
It’s planting time, and we have the plants you need to be growing in your yard deep in the heart of Texas!
Once again, the NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter will have a traveling plant sale at area farmers markets. See locations and plants to be offered later in this post. Our experts will be on hand to listen to your gardening issues and goals and offer advice honed from many years of growing experience. Many of the plants we will have for sale are not available anywhere else.
There is no better way to learn our native plants than to grow them on your own property. Native plants are the preferred choice of our birds, insects, and other critters for food and habitat. They are adapted to better handle the extreme weather patterns we experience, and with careful choices and planning, can save you money in the long run.
Money raised from our plant sales are our primary source of funds to continue our many projects. Check out the many things listed under the menu item “What We Do” on our website to see the projects we are funding. In addition to those listed, we are embarking on an ambitious effort to get more educational information available online to help you learn about native plants and their habitats in our area.
There’s a file at end of this article listing the plants we intend to have available. As we did in the spring farmers market sales, if you are seeking something NOT on this list, please ask. We may be able to get it for you. Please don’t ask that we hold back, reserve, or save plants for you that ARE on the list. Plant availability is first come, first served. You can reach me with any questions or requests using the contact form at this link.
Check out the sale dates and locations below. I hope to see you there.
- October 17, 2020, Saturday – Wolf Ranch Farmers Market.
- 8:30 AM to 1:00 PM.
- Wolf Ranch Town Center,Georgetown. I-35, Exit 261, west on State Hwy 29. Market is in the center of the shopping center.
- October 20, 2020, Tuesday – Sun City Farmers Market.
- 9:00 AM to Noon.
- 2 Texas Drive, Georgetown. Open to public. Masks are required and social distancing enforced.
- October 22, 2020, Thursday – Georgetown Farmers Market.
- 10:00AM to 2:00 PM.
- 8th Street, across from the Georgetown Public Library. Masks are required and social distancing enforced.
Plants to be offered as of October 14, 2020 October 19, 2020
See the list in the window below and use the tools under the >> signs to download or print it, or you can find the same PDF at this link. If we update the file, we’ll update this blog post to link to the new file (with the new date in the upper left on page 1).
Click to access Plant_Sale_List-10-19-2020.pdf
Changes in the list dated October 19 vs the previous list:
October 19, 2020 updates to the plant sale inventory list are:
- The only new-to-the-sale item on the list is Plateau Goldeneye. We have it in 4″ and 3 gallon. We have restocked most of the plants we sold out of at Wolf Ranch, except Turk’s Cap and Black Dalea.
Changes in the list dated October 14 vs the previous list:
October 14, 2020 updates to the plant sale inventory list:
- Deleted 1 gallon Yellow and Red Columbines–Aquiligea
- Added:
- Velvetleaf Senna, Senna lindheimeriana
- Texas Red Oak, Quercus buckleyi
- Mealy blue sage, Salvia farinacea
- Henry Duelberg Mealy sage, Salvia farinacea ‘Henry Duelberg’
Changes in the list dated October 3 vs the original list:
October 7, 2020 updates to the plant sale inventory list:
- New trees on the list:
- 1 gal Quercus fusiformis, Texas Live Oak/Escarpment Oak
- 1 gal Quercus polymorpha, Mexican White/Monterrey Oak
- Removed from tree list:
- 3 gal Juglans major, Arizona Walnut
- New shrubs on the list:
- 4” Aloysia macrostachya, Wooly Beebrush
- 1 gal Mimosa borealis, Fragrant Mimosa
- New vines on the list:
- 1 gal Passiflora lutea, Yellow Passionflower
- 1 gal Lonicera sempervirens, Coral Honeysuckle
- 1 gal Bignonia capreolata ‘Tangerine Beauty’, Crossvine ‘Tangerine Beauty’
- New perennials on the list
- 4” Symphyotrichum oblongifolium, Fall Aster
- 1 gal Nolina texana Texas Basketgrass/Devil’s Shoestring
- Information on prices added at the end of the last page
- See you at the sale!
- Beth Erwin
- Contact me using this link
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