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— by Randy Pensabene
UPDATED March 23, 2022. We’re all set for this plant sale. Thank you!
Helping with our chapter’s native plant sales is a great way to get to know native plants and other chapter members! Native plant “beginners” are welcome!
We have positions available on Saturday, March 26, 2022, for sales volunteers, ticket writer volunteers, and volunteers who will provide food and drink. The volunteer form at this link has details about the duties for each position.
To volunteer, please fill out the information requested in the form, include the shift(s) and position(s) you are volunteering for AND an emergency contact. The form contains a required liability release and photo release.
If you have questions, you can either include them in the form (if you are ready to fill it out), or you can contact me here.
Randy Pensabene, Plant Sale Co-Leader P.S., for details about the 2022 Spring Plant Sale in general, see this blog post.
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[ 3/24 final plant list. 3/22 second plant list. 2/28 first plant list added.]
— by Randy Pensabene
The NPSOT-Williamson County Chapter is excited to be holding our Spring Native Plant Sale on Saturday, March 26, 10am-3pm. We are pleased to again be at the picturesque Berry Springs Park & Preserve in Georgetown, TX.
We will have a great selection of locally grown Texas native plants just right for your yard. As always, our knowledgeable sales assistants will help you find just what you need. To inquire about a special order, or for other questions, contact Beth Erwin using this form.
What: NPSOT-Wilco Spring Plant Sale
When:Saturday, March 26, 2022, 10:00am-3pm (possibly a bit later than 3pm until we’ve sold out of plants)
How: Cash, checks, and major credit cards accepted.
Plants to be offered as of March 23, 2022:
The final list is at this link=> March 23 2022 PDF. (Date in the upper left corner of the 2nd page.)
Previous lists were:
March 20 2022 PDF
February 27 2022 PDF
We do not expect the list to change again , but if we do update the list, we’ll update this blog post to link to the new file with the new date and name and we’ll send blog subscribers an alert so they know about the update.
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— by Randy Pensabene
Going into the Spring 2021 NPSOT-Wilco Native Plant Sale, we were a bit nervous. It was a new venue for us and so we were not sure how many people would show up. We were confident that we had a wonderful location at the beautiful Berry Springs Park and Preserve (BSPP) Tonkawa Pavilion and that people truly wanted Texas native plants. We were also confident that we had the best group of knowledgeable and hardworking volunteers that money couldn’t buy!
On Friday morning, it soon became apparent that the Tonkawa Pavilion was indeed the perfect location and we had nothing to worry about…, except whether we would have enough plants for Saturday. Such remarkable response and support from the plant community!
With much regret, we had to cancel the sale for Saturday because we sold out of virtually every native plant we brought. I deeply apologize to those who came late on Friday or had planned on coming Saturday. We acquired every native plant we could for the sale and we simply could not meet the demand. I thank all the customers for showing up.
I also thank each and every volunteer. It takes a sizable team of people, working together, to put on this worthwhile event. We get to have an amazing amount of fun, enjoy the camaraderie of fellow native plant supporters, and expand our knowledge and appreciation of native plants. Just as fun is interacting with and educating the public. We even had volunteers lead plant walks for small groups of people visiting our sale or visiting the park, something new this time.
It is important for everyone to know that our plant sale proceeds help fund nonprofit programs promoting the use of Texas native plants. Our primary focus is Williamson County where we spend sale proceeds on community-enriching native plant-related projects at places like BSPP, River Ranch Park, Champion Park, Brushy Creek Regional Trail, Spirit Reins, NEST-The Georgetown Project, and the Georgetown Public Library.
We are so pleased with the spring plant sale response that we are already planning our fall 2021 plant sale and I am pleased to say that we will return to the Berry Springs Park and Preserve Tonkawa Pavilion that overlooks this beautiful Williamson County asset and its trails. Our fall plant sale will be one day, Saturday, September 25, 2021, at the same location. We’ll announce the sale hours closer to the date.
Thank you, everyone, for your generous support. Randy
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