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NPSOT-Wilco Plant Sales on Oct 17, Oct 20 and Oct 22

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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.
  • October 20, 2020, Tuesday – Sun City Farmers Market.
  • October 22, 2020, Thursday – Georgetown Farmers Market.

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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On Sept 12: Getting Started with Texas Native Plants

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— by Gary Bowers

Are you new to the area and want to know what to plant? Maybe you have experience with native plants and you’re looking for ideas on some different native plants to work with? Or maybe you just want to know more about the Texas Native Plant Society.

Join us on Thursday, Sept 12 at the Georgetown Public Library for our “Getting Started with Texas Native Plants” panel discussion. Our panel will be made up of local members who have experience working with and teaching others about native plants.  Submit questions to the panel in advance by completing the survey at this link.

Come and learn more about how native plants can help you save water, provide nectar plants for native pollinators, and give shelter and food for birds.

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NPSOT-Williamson County meetings are free and open to the public.

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Program summary: Feb 14’s Not the Same Old Deer-Resistant Plants

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Chapter members and guests alike thoroughly enjoyed Randy Pensabene’s presentation, Not the Same Old Deer-Resistant Plants, at our meeting on February 14.

Randy’s talk was loaded with information.  We learned about the most important factors for leaves, scents, and forage value that influence whether a plant is attractive to deer in the first place — or not.  Randy’s slides and handouts showcased various plants that exhibit the desired features. Some were surprising-to-the-audience examples that we don’t usually hear about as being deer-resistant at local nurseries. Armed with tonight’s knowledge, betcha some deer out there will soon be going on a diet…

Randy’s full presentation can be found at this link.

You can see the February 14, 2019 business presentation slides here.

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