{"id":111803,"date":"2022-04-15T23:02:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T03:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111803"},"modified":"2022-04-15T23:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T03:04:03","slug":"lehigh-valley-master-gardener-native-plant-sale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=111803","title":{"rendered":"Lehigh Valley Master Gardener Native Plant Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lehigh Valley, Pa – Plant for the future with the help of the Lehigh Valley\u00a0Master Gardener Plant Sale<\/strong>! Attract beneficial pollinators to your garden by introducing the color and beauty of native perennials and encourage the development of a more resilient ecosystem.<\/p>\n

Three separate kits are available to purchase, and each kit contains 15 plants: five (5) each of three (3) different pre-selected plant species.\u00a0The plant plugs are 2 inches square with 5-inch root systems and cost $50 a kit.\u00a0\u00a0Bee is for Bold Color Kit\u00a0<\/strong>contains\u00a0<\/strong>Pycnanthemum flexuosum<\/em>\u00a0– Appalacian Mountain Mint,\u00a0Monarda didyma<\/em>\u00a0– Scarlet Bee Balm, and\u00a0Ratibida pinnata<\/em>\u00a0– Gray-Headed Coneflower.\u00a0Spring Pastels for Pollinators Kit\u00a0<\/strong>contains\u00a0Polemonium reptans<\/em>\u00a0– Jacobs Ladder,\u00a0Penstemon calycosus<\/em>\u00a0– Smooth Beard Tongue, and\u00a0Phlox Stolonifera<\/em>\u00a0– Creeping Phlox.\u00a0Pollinator Pals for the Border Kit\u00a0<\/strong>contains\u00a0<\/strong>Carex flaccosperma<\/em>\u00a0– Blue Wood Sedge.\u00a0Heuchera americana<\/em>\u00a0‘Dales Strain’ – Dales Alum Root, and\u00a0Sisyrinchium angustifolium<\/em>\u00a0‘Suwannee’ – Blue-Eyed Grass.<\/p>\n

To order plants:\u00a0<\/strong>https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/master-gardener-plant-sale-lehigh-valley<\/a>\u00a0or call 1-877-345-0691.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The native plant pickup date is Saturday, June 4, 2022, between 10am \u2013 2:00 pm, at Wayne Grube Park – Maintenance Facility, 1200 Willowbrook Road, Northampton, PA, 18067<\/p>\n

Quantities are limited so place your native plant kit order by May 23, 2022!<\/p>\n

Master Gardener volunteers support Penn State Extension’s educational programs in consumer horticulture. They develop their horticultural expertise through participation in educational training classes conducted by Penn State University faculty and Extension staff. <\/em><\/p>\n