In April of each year, the ASCM holds a Native Plant Sale, with 2011 marking our 13th year!

Over these years, the Native Plant Sale has continued to grow in scope and popularity, becoming a "Don't Miss It" event among local (and a surprising number of not-so-local) gardening enthusiasts. Needless to say, it is an important fund raising event for our Audubon Chapter and the sanctuaries we support.

The sale is always held on the last Saturday in April. Please remember that there are five Saturdays in April, 2011, so be sure to mark your calendar for Saturday, April 30th. Opening time is 9:00 am, and the sale ends at 2:00 pm

The ASCM Native Plant Sale is held on the grounds of the Audrey Carroll Audubon Sanctuary, 13030 Old Annapolis Road, just West of Mount Airy, MD. (Click here for a map and contact info.) The sanctuary is open for public access during the sale, and we encourage everyone to take the opportunity to explore our network of walking trails.

Our Native Plant Sale provides a unique selection of fresh, healthy plant stock that not only comes from local suppliers, but is natively suited to our unique regional weather and soil conditions.

If you'd like to get an idea of the variety we'll have at our sale, you can view our 2011 offerings by clicking here. As you'll see we have all of our "staple" offerings again for 2011, plus some new and interesting varieties for you to try.

Along with the wide variety of native plants, we always have expert advice available on the planting and care requirements of the plants we sell (and even those we don't). Master Gardeners from the surrounding counties and other expert naturalists look forward to consulting with customers on the sale day, making it a great opportunity to learn more about habitat creation using native plants and other related areas of interest. We also provide a broad range of printed informational and reference materials for our customers to consult.

And did we mention that profits from our Native Plant Sale help to provide the critical funding needed for our ongoing programs of environmental education and habitat preservation in our local area? Well, it is an extremely important point, and worth mentioning again!

Please check our News page in late Winter/early Spring each year for details on our Native Plant Sale, along with information on other ASCM programs and activities.

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We truly appreciate your support!

Updated: 02.19.11