RIWPS SPRING NATIVE PLANT SALE

Give our early pollinators nectar, our butterflies and moths a place to grow, and our birds the food and shelter they need!

Choose from carefully curated selection of native spring-blooming wildflowers, trees, and shrubs – perfectly timed for early pollinators and nesting birds. Our Seed Starters and Plant Sale teams focus on plants that will thrive in our landscapes and support the intricate web of relationships that sustain our local ecosystems. We will post a species list closer to the sale date!

All plants are native to our ecoregion (59) so are especially suited to grow and thrive in our landscapes and support living creatures in our ecosystems. Many are grown from ecotypic (locally adapted) seeds generated by ReSeeding Rhode Island or the Northeast Seed Collective.  These plants in particular not only carry the genetic history of the species but also any other locally adapted genetic variations.

We also have ReSeeding Rhode Island seeds or other ecoregion (59) seeds from the Northeast Seed Collective.  It’s not to late to sow!

While many native seeds require a cold/moist period called stratification before germination so are “winter sown”, some species will germinate without this cold/moist exposure!  Seed Starters has confirmed this through germination experiments.   Choose those with a germination code of A.  Some species to sow now include common yarrow, (Achillea millefolium); common selfheal (Prunella vulgaris lanceolata) – a groundcover loved by the struggling long tongued bees; and other mints including wild bee balm (Monarda fistulosa), broad and narrow leaved mountain mints (Pycnanthemum muticum and tenuifolium), just to name a few. 

Sow the seeds in pots using potting soil. Water when dry as you watch them sprout and grow into plants with well developed roots systems. Plant in your garden in the fall.  A fun and economically way to fill to turn your landscape into a nature sanctuary.

We can help you choose the right plants and seeds  for your growing conditions!

Casey Farm will also be offering their own organically grown vegetable, herb and annual seedlings.  Enjoy products from local farmer’s market vendors, too!

Arrive early for greatest selection–we often sell out early.  Sale is Rain or Shine.

Bring your family and friends 

If you are purchasing a number of plants and/or other items at this event bring a wagon!