Spring is Coming...Order CT Native Plants and Support Local Conservation!

It may still be cold and wintry, but it’s not too soon to plan for spring planting! The Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District’s 28th annual plant sale fundraiser will take place Friday, April 26th and Saturday, April 27th from 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 28th from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Westbrook Outlets in Westbrook, CT. Now is the time to take advantage of the wide variety of CT native shrubs, ground covers, evergreen tree seedlings, flowering perennials, ferns, grasses, and culinary herbs offered in our 2019 sale. Whether you'd like to enhance your landscape with natives, grow your own berries, have an herb garden, provide food and cover for wildlife, attract butterflies, hummingbirds and songbirds, promote pollinator health and survival, improve drainage with a rain garden, or protect water quality by planting a waterside garden…you won't be disappointed in our selection! 

This year’s list features some new plants, including New Jersey Tea, Meadowsweet, a dwarf selection of River Birch, Golden Raspberries, Balsam Fir seedlings, Wild Ginger, Chocolate Joe Pye Weed, and Pennsylvania Sedge; and we are offering flowering perennial landscape plugs for the first time.  We are also carrying the popular Collins Organic Compost again. 

 

Our webstore is now open for shopping. You can also download a copy of our 2019 brochure and order form on our website, and find photos and more detailed information about our extensive selection of plants. Our online store has a larger assortment of perennials than our printed brochure, so we recommend that you have a look!

Quantities of certain plants are limited, so don’t miss out—reserve your plants by sending in an order, and order early for the best selection! Orders are due April 5, 2019. There will also be plants available the days of the sale if you want to come and browse.  If you have questions or would like to receive a hard copy of the brochure and order form, contact the District office at 860-346-3282.

The Connecticut River Coastal Conservation District Inc., a nonprofit organization based in Middletown, works to conserve the natural resources in the lower Connecticut River watershed and coastal areas through technical assistance and education. All proceeds from the plant sale support our conservation work. For more information about District programs and services, visit our website at www.conservect.org/ctrivercoastal.