Montgomery Parks Native Plants Sales
native plants that provide food and shelter for wildlife like red-wing blackbirds and chipmunks.
Reducing the amount of resources used to maintain a garden is a good starting place to determine its sustainability. Traditional gardening uses mulch to control weeds and to improve its appearance. However, certain types of mulch can cause fungal diseases,
attract unwanted pests, deplete nutrients and negatively affect the water levels in the soil.
In the Parking Garden, horticulturalists forgo using mulch and install plants closely together so they’ re touching when they grow in and no bare soil is showing. This discourages weeds while increasing the amount of plant material that provides habitat for wildlife. Dense
Montgomery Parks Native Plants Sales
Maydale Nature Classroom Online only- Plant pick-up: Maydale Nature Classroom 1638 Maydale Drive Colesville, MD 20905 Sale begins April 7. Pick up on April 26 www. MaydaleNature. org
Brookside Gardens Plant Sale South Terrace, Brookside Gardens 1800 Glenallan Avenue Wheaton, MD 20902 Sunday, April 27, 10am – 1pm www. BrooksideGardens. org
Black Hill Discovery Center 20926 Lake Ridge Drive Boyds, MD 20841 May 3 and May 4, 9am – 5pm www. FriendsofBlackHillNature. org
Locust Grove Nature Center Pope Farm Nursery 7400 Airpark Road Gaithersburg, MD 20905 May 17 and May 18, 10am – 2pm www. MoCoParks. org / LGPlantNative
Brookside Gardens’ parking gardens illustrate the benefits of planting close together to discourage the growth of weeds, reduce maintenance, and increase wildlife habitat. plenty I spring sowing 2025 9