The Shasta Chapter of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) will be having a native plant sale on Friday and Saturday, October 22 and 23, from 9 am until 3:30 pm, at the Shasta College Farm.
A members-only pre-sale will be held at the Shasta College Farm area on Thursday, October 21, from 3 to 6 pm. Please bring your CNPS membership card or the latest copy of your Flora magazine, which should have your member info printed on it, for entry. Memberships will be available for purchase for $50.
The Shasta College Horticultural Department also will be having their sale at that time. (Please note that Covid prevention protocols are in force at Shasta College. Masks and social distancing are required in both indoor and outdoor settings on campus.)
Photo by Margaret Widdowson, taken June 12, 2021.
Planting native plants helps local insects, birds, and other wildlife. Landscapes with native plants require less irrigation once established, and help us appreciate and rediscover our sense of place. These plants evolved in California, and many of the plants that we grow are genetically from our local area. So many have been lost to development; planting natives helps recreate native plant oases.
Come shop 1500 native plants of 90 different species! Offerings include:
- Foundational plants like incense-cedar, western redbud, mountain mahogany, and toyon.
- Unusual specimens, such as Sierra bladdernut, snowdrop bush, and California brickellbush.
- Plants important to insects and pollinators: Cleveland sage and other sages, coyote mint, milkweeds (two species, showy and narrowleaf), and many species of wild buckwheat.
- Excellent native groundcovers: creeping sage and California fuchsia.
Click here for a complete list of our Fall 2021 Plant Sale offerings. (Some items will sell out quickly, so shop as early as possible!)
Photo by Margaret Widdowson, taken July 15, 2021.
If you miss the in-person sale, our online store will open to the public on Monday, October 25, and last through the fall planting season. Our plants need to be in the ground in your yard! Order pickup will be at the Shasta College Farm, on a date and time that you will select after you shop. The store will be found at https://cnps-shasta.square.site when it opens on October 25—it will not be open before that date, and the link will give you an error if you try it earlier. (Members should be on the alert for an email from us with important updates about the online sale.)
Thank you for growing native plants! Your purchases support the CNPS mission of pursuing botanical knowledge and raising public awareness about California native plants. Your local Shasta Chapter supports local and statewide groups that share our commitment to native plants. We advocate locally for rare native plants and native plant habitat. The Chapter’s Horticulture and Propagation Committee uses best nursery management practices to grow the wonderful nursery stock that we are able to offer to you at this sale. Shasta Chapter awards scholarships and grants to budding botanical scholars and researchers to help them pursue their educations and careers. We help local schools, businesses, and community organizations plan and plant native gardens. Volunteers demonstrate landscape uses of native plants in the Matson-Mowder-Howe Celebration Garden, which the Chapter stewards.
Many thanks for supporting our mission. Questions? Please contact us at ShastaCNPSpropagation@gmail.com ~Horticulture and Propagation Committee