Friday, October 14, 2022
1:00 – 3:00 p.m. open to volunteers and members of SCNPS and Historic Columbia Foundation
3:00 – 6:00 p.m. open to general public
Saturday, October 15, 2022
10:00 am – 3:00 pm open to general public
LOCATION
Historic Robert Mills House, 1616 Blanding St., Columbia
(Enter parking lot on Henderson St. between Blanding and Taylor, or park on nearby streets)
Historic Columbia Foundation is using more and more natives in their landscaping, so you can see some of the sale plants in established beds.
Questions about the sale? Contact [email protected].
More details coming soon about speakers and demonstrations.
Click to join or renew your SCNPS membership.
Click to join the Historic Columbia Foundation.
Volunteers needed for set up the afternoon of October 13 and the morning of October 14, and during the sale. Volunteers will be able to purchase plants early.
Contact [email protected] to sign up.
Please plan to pay by credit card. Wagons are ok.
I’d like to have native plants and grasses and know when to plant them please. Thank you.
Sherry, that is a wide-ranging question and answers depend on your location, how much sun and water your site has, and how much space you have, and your goals for the location. Are you seeking a pollinator garden or a native hedge, for example?
Here is a list of resources from this web site: https://scnps.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/2020-05-Native-Plant-Gardening-Resources-with-Plant-Names.pdf
Two of our favorite books are Gardening with Native Plants of the South
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781493038817/Gardening-with-Native-Plants-of-the-South-Revised-Edition
Native Plants of the Southeast
https://www.workman.com/products/native-plants-of-the-southeast/hardback
Come out to the spring sale and talk to us about your site, and volunteers can help you pick some plants out.