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Fall Native Plant Sale

Saturday, September 6, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join us for our Fall Native Plant and Bird Seed Sale at our partner location, Sunny Meadows Garden Center.  We will feature fall nectar plants for pollinators, shrubs, and trees for wildlife, and of course MILKWEED for monarchs!

In-person sale: Saturday, September 6, 10am – 2pm

  1. Click HERE to preview the great native plants we are offering. 
  2. Mark your calendar for the sale date: Saturday, September 6 from 10am – 2pm at Sunny Meadows Garden Center.
  3. Look for the Audubon and The Monarch Alliance signs!  Our table and plants will be set up near the parking lot.
  4. Come out early at 9am for a native plant talk by Ann Aldrich and Bob Schwartz!
  5. We will also be having our first Birdseed Sale of the season during this event.

This fundraiser supports the Monarch Waystation grant program and educational activities of The Monarch Alliance, a program of the Potomac Valley Audubon Society!

Ann Aldrich

Ann received her B.S. in Botany from University of Michigan, spent decades with the Bureau of Land Management, rising from a Field Botanist to various management positions. Ann earned her Master’s in Sustainable Landscape Design from George Washington University, after which she taught the native plants classes in the Sustainable Landscape Design master’s program. She has worked over 10 years with the Dumbarton Oaks Parks Conservancy in Washington D.C.  to restore Beatrix Farrand’s wild garden. Ann is now retired and is a Washington County Master Gardener, mentoring aspiring gardeners in the use of native plants, while working to restore her own 34 acres of forest and savanna near Hagerstown, MD.

Bob Schwartz

Bob Schwartz holds a M.Sc. in Global Change Biology from Hood College and a B.Sc. in Forest Science/Political Science from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. He is a certified Chesapeake Bay Landscape Professional, ISA Certified Arborist, and a Maryland Licensed Forester. Bob works for the Maryland Forest Service as the Western Watershed Forester, focusing on forest restoration and cooperative stewardship projects, with previous work experience in prairie/savanna restoration with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. While his love of native plants originated in the prairies and savannas of the Midwest, it has expanded to the unique plants that characterize the east coast, facilitated by wonderful mentors who have deepened his knowledge and appreciation for our local ecosystems.

Details

Organizer

  • KC Walters
  • Phone (681) 252-1387
  • Email Katelyn@PotomacAudubon.org

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