Green Living Gets Easier with a Native Plant Sale And Green Living Expo on May 4!
Ocean View, DE — Head to the James Farm Ecological Preserve in Ocean View for the 15th Annual Native Plant Sale — now featuring a Green Living Expo — on Saturday, May 4th! From 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., visitors can find a wide selection of native flowers, trees, shrubs, and grasses and explore some intriguing green-living goods. Then stick around for tours, demonstrations, gardening tips, food, and a chance to explore the latest updates to the Preserve!
This annual rite of spring is organized by the Delaware Center for the Inland Bays and sponsored by Coastal Plant Care, Ernst Seeds, and Inland Bays Garden Center!
A variety of local plant nurseries will be offering plants native to the area including Envirotech, Inland Bays Garden Center, Roots Landscaping and Garden Center, and Sussex Landscaping, LLC. Native plants are adapted to the soil and elements of southern Delaware, making them easier to maintain, requiring less water and fertilizer (a common source of nutrient pollution in our Inland Bays). They also provide important resources for pollinators like honey bees and butterflies, as well as native birds like ruby-throated hummingbirds, eastern bluebirds, northern cardinals, and black-capped chickadees!
Although the sale does not begin until 9:00 a.m., early birds can pass the time with a FREE 8:00 a.m. bird tour of the Preserve, led by our friends at Sussex Bird Club!
Some of the attending vendors and tables will include Good Earth Market, Annie’s Acre Apiary, Tall Oak Trading Company, Clean Water: Delaware’s Clear Choice, Delaware Nature Society, UD Cooperative Extension, Energize Delaware, Sussex Master Gardeners, DE Solid Waste Authority, Insects by Dr. Dennis Bartow, and more! Once again, the Good Earth Market will offer snacks and lunch throughout the day.
The James Farm preserve is located at 30048 Cedar Neck Rd in Ocean View, DE. This is a rain or shine event. Many vendors are cash-only so please plan accordingly.
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The Delaware Center for the Inland Bays is a non-profit organization established in 1994, and is one of 28 National Estuary Programs. With its many partners, the Center works to preserve, protect and restore Delaware’s Inland Bays and their watershed.
For more information call Amy Barra at (302) 226-8105 x 103, send an email to abarra@inlandbays.org, or visit us online at www.inlandbays.org.
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