Grass Valley, CA — You’ll soon have the best opportunity of the year to find native plants for your garden. The local Redbud Chapter of the California Native Plant Society (CNPS) will be holding their biggest plant sale of the year on Saturday, October 5.
As with Redbud’s plant sales for the last several years, the sale will take place online, with pickup in Grass Valley on Sunday, October 13. This sale will offer more home-grown local natives than ever before, thanks to Redbud’s growing group of dedicated home propagators and nursery monitors. Together, they have raised hundreds of native plants this year. The sale will also offer plants from wholesale native plant nurseries.
Want to plan ahead? Check Redbud’s plant-sale page (https://chapters.cnps.org/redbud/plant-sale/) a week before the sale for a list of plants that will be for sale. Offerings will include native trees, shrubs, perennials, grasses, and groundcovers.
This year Redbud will be offering hardy local natives such as showy milkweed (Asclepias speciosa), Western redbud (Cercis occidentalis), alumroot (Heuchera micrantha), deer grass (Muhlenbergia rigens), scarlet monkeyflower (Erythranthe cardinalis), and many, many more. The sale also features commercially grown California native plants, including manzanita, California fuchsia, and cultivars well suited to home gardens in town.
Buy Online, Pick Up in Person
As in recent years, sales will be online only, Saturday, October 5 (at https://cnps-redbud.square.site/; not open until sale begins). Hours are 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. for CNPS members with access code, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the general public (no code needed). Members who subscribe to the Redbud newsletter will receive the access code via email a few days before the sale.
Pickup will be Sunday, October 13 in Grass Valley. When you buy your plants online, you’ll sign up for a pickup time and receive the address. To get early access as a member, join or renew if you’re not currently a member. Join or renew at the CNPS store (https://store.cnps.org/), by selecting “Membership.”
Tips for Buying Plants at the Sale
- Use the sale plant list to identify the plants you want. A preliminary list should be up at least a week before the sale. (https://chapters.cnps.org/redbud/calendar/plant-sale/)
- On Calscape (https://calscape.org/), a CNPS website, learn what those plants are like and what they need, so you can select plants that suit you and your landscape.
- For full details on the sale, including more tips, check out the Redbud Plant Sale page (https://chapters.cnps.org/redbud/calendar/plant-sale/)
About the Redbud Chapter of the California Native Plant Society
The Redbud Chapter serves western Nevada and Placer Counties. They offer native plant sales, programs on native plant-related topics, field trips, a hands-on propagation group, grants to local schools and non-profits for education and restoration projects, a monthly newsletter, and ongoing advocacy and conservation projects. Most activities are free and open to the public. To become involved or join, email RedbudChapter@gmail.com.