Thursday, June 5, 2014

Native Plant Opportunity......Absecon City-wide Yardsale 6/7/14

What could be better than shopping for native plants and bargain hunting too? This coming Saturday 6/7,  from 8am -4pm, I will have the native plants for sale at the annual city-wide yard sale in Absecon. In the spirit of finding bargains, I will have some special deals. At shows the plants are usually offered in a 5 pack for $17.00. This Saturday they will be 5/$16.00. or 10/$30.00, which is just $3.00 per plant.  Single plants are $3.25 each. The following species will be available:


Aster nova belgii - New York Aster

Aster novae-angliae - New England Aster

Aster cordifolia - Blue Wood Aster

Aster laevis - Smooth Blue Aster

Liatris spicata - Blazing Star


Solidago sempervirens - Seaside Goldenrod

Echinacea purpurea - Purple Coneflower


Rudbeckia fulgida - Orange Coneflower

Oenthera fruticosa - Sundrops

Panicum virgatum - Switchgrass

Tehproisa virginiana - Goat's Rue

Eupatorium perfoliatum - Boneset

Tradescantia virginiana - Spiderwort

Carolina Lupine - Thermopsis carolinana

Iris prismatica - Slender Blue Flag

Sedum ternatum - Wild Stonecrop

Lysimachia ciliata - Purple Fringed Loosestrife

Asclepias incarnata - Swamp Milkweed

Prickly Pear Cactus, Opuntia humifusa

Butterflyweed - Asclepias tuberosa

The address is 703 Ambassador Drive Absecon, NJ 08201 which is located in Absecon Estates behind the Shoprite and City Hall/Heritage Park.

Organic vegetable plants will also be available for $1.00 each. 6 pka for $2.00 each. Jalapenos, Lettuce, Scallions, Cherry tomatoes, Beefsteak tomatoes, Basil, Eggplant, Sweet Corn.


The weather looks like its going to be splendid, so come on out and find bargains city-wide.