PARIS — Warm weather is coming, and it’s time to start thinking about your garden! Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District is pleased to offer an amazing list of native plants for beginning to advanced gardeners throughout Oxford County and the surrounding area.

We will also be offering wildflower seed mixes with a variety of native and naturalized annuals and perennials to provide your yard with years of color. This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year and proceeds support our educational programs in Oxford County! We have a large selection of flowering perennials, herbs, groundcovers, edible plants, shrubs, and trees. Some crowd favorites include Echinacea, Asters, Bee Balm, Bearberry, Sweet Fern, Winterberry, and Checkerberry; several varieties of low bush, half-high, and highbush blueberries are available; and both deciduous and evergreen seedlings are being offered.

Nearly 1500 species of native plants are found in Maine. They provide food, fiber, and habitat for wildlife and humans. Learn to protect the integrity of our landscape by going native! Our sale provides native plants that have not been dug from the wild and no invasive non-native species are included. In addition, we can provide you with information on growing specific types of gardens: Pollinator Garden, Rain Garden, Fragrance Garden, Wildlife Support Garden, Dry Areas, Wet Areas, Coastal Areas, Erosion Control, and Edible Plants. Native conservation gardening is fun, interesting, and rewarding. For more information about gardening with native plants go to nativeplanttrust.org or visit our website at oxfordcountyswcd.org.

Our Native Plant and Seed Order Form is available to download on our website at oxfordcountyswcd.org/native-plant-sale or by contacting OCSWCD at [email protected] or 207-744-3119. All orders must be received by Friday, May 12 and pick-up day will be Friday, May 26 at the Oxford County Cooperative Extension Office: 9 Olson Rd. Paris.