PARIS — Oxford County Soil & Water Conservation District will have a sale on native plants and trees this spring.

This year’s list includes many choices of flowering perennials, vines, groundcovers, edible plants, shrubs and trees. There is a large selection of plants to help with erosion control, pollination and native wildlife support.

The native plant order form is available by contacting OCSWCD at 207-744-3119, email [email protected] or download the order form on the website. All orders must be received by Saturday, April 28, and pick-up day will be Saturday, May 5, at the Hooker Family Farm open house, 195 Pleasant St., Oxford.

For more information about gardening with native plants, go to wildflower.org/learn/guide-native-plant-gardening or the University of Maine Cooperative Extension UMCE Bulletin No. 2500, “Gardening to Conserve Maine’s Native Landscape.”

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