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17th Annual Sale of San Francisco Native Plants: Saturday October 22, 2011

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(Note NEW DAY/TIME AND LOCATION!)

The Yerba Buena Native Plant Sale is an opportunity to find a great many native plant species that aren’t readily available at garden centers. Our focus and offerings, as always, will be native plants local to our chapter area: San Francisco and northern San Mateo County, including Montara and San Bruno Mountains. These are the species already adapted to our area’s climate, soils, and habitats--and are also important to our local fauna.

Many of the plants for sale will have been grown by chapter volunteers from seeds, cuttings, or divisions-- from garden plants or other sources from our chapter area. Great efforts are made to learn the provenance of the plants at our sale, as we understand the importance of maintaining a local gene pool.

Growing locally native plants in your garden is an important way to:

• Attract pollinators, including native bees, butterflies, moths, and birds--for your pleasure and their benefit
• Provide for endangered species (such as by growing host and nectar plants for the Green Hairstreak butterfly)
• Enhance corridors for native wildlife
• Use less water (thereby less energy pumping that water)
• Save money on utility bills
• Reduce the use of fertilizers and pesticides
• Have a beautiful, colorful, lively garden
• Inspire your neighbors to do the same!

To assist with your plant selections, you will find:

• A plant list of our 2011 offerings on our website prior to the sale
• Articles and links on “Gardening with Natives“–always on our website
• Plants grouped roughly according to their general plant community of origin
• Signage indicating the plant type, habit, size, soil preferences, and wildlife interest for each species
• Photos of the flower and/or form of each plant
• Volunteers with native gardening expertise roaming the room
• Books and other materials available for reference

Books and posters will also be available for purchase.

Fall is the ideal time for planting. The Annual Plant Sale is Yerba Buena Chapter’s primary source of funding; it enables us to put on our programs --and strive to fulfill our mission. Get great plants for your garden and help support CNPS!

Cash and checks (sorry, no credit cards) will be accepted for plant and book sales. (Membership applications accept credit info. Please join us!) For additional information, or to volunteer to help with the plant sale, contact Ellen Edelson (415-531-2140 or e.edelson@sbcglobal.net).

San Francisco Native Plants Available at the 2011 Sale