Checkermallow, one of the native plants on sale during Marion Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual sale. (Courtesy/Wikimedia Commons)
Marion Soil and Water Conservation District’s annual Native Plant Sale will be held online this year.
The sale starts Wednesday and ends on Feb. 21. There will be no limit on the number of plants people can buy. More than 75 species will be available.
Native plants help enhance habitat for wildlife, birds, and pollinators.
“Native plants are a great benefit to any landscape because they require minimal or no water once they are established, they rarely require additional fertilizers or pesticides, native plants increase the biodiversity of an area, and they are beautiful!” the district said in a news release.
Profits from the sale will go to the Stan Vistica Memorial Scholarship which is awarded to two students each year from Marion County who are studying natural resources or agriculture at an Oregon college or university.
All orders must be placed online by 5 p.m. on Feb. 21. They can be picked up on March 11 or 12 at Bauman’s Farm and Garden, 12989 Howell Prairie Rd. N.E. in Gervais.
Directions for ordering and scheduling plant pick-up are online.
-Saphara Harrell
