OSCEOLA-LAKE CONSERVATION DISTRICT

2008 MICHIGAN NATIVE PLANTS WORKSHOP & SALE

7th Annual Native Plant Sale

When: Friday, June 6, 2008
Where: City of Evart Depot, 200 S. Main Street, Evart, MI (US 10 to Main Street – South one block on the Right)
Time: Presentation 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Plant Sale 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Sponsored by: Osceola County Master Gardeners

 

 

Sustainable Landscape Design presentation by Marlies Manning, ASLA, of Manning Design. “Green Design” is the buzzword for eco-friendly design, either architectural design or site design. Sustainable design is another term for eco-friendly design that uses resources such as energy, water, materials, and land more efficiently and effectively. One major aspect of Sustainable Design is conserving water. Water conservation is becoming more critical today as large areas of our country experience drought and the Great Lakes water levels continue to drop. Marlies will present how stormwater can be sensitively handled using rain gardens, roof gardens, pervious pavements, rain cisterns and bioswales. Discussion will include the Twin Creek Rain Garden that was planted in August 2007 and located just west of the City of Evart Depot parking lot. The rain garden was installed to prevent stormwater runoff from entering Twin Creek.   

 

Funding for this project was provided by a grant received from the Fremont Area Community Foundation under the Ice Mountain Environmental Stewardship Fund, and the City of Evart. Come and learn about rain gardens and actually view the Twin Creek Rain Garden yourself.

Plant Sale will include native wildflowers, grasses, sedges and ferns from Designs By Nature.

Here is just a small sample of what species will be available: Red and White Trillium, Wild Geranium, Solomon Seal, Butterfly Weed, Gray Headed Coneflower, Boneset, Prairie Smoke, Great Blue Lobelia, Rough Blazingstar, Wild Lupine, Pennsylvania Sedge, Big and Little Bluestem, Indian Grass, Maidenhair Fern, Cinnamon Fern, Wild Ginger, and much much more!

*Availability may be limited. Depends on seeds collected or plants rescued. Orders will not be taken for this sale. You must be present to purchase plants.

To be notified of future plant sales call today to be placed on our plant sale mailing list!

Check out the following site for more information on Michigan's Native Plants:

Gateway to Michigan's Native Plants

 

 

More Native Plant Links:

 

Easyliving Native Perennial Wildflowers

EPA – Green Landscaping With Native Plants 

Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center

Landscaping with Native Plants Brochure

Michigan Botanical Club

Michigan Natural Features Inventory

Michigan Wildflowers-2000
National Wildlife Federation

North American Native Plant Society

USDA Plants Database

Wildflower Association of Michigan

Wild Ones

Wildtype – Design, Native Plants & Seeds, Ltd

 

 

 

 

Contact Us:

138 W. Upton, Suite #2
Reed City, MI 49677
Contact: charmaine.lucas@mi.nacdnet.net
Phone (231) 832-2950
Fax (231) 832-2683