Green & Growing! Bucks County Community Conservation Event & Native Plant Sale
Saturday, May 10, 2025, 9:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Middletown Grange Fairgrounds, 576 Penns Park Rd., Newtown, PA 18940
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/zDBh6b7h52EAbYup7
Webpage: https://tinyurl.com/3jknbumn
The sale features native Pennsylvania plants, trees, meadow seed mixes, and more, with Penn State Master Watershed Stewards on hand to answer your questions about selection, planting, care, and ecological value. Sale is cash or check only. ATM on site. Arrive early for best selection.
The Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward program of Bucks County, the Bucks County Conservation District, Municipal EACs, and local conservation non-profits invite you to join us for a native plant sale, demonstrations, and short speaker presentations about gardening with native plants.
The Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program of Bucks County and the Bucks County Conservation District are partnering to bring together the people and organizations driving natural resource conservation in Bucks County. This event will be held alongside the Wrightstown Farmers Market on the Middletown Grange Fairgrounds.
Inside the barn, attendees will find a native plant sale, live demonstrations, and information tables hosted by township Environmental Advisory Committees, Bucks County Parks and Recreation, the Bucks County Planning Commission, and local nonprofit conservation organizations and watershed associations. Native trees and plants will be sold individually as well as in starter packs for different site conditions, along with native meadow seed mixes created specifically created for eastern Pennsylvania soils. Over 50 Penn State Master Watershed Stewards will be on hand to answer questions about native plant selection, placement, planting, care, and the ecological benefit of using native plants in home gardens.
If you have an interest in ecological or conservation gardening, visit the on-site Penn State Extension office between 10:00 AM and 12:30 PM on the day of the event. Experienced Master Watershed Stewards will offer brief, introductory talks on topics such as Native Container Gardens (10:00 AM), Rain Gardens (10:45 AM) Lawn-to-Meadow Conversions (11:30 AM) ,and Karen Odgen of the Bucks County Conservation District will speak about Partnering for Conservation (12:30 PM).
Everyone can play a role in protecting our environment. Join our community of people working to make a positive impact on nature in Bucks County!