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DKY ANNUAL PLANT SALES
October 17, 9 a.m.—2 p.m., Gualala Community Center, Gualala
October 24, 9 a.m.—2 p.m., Mendocino Coast Botanical Gardens, Fort Bragg
Now is the time to start planning your gardening for the coming year, and your DKY CNPS chapter is here to
help! We have a wonderful selection of plants for the Annual Plant Sales. The Chapter needs your help in getting
ready for the sales, though.
(1) Help make new informational signs: Our plan is to create new informational signs for each species and to
put them in nice new (and sturdy) holders. We will follow a standard template for the information, and would like to
have some good new photographs. Much of the information and many photographs will be available on the internet.
We want the information to be sufficient to help prospective buyers to decide whether this species will fit their needs;
and we‘d like the information to be engaging enough to excite prospective buyers about the opportunity to grow the
plant. Call or email Nancy Morin (882-2528, nancy.morin@nau.edu) if you are willing to help with this task.
(2) Make plant labels: We would like to have the individual plant labels all made in advance and placed in the
pots before we set up. Labels, pens or pencils, and a list with names of plants and how many of each label are
needed, will be provided. Call or email Mario Abreu ((964-4352, abreu@mcn.org) if you are willing to help with this
task.
(3) Set up, take down, or help during the day: Staffing the sale is a lot of fun—you get to meet old and new
friends and spend all day talking about plants. If you are willing to help, call or email Mary Hunter (875-1150,
dardmary@wildblue.net).
Benefits of Gardening with Native Plants (from the CNPS website)
Native vegetation evolved to live with the local climate, soil types, and animals. This long process brings us several
gardening advantages.
Save Water:
Once established, many native plants need
minimal irrigation beyond normal