Daylily Sale at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds

Hamilton County Association of Purdue Master Gardeners is hosting a Daylily Sale this Saturday, July 15 from 8am-noon.  We have over 175 varieties. Come out, invite a friend, and tell everyone you know about the sale!  

Hamilton County Master Gardener Plant Sale - May 21, 2016

Looking for local sources to Grow Native!

The Grow Native! program makes sourcing native plants easy for customers. Simply visit one of the participating retailers on the flyer below and look for the Grow Native! logo on plant stakes to find plants that will be a beneficial addition to any yard. 

 A list of participating retailers across Central Indiana is available online at Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District. You can learn more about these plants through the Indiana Native Plant and Wildflower Society website.

Native Plant Kits Available

Native plants are those that have grown and thrived in this area since before settlers made this area home.  Native plants are beautiful, low maintenance, and provide ideal food for many pollinators! This spring take the guesswork out of your landscaping and go native by purchasing one of the Soil and Water Conservation District’s native plant kits.

Marsh Milkweed

Each native plant kit is contains 50 native plants for $120 and takes the guesswork out of plant selection by providing a set of plants that will be perfect for your yard. There is a kit for any area of your landscape including pollinator garden, rain garden (for wetter areas), prairie garden, and shade garden.  Each kit contains 10 different species of native plants and can fill a space anywhere from 50 to 150 square feet.

Plant kit orders can be placed online at www.hamiltonswcd.org or by visiting the SWCD office at 1717 Pleasant Street in Noblesville. Orders and payment are due by April 24^th.  The plant kits will be available for pick up at the SWCD office on Friday May 13^th.

This native plant kit sale is part of the Hamilton County Parks and Recreation Department’s Mission Monarch program. Mission Monarch is a year of events and education on the Monarch butterfly and how we can help pollinators! Learn more here: http://www.hamiltoncounty.in.gov/1129/Mission-Monarch

More information on native plants and additional sources for native plant purchases can be found on the Hamilton County SWCD website or by contacting Claire Lane, Urban Conservationist with 

Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District.

Annual Native Tree Sale

Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District is currently taking orders for their  annual tree sale. The organization is offering over 30 varieties of native trees and shrubs to enhance your landscape. Their website also offers an abundance of resources to help you decide with plant is right for your individual situation. For more information, click here for the 2015 Native Tree Sale website. All orders and payments must be received by Thursday September 3rd.