Native Plants – Grand Designs – Notes from the garden

Homegrown National Park

Homegrown National Park is a nationwide program to regenerate biodiversity. The founders are Dr. Doug Tallamy, a Professor of Entomology, and Michelle Alfandari a specialist in business development. Individuals, businesses, non-profits & municipal entities can sign up on a map listing their location and describe their planting. It can be in increments as small as 1 square foot up to acres of land. Today the State map shows Arkansas has 164 native plantings with the greatest concentration (58) being in central Arkansas.

Do you want to help restore biodiversity in your neighborhood, city, or state? This is a way that we can take small steps to help our planet. Get the ‘bug’ to get ‘on the map’!

More info at: http://homegrownnationalpark.org

Thank you Pulaski County Master Gardeners!

Thanks for the invitation for Rand to speak about natives at your monthly meeting today. It was like ‘old home week’ with our Master Gardener friends! Master Gardeners hold a special place in our hearts. We are so grateful for all the work they do to make our state more beautiful. Special thanks to Susan Rose and Carol Mendel for the invitation to speak about native plants and to Derrick the tech guru for helping us get set up. We had a blast!

Audubon Arkansas 2022 Fall Native Plant Sale is Near!!

It’s almost here! Beginning on 9/15/22, at 8:00 am you can order your native plants from multiple vendors. It’s an online order/pick-up sale and you need to make your order early. (Last year we sold out of 8 or so offerings by noon on the first day.) Support your local birds and pollinators! Click on the link to Audubon below for additional details and a map.

https://ar.audubon.org/events/2022-fall-native-plant-sale-online-orderpickup

Love Your Outdoor Spaces

Spring is approaching and it’s time to refresh your outdoor spaces. We recommend creating Pollinator & Habitat Gardens with native plants. You and your family will be helping the environment and also have a beautiful space to enjoy butterflies and a variety of birds. If you don’t want to spend time creating and skip right to enjoyment let us help you! We can advise you on what plants will work in your space. Our crew can do the hard work for you. Maybe you’d like a stone patio or beds for a vegetable garden. From solely decorative to purposeful, we can create it.

Audubon Arkansas 2022 Spring Native Plant Sale – Online Ordering & Curbside Pick up

It’s almost here! The online sale will be Thursday, April 14, 2022 – Thursday, April 21, 2022, 8:00 am – 8:00 pm Central. Please go to the link for additional information. We’ll be selling plants along with other vendors. Get ready for our pollinators and birds! Nectar plants, host plants, and habitat plants for wildlife will be available. https://ar.audubon.org/events/2022-spring-native-plant-sale