By Staff
Van Buren Conservation District is offering a fall native plant sale on Friday, Sept. 19, from 2-6 p.m.
Michigan's native plants are the trees, shrubs, wildflowers, grasses, ferns and other plants present before European settlement.
Because the native plants of Michigan have evolved with our unique climate and soils, they are often better adapted to our local conditions than their non-native or cultivated counterparts.
Native plants also play an important role in the life cycle of many different species of wildlife, including many butterflies, song birds and mammals. "Native plants are gaining popularity for use in home and business landscaping. They tend to be more hardy, holding up to the varying temperature and rainfall levels in Michigan and they also help attract and provide habitat for beneficial insects, birds, butterflies and other wildlife," said Amy Lockhart, administrator for the Van Buren Conservation District.
Pre orders will be accepted through Sept. 8.
Order forms and plant descriptions are available online at http://www.vanburencd.org or by contacting the Conservation District office at 1035 E. Michigan Ave, Paw Paw, MI 49079; (269) 657-4030, ext. 5.