We will be selling a number of native plants at our “Plant Raiser.” This Thursday the 27th of July, 7PM at South Shore Dive, in West Sayville, 65 West Main St.
Native Plants Grown Right at Sayville High School
Sayville High School’s environmental club, SWEEP, grew a number of native wildflowers in the school’s greenhouse over the winter from seeds they harvested locally with The Greater Sayville Junior Civic Association. Here are some of the native plants that will be available for sale on Thursday:
There will be assorted others in various sizes as well. Come by Thursday July 27th at 7 for our Plant Raising and see what else there is on offer.
Native Plant Ecotypes
Tyska Native Plants will be offering local “ecotypes,” or plants that are truly specific to the area. The closer we can get to the local plant’s local variants, the better.
Tyska Native Plants also has available:
Some Near Native Plants
Also available in limited quantities: Lobelia silphilitica (blue lobelia) and Opuntia humifusa (Eastern Prickly Pear), Spicebush and Tulip Poplar.
Pricing will of course vary by plant and size, but they will be priced for the occasion: To help Sayville plant natives. Come by Thursday, help the cause, hear about plants, native, non-native and invasive. Live music by Nick Russell, local art, and the Sayville community coming together for the local environment!