SPRING WILDFLOWER SALE SATURDAY, MAY 10, 2008 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.   Pre-sale for MBG members only FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008 4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Sale is free to the public

SEVERAL  LOCAL NURSERIES will be offering the widest selection of native plants in St. Louis area including Hamilton Seeds and Wildflowers, Missouri Wildflowers Nursery, Whiskey Creek Farm, Shaw Nature Reserve, Prairie Hill Farm, and Forrest Keeling Nursery. There will be hundreds of varieties of wildflowers, ferns, trees, and shrubs for home landscaping. The sale will offer the showiest and hardiest native plants for sun or shade including butterfly milkweed, rose turtlehead, pale purple coneflower, dwarf crested iris, cardinal flower, compass plant, wild phlox, maidenhair fern, fringetree, and short-leaf pine to name a few. There will also be birdhouses, soaps, artwork, books, and food for sale.

MISSOURI  NATIVE SEED AND PLANTS of the prairie, wetland, woodland, and savanna will also be available. All plants sold will be nursery propagated (i.e., not wild harvested).

Handouts:  Use these helpfull lists to pick out your purchases.

These and other handouts will be available at the sale.

• list by common name
• list by scientific name

DIRECTIONS:

Gray Summit is about 30 miles west of St. Louis. Take the Gray Summit exit (#253, second exit west of six flags) off Interstate 44. Follow signs to Shaw Nature Reserve and special signs leading to the Spring Wildflower Sale.

FOR MORE INFORMATION please call Shaw Nature Reserve at 636-451-3512 (toll free from St. Louis area), or write to us at P.O. Box 38, Gray Summit, Missouri, 63039.

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