Native Plant Celebration and Sale in the Amphitheatre with Wild Ones, Midcoast Maine Chapter

LATEST UPDATE:

The Camden Native Plant Sale and Celebration has been cancelled for this year and will not take place at a later date this fall of 2023. Although it is disappointing, The Wild Ones Midcoast Chapter is already planning for NEXT FALL’s event in 2024, to take place in the Amphitheatre. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to a fantastic Native Plant Sale and Celebration next fall! Stay tuned for the exact date of next year’s event.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:
The Wild Ones Midcoast Chapter board has decided to CANCEL the Plant Sale for this weekend due to the forecast of Hurricane Lee. We are hoping to reschedule in October. Stay tuned for updates!

Best to all through this weekend’s storm.

Join us on the picturesque grounds of the Camden Amphitheatre on Saturday, September 16 from 9 AM to 1 PM for a celebration of native plants! There will be shopping from local native plant nurseries, educational booths, conversations with native plant growers, gardeners, and landscapers; kids’ activities, music and more. This is a great opportunity to learn more about native plants and how to incorporate them into your own garden and yard.

Participating native plant growers will include Rooted Elements Native Plants, Rebel Hill Farm, Blue Aster Native Plants, Crystal Lake Farm and Nursery, and Bas Rouge Farm & Forge. You can buy your plants on the day-of or ahead of time. Pre-sales available now, directly through each growers’ website. Please click HERE for more information on how to order your plants ahead of time.

Join us for…

• Shopping from native plant vendors and local nurseries
• Native plant growers, gardeners, landscapers and experts who will be available to answer questions
• Educational booths
• Music
• Plein-Air Painting with featured artist Cassie Sano
• Children’s activities and family fun brought to you by Roots n Shoots After-School Program
• And more!

Other participating organizations include…

• Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens
• Knox Lincoln Soil and Water Conservation District
• Stewardship Education Alliance
• Merryspring Nature Center
• Megunticook Watershed Association
• Camden Garden Club
• Maine State Horticulturalist Gary Fish
• Coastal Mountains Land Trust
• Camden Conservation Committee

And thank you to our in-kind sponsors who will be providing treats and refreshments!

• ZOOT Coffee
• Hannaford in Camden
• French & Brawn

About Native Plants
All plants are from local native plant nurseries and are grown without the use of pesticides, herbicides, and neonicotinoids. Once established in the right environment, native plants are low maintenance and normally don’t require watering, fertilizer, herbicide, fungicides, or pesticides. Native plants are beloved by those who want to do their part to make their garden a natural oasis for wildlife.

About the Library’s Commitment to Native Plants
This event is part of the Camden Public Library’s ongoing celebration of Fredrick Law Olmsted Sr. and our historic parks. Considered by many to be the father of modern day landscape architecture, Olmsted’s firm oversaw the design of Camden’s iconic Harbor Park, noted for its utilization of native plants and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Together with the Library’s Amphitheatre, designed by Fletcher Steele (and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2013), the two parks are champions of native plant and garden design.

The event is being organized by the Wild Ones Midcoast Maine Board of Directors. A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit the Camden Public Library.