Thorn Creek Audubon Society (TCAS) & Homewood Izaak Walton Preserve (HIWP) are again sponsoring a native plant sale. The organizations partner on this project to raise funds for educational projects and to increase native plantings in our area. Profits will be split between TCAS and HIWP.
Plants have been chosen to thrive in this area and support pollinators/butterflies.
All are native to Illinois. Plants that are “endangered/threatened” are indicated with
asterisk*.
They represent a variety of plant types, colors, textures, and bloom times.
Descriptions of plants included in this year’s sale are on the attached order form page.
Plant Sale and Pre-order Pick-up is scheduled for:
Saturday, May 18, 2024
9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon HOMEWOOD IZAAK WALTON PRESERVE 1100 RIDGE ROAD, HOMEWOOD IL 60430
To obtain the plants you want, we highly encourage pre-ordering. If you prefer, plants can be delivered by TCAS volunteers to Homewood/Flossmoor homes on Friday May 17.
Pre-orders due March 1, 2024 and there are 2 Ways to order:
Order on-line
www.ThornCreekAudubonSociety.org
Scroll to: Native Plant Sale for Plant Descriptions and Directions for ordering
Mail your Order Form and Check
Download and fill out order form. Mail to: TCAS/Judy Johnson
803 Argyle Avenue
Flossmoor, IL 60422
Make checks payable to: Thorn Creek Audubon
Judy Johnson, a Board member of both TCAS and HIWP is happy to answer questions regarding the plants or the sale. Judy can be reached by email at TCASPlants@gmail.com or by text at 312-307-1808. We have worked closely with Possibility Place Nursery to choose plants that can be reliably provided. However, even with careful planning, some plants do not propagate as expected and so are not available at the time of pick-up. Unavailable plants will be substituted with appropriate plants.
Native plants are much more likely to thrive when placed where conditions support them: For example, do you love red? Both the Cardinal Flower and Royal Catchfly produce beautiful red flowers in sun to partial shade, but the Cardinal Flower likes wet conditions, whereas the Royal Catchfly likes dry conditions.