Online ordering for CFC spring plant sale now available
Online ordering for Citizens for Conservation's 23rd annual Native Plant, Shrub and Tree Sale is now available on the Citizens for Conservation's website, www.citizensforconservation.org.
The sale will be from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, in the Good Shepherd Hospital barn area, east of the hospital, 450 W. Hwy. 22, in Lake Barrington.
To help customers better plan their purchases, Citizens for Conservation's online catalog includes information on plants' color, bloom period, water and sun requirements, and size.
Native plants provide many advantages for both gardeners and the environment, and buyers can choose from a huge selection of robust, hardy native plants, including perennials, ferns, sedges, grasses, shrubs and trees. As part of Citizens for Conservation's Milkweed for Monarchs campaign to encourage monarch populations, numerous species of native milkweed will be available at discounted prices. All plants sold are free of neonicotinoid pesticides.
Pre-sale online ordering will be available through April 14. Orders are filled on a first-come, first-filled basis, so order early. Pickup date for preorders is Friday, May 3, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Citizens for Conservation members will also be able to shop the sale on May 4, and members get a 10 percent discount all days.
For more information, call Citizens for Conservation at (847) 382-7283.