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Native Plant Kit Pick Up:
Pre-ordered plant kits will be available for pick up on Tuesday May 30th from 3-6pm and Wednesday May 31st from 8-4:30pm. You should have received an email from Claire Lane with additional details. If you did not, please email or call Claire at 317-773-2181 or claire.lane@hamiltoncounty.in.gov Pick up location: Hamilton County SWCD 1717 Pleasant St. Suite 100 Noblesville, IN 46060 |
Native Plant Kit Planting Plans Pollinator Plant Kit Planting Plan Prairie Plant Kit Planting Plan Shade Plant Kit Planting Plan Rain Garden Plant Kit Planting Plan These plans are just a suggestion. Feel free to make adjustments based on your planting site. Generally, plant taller plants in the back (refer to height column on planting plan) and plant each species as a clump when able. |
Native Plant Kit Sale
The SWCD is offering native plant kits for sale!
Native plant kits take the guess work out of creating your native plant garden. Get a selection of tried and true native plants to create your own pollinator garden, shade garden, prairie garden, or rain garden. Kit info:
50 plants per kit - (5 plugs of each species) $120.00 per kit + tax Pick up plant kits in Noblesville mid-late May (TBD ~ May 13th). Scroll down to see the kit offerings and details. Plugs should be planted at least 1 ft apart (50 sq. ft. garden). 16 -18 inches apart will allow them plenty of room as they mature and your plants to cover a larger area. How to order:
The order deadline is passed for 2017. Look for 2018 sale info early next year. Don't miss our native tree sale in the fall!
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* Monarch Habitat– The iconic Monarch butterfly is threatened by extinction! We can help by providing the habitat they require to survive. Did you know that monarchs require milkweed species to feed and reproduce? By providing milkweed in our gardens, we can help sustain Monarch populations as they migrate.
Species below with a * are milkweed species-- critical for Monarchs!
Native Plant Kit Offerings:
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Pollinator Garden Kit:
Columbine Skyblue Aster Lavendar Hyssop Purple Prairie Clover Wild Bergamont/Beebalm Stiff goldenrod Purple Coneflower Golden Alexanders Common Milkweed* Prairie Dropseed --------------------------------------- This kit features plants that are great for pollinators like bees, birds, and butterflies. A variety of heights (1-5 ft), flower shape, and color make this kit practical and beautiful for your landscape! Providing pollinator habitat will make your yard an oasis for pollinators and for you! |
Prairie Garden Kit:
Nodding Onion Butterflyweed* Smooth Blue Aster Purple Coneflower Wild Bergamont/Beebalm Yellow Coneflower Orange Coneflower Little Bluestem Prairie Dropseed Ohio Spiderwort --------------------------------------- This kit features natives that are still great for pollinators but also two grasses (Little Bluestem & Prairie Dropseed). These grasses add diversity and complexity to your planting. Most of the plants in this kit will be about 2-4 feet tall fully grown. |
Rain Garden Kit:
Marsh Milkweed* Ohio Goldenrod Fox Sedge Purple Coneflower Blue Flag Iris Dense Blazingstar Orange Coneflower Purple-stemmed Aster Prairie Dropseed Culver's Root --------------------------------------- Rain gardens are special native plant gardens that capture rainwater draining from your property (usually from your roof/downspouts). Rain gardens allow the water to soak back into the ground (cleaning it) instead of running off into stormwater drains. Learn more about rain gardens here. |
Shade Garden Kit:
Columbine Inland Seat Oats Tall Bellflower Broad-leaved Aster Bottlebrush Grass Sweet Joe Pye Weed Blue Stemmed Goldenrod Ohio Spiderwort Culver's Root Golden Alexanders --------------------------------------- Shady areas can be notoriously hard to deal with but there are a variety of native plants that will thrive in shady locations. This kit features some of those plants and is also great for pollinators. |
Not sure which kit is best for your property?
Contact the SWCD or type the plant name into the LBJ Wildflower Center website to learn all about a particular native.
Contact the SWCD or type the plant name into the LBJ Wildflower Center website to learn all about a particular native.
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