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D&R Greenway's SpringNative Plant Sales
April 09, 2026 By Jane Hynes

Thursday, April 16th from 12 noon – 4 pm

Friday, April 17th from 12 noon – 4 pm

Saturday, April 18th from 9 a.m. – 12 noon

Fridays, April 24 and May 1 from 12 noon – 4 pm (limited supply)

Eco-conscious gardeners know that planting native plant species provides essential food for local wildlife, in migration and in breeding seasons. Pick from various deer-resistant varieties including native mountain mint, bee balm, wild bergamot, coreopsis, wild ginger and many more! We also have various trees and shrubs including native viburnums, meadowsweet, eastern red cedar, black cherry, and swamp white oak. The full list of available varieties is posted on our website: https://drgreenway.org/shop/native-plants/.

The nursery offers native shrubs, trees, and grasses. Native shrubs include buttonbush, native viburnums, winterberry, and more! Native trees include black cherry, Carolina silverbell, swamp white oak and more! D&R Greenway Land Trust's plants are grown from locally sourced seeds or starter plants and are free of harmful nicotinoid insecticides.

"We are excited to invite the public for the seasonal opening of our Native Plant Nursery and offer plants that sustain our local ecosystem," said D&R Greenway's Land Conservation Administrator, Tina Notas.

Home native habitats contribute to a healthy, biodiverse ecosystem. Of prime importance is the relationship of native pollinators with New Jersey's native plants. Nectar from native milkweed provides the right energy source to adult butterflies, and, importantly, the milkweed's leaves also provide the right food for caterpillars to grow. This special relationship makes native milkweed a host plant for our Monarch Butterflies. Monarch butterflies could not thrive without milkweed.

Turning the home garden into natural habitat fosters these crucial partnerships, such as monarch and milkweed. Native plants also require less in terms of irrigation and do not require fertilizer.

Since its founding in 1989, D&R Greenway has preserved 333 properties totaling 22,342 acres, celebrating 37 years of connecting people, wildlife, community and land. The land trust is committed to inspiring a conservation ethic through all of its programs, including increasing awareness of the benefits of native species. Habitat restoration projects began on D&R Greenway lands. Native plants' usefulness extends even beyond home gardens to local schools, municipalities and other non-profits.