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4th Annual Native Pollinator Plant Sale!!!
Native plants are essential for pollinators and for the health of our ecosystems. Building on three years of successful sales with close to 4,000 native plants sold, Lexington Living Landscapes and the Lexington Conservation Office will again bring you Native Pollinator Plants for sale this spring. The sale will include a Sun Kit with plants that thrive in sun to partial sun and a Shade Kit with plants that prefer filtered light to shade. Each kit will include three plants of four different species for a total of twelve beautiful and healthy plants. The species offered this year are shown in the table below. In addition, we are also offering the six species of plants listed below the table “A la Carte” (sold as single plants).

A la Carte Offerings (sold as single plants):
(1) Northern Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)  (1) Northern Blue Flag (Iris versicolor)
(2) Pink Tickseed (Coreopsis rosea) (2) Pink Tickseed (Coreopsis rosea)
(3) Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) (3) Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis)
(4) Woodbine (Clematis virginiana)  (4) Woodbine  (Clematis virginiana)
(5) Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laevis) (5) Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laevis)
(6) Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) (6) Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica)
Sun and Shade Plant Kits
Sun Kit
Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea); (Spring)
Cardinal Flower (Lobelia cardinalis); (Summer)
Slender Mountain Mint  (Pycnanthemum tenuifoliium); (Summer)
Sweet Goldenrod (Solidago odora); (Fall)

Shade Kit
Foam Flower (Tiarella cordifolia); (Spring)
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis); (Spring to Early Summer)
Wild Geranium (Geranium maculatum); (Spring to Summer)
Heart-leaved Aster (Symphyotricum cordifolium); (Fall)

The plants are grown at a certified organic new england native perennial farm in New Hampshire and come in quart size biodegradable pots. The plant kits are sold at a highly discounted price of $83 each, while the individual A la Carte plants are $7.25 each. The sale opens online on Wednesdays March 13 for Lexington residents and on Wednesday, March 20 for non-residents. Payment is by credit card only.  The plants will become available for pick-up on Saturday May 11 at the Lexington DPW, which is located at 201 Bedford Street. Any additional details will be announced as we get closer. No adjustments/discounts can be applied.  Anyone wanting to buy a kit should set up a Town of Lexington MyRec account ahead of time at:  https://lexrecma.myrec.com/info/default.aspx.  To order, scroll down to Conservation under Programs. For any questions, please contact us at lexlivingland@gmail.com or acarr@lexingtonma.gov.

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Shade 
CON148683 		100y and under N/A Sa  05/11/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
201 Bedford Street (DPW) 		$83.00 Res, $83.00 Non-Res
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Sun Kit 
CON148682 		100y and under N/A Sa  05/11/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
201 Bedford Street (DPW) 		$83.00 Res, $83.00 Non-Res
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A la Carte - Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis) 
CON148686 		100y and under N/A Sa  05/11/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
201 Bedford Street (DPW) 		$7.25 Res, $7.25 Non-Res
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A la Carte - Northern Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) 
CON148684 		100y and under N/A Sa  05/11/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
201 Bedford Street (DPW) 		$7.25 Res, $7.25 Non-Res
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A la Carte - Pennsylvania Sedge (Carex pensylvanica) 
CON148689 		100y and under N/A Sa  05/11/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
201 Bedford Street (DPW) 		$7.25 Res, $7.25 Non-Res
1 seat(s) available
 
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A la Carte - Pink Tickseed (Coreopsis rosea) 
CON148685 		100y and under N/A Sa  05/11/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
201 Bedford Street (DPW) 		$7.25 Res, $7.25 Non-Res
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A la Carte - Smooth Blue Aster (Aster laevis) 
CON148688 		100y and under N/A Sa  05/11/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
201 Bedford Street (DPW) 		$7.25 Res, $7.25 Non-Res
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A la Carte - Woodbine (Clematis virginiana) 
CON148687 		100y and under N/A Sa  05/11/2024
09:00 AM - 12:00 PM
201 Bedford Street (DPW) 		$7.25 Res, $7.25 Non-Res
0 seat(s) available
* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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