Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale in 2008
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Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale


Saturday, April 26, 2008
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

&
Saturday, September 27, 2008
9 a.m. to 2 p.m.


3601 Valley Drive
Alexandria, Virginia 22302


Biannual Sale Dates:  The Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale is held twice a year.  The spring sale is the last Saturday in April.  The fall sale is the last Saturday in September. 

Directions to the Sale:  Parkfairfax is located in the Washington DC metro area inside the I-495 Beltway, directly across I-395 from Shirlington. From I-395, exit Shirlington/Quaker onto Quaker Lane. At the first light on Quaker, turn left onto Preston Road. Follow Preston to Valley Drive, turn left on Valley, and cross Gunston Road. The sale is in the parking lot on the right.

 
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
 
[Top]   Essential information about the sale
 
  [2]     Flyer for the Parkfairfax Native Plant Sale

Sale flyers

  [3]     Map to find Parkfairfax in the D.C. metro area

Maps & directions

  [4]     List of vendors attending our 9/27/08 sale

Vendors

  [5]     Resources for native plant gardening

Resources

  [6]     About this sale and its purpose

Purpose

  [7]     Results of previous sales

Past sales

  [8]     Instructions for vendors

Vendor instructions

[End]   Contact information
 
 

Scroll down to view the sale flyer, containing the list of vendors and a map of the neighborhood.

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The map below shows the location of Parkfairfax in the greater D.C. metropolitan area.

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Eleven vendors from four states (Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia) will be attending the 9/27/08 plant sale.

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About This Sale:

My aim is to promote native plant gardening in our area because gardening with natives is better for our watershed, our woodlands, and our wildlife, especially birds. Bringing together many growers selling a variety of plants makes it easier for local gardeners to find quality plants and encourages a greater demand for natives in the nursery industry. Vendors from Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia will be at the sale.

The sale is entirely organized and run by volunteers. No one makes money from it except the vendors. Parkfairfax Unit Owners Association provides the location free of charge. Neighbors and members of Tree Stewards of Arlington/Alexandria assist in running the sale as volunteers. I organize these events as a labor of love to promote native alternatives to invasive, exotic garden plants and the use of watershed-friendly gardening practices.

Admission is free and open to all -- Parkfairfax residents and non-residents alike.



 
Rosa palustris are pink,
Viola sororia are blue,
Native plant gardens are better for our Bay,
And birds, bees, & butterflies, too!

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For more information, or to receive email notices of future events,
contact sale organizer Scott Knudsen.

If sending email, please put "native plant sale" in the subject line.

Phone: 703-671-8416
 

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