Native Plant Sale

Just a few of our fantastic plants are still left for pre-sale!

ONLINE SALE: We are selling straight-species native plants, available in “strips” of 4 or 5 landscape plugs. (See “What is a Plug?” below.) A few are being sold as individual plants. Strips sell for $22-$27.50, depending on the plant and how much it costs wholesale. Plant pickup will be May 18 at Sunnyhill Unitarian Church, 1240 Washington Road.

DID YOU MISS OUT ON SOMETHING YOU WANTED? PLAN TO ATTEND THE IN-PERSON SALE!
The same selection of species will be on offer at a “live sale” Saturday, May 18, 10-1, at Sunnyhill Church. Quantities will be limited there as well.

The plant sale is our biggest fund-raiser of the year, and a labor of love for Mt. Lebanon, native insects and animals, and residents who want beautiful, native gardens. Thank you for your support!

Check it out!

The 2024 Quick Guide shows basic plant info, prices, number of plants per strip, and which two species are being sold as individual plants.

View a recorded presentation “Layering Native Plants in Your Garden,” by environmental educator Sarada Sangameswaran, about incorporating these native plants and others into your garden.

PROGRAMS

For Earth Day, visit the Conservancy booth at the Mt. Lebanon celebration on April 28, 11 to 3, at Main Park. We will have the absolute coolest activities! Kids can pound flowers to make pretty designs on cloth (hammers! ooohhhh!) and can spot the colors of native plants with view finders.

Speaking of native plants, don’t miss this helpful, how-to program, “Layering Native Plants in Your Garden.” You will learn why and how to incorporate native species in your landscape design for maximum effectiveness. The program centers on the 21 plant selections available via the Conservancy’s Native Plant Sale, but the principles apply to all native species.  

TO VIEW MORE PROGRAMS, CLICK HERE.

PROJECTS

The annual School in the Park program is coming up in May, and to prepare, our volunteers will be doing maintenance work on various trails at Bird Park on Saturday, May 4, 12-3 (rain date May 11).

School in the Park, a program of the Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy in partnership with the Mt. Lebanon School District and the Municipality, began in 1984, and we are pleased to continue this tradition.

We will be hauling and spreading gravel and mulch to mark the trails and repair muddy locations. Please dress appropriately in a long-sleeved shirt and pants. Bring work gloves, shovel, rake and/or pitchfork, if possible, as well as a water bottle. Meet at the Bird Park pavilion. Click here to sign up for the Trail Prep Dayl

See more PARK IMPROVEMENT EVENTS HERE.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

We have park improvement days on the schedule! Can you join the effort? No experience is needed, and there are many ways to help!

Thank you!

~ HOW YOU CAN HELP MT. LEBANON NATURE CONSERVANCY ~

• Click on the “donate” button to make a contribution online. Sustaining donations (posted monthly to your credit card) help us the most because they even out the cash flow of our small non-profit organization.

• Send a check donation, made out to “Mt. Lebanon Nature Conservancy,” to: P.O. Box 14901, Pittsburgh, PA 15243. Checks minimize the fees we pay for online processing.

• We also highly value the time that volunteers give through the year. Hundreds of people join in to help weed, clip, haul or plant. We welcome other volunteer help, such as working with us to develop new programs; staffing booths at events like Mt. Lebanon’s Earth Day; doing some printing or photocopying; or contributing photographs that we can post to social media or our website.