Thinking about creating a native plant garden with the Neighborhood Grant?
UFA can help!
UFA members can help with both your planning and planting
All you need to do is 1) watch this video Growing a Greener World; 2) follow us on Instagram (@urbanforestalliance_FP) or Facebook (@UFAFranklinPark) and invite one friend to also follow us; 3) pick a 6’x6’ plot of land in your yard, send a picture and the reason for picking that spot, as well as the plants you plan to install; 4) provide the info to ufa.mclean@gmail.com by April 10 at 11:59 pm. We’ll select one Franklin Park household for the $250 grant, give information and resources, and help you establish your own native plant garden! That’s it!
Email UFA with any questions-ufa.mclean@gmail.com
please note corrected email address
Plant native plants! And receive $250 from the Urban Forest Alliance for doing so! We will award one household $250 for submitting a winning design. Get your kids involved! Make it a family effort.
Resources to help get you going…
Chesapeake Natives, Inc., is willing to help you with your design: (240) 326-3062
Bona Tera Native Plant Nursery can help, too! (202)507-9648; https://bonaterradc.com/remote-design/
Native plant catalogs are a great resource for seeds/plants and layout. Take a look, for instance, at Prairie Moon Nursery(and choose, for example, the colossal pollinator garden and then click on components).
My Home Park: www.myhomepark.com/collections/east-virginia-native-plants
National Wildlife Federation: https://gardenforwildlife.com/collections/native-plants-forvirginia
Plant NOVA Natives: www.plantnovanatives.org; more info on local native plant sales, including Green Springs
Virginia Native Plant Society Potowmack Chapter
Audubon Society native plants database: Audubon.org/native-plants
Local Native Plant Sales or nurseries like Earth Sangha, Nature by Design,Bona Terra, Chesapeake Natives and Earth Sangha
Northern Alexandria Native Plant Sale April 27 from 9am-2pm. www.northernalexandrianativeplantsale.org
Arlington County Native Plant Sale. Order online April 26, pick up May 04 at Long Branch Nature Center
Green Spring Garden Plant Sales next on Wednesday, April 3, 10 am-1 pm