We are so excited to announce our first ever plant sale at Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, along with the first public preview of our brand new education pavilion!
All proceeds from this sale will go straight back to the Preserve! So this is a win-win, you get some amazing native plants to beautify your yard, while also supporting one of your favorite Preserves!
While we are very excited to host this sale at our new Education Pavilion, we are still working hard to put the final finishing touches on construction, so some amenities may not be available during the sale.
Parking: The Pavilion drive way will be available for pick-ups and drop-offs only. Parking will be limited to handicap parking. All other visitors will be required to park in the new parking lot across from the Blue Hole. We will have a few carts and volunteers available to assist with loading plants.
Plant list: Below is a list of plants we anticipate being available for this year’s sale. Please keep in mind that we cannot guarantee availability. Some of these will sale out quickly. This list is likely to change some before the sale. We will not be able to hold or reserve any plants for anyone prior or after the sale.
| Flowers and Vines | |||
| Type | Scientific Name | Common Name | Price |
| Flower | Anemone carolina | Thimbleweed | $5.00 |
| Flower | Aquilegia canadensis | Red Columbine | $5.00 |
| Flower | Asclepias tuberosa | Butterflyweed | $5.00 |
| Flower | Conoclinium coelestinum | Blue Mistflower | $5.00 |
| Flower | Coreopsis auriculata | Lobed tickseed | $5.00 |
| Flower | Coreopsis lanceolata | Lanceleaf tickseed | $5.00 |
| Flower | Coreopsis verticillata | Whorled Coreopsis | $5.00 |
| Vine | Decumaria barbara | Climbing Hydrangea | $10.00 |
| Flower | Echinacea purpurea | Purple Coneflower | $5.00 |
| Flower | Eupatorium coelestinum | Purple Mistflower | $5.00 |
| Flower | Gaillardia graniflora | Blanket Flower | $2.00 |
| Flower | Helianthus angstfolius | Swamp Sunflower | $5.00 |
| Flower | Heterotheca subaxillaris | Camphorweed | $5.00 |
| Flower | Hibiscus moscheutos | Rose Mallow | $5.00 |
| Flower | Liatris spicata | Spiked Blazing Star | $2.00 |
| Flower | Lobelia cardinalis | Cardinal Flower | $5.00 |
| Flower | Lobelia siphilitica | Blue Lobelia | $5.00 |
| Flower | Malvaviscus arboreus | Turk’s Cap | $5.00 |
| Flower | Mitchella repens | Partridge berry | $5.00 |
| Flower | Monarda fistulosa | Bee Balm, Wild Bergamot | $5.00 |
| Flower | Phlox divaricata | Woodland Phlox | $10.00 |
| Flower | Pityopsis graminifolia | Golden Aster/Narrowleaf Silkgrass | $5.00 |
| Flower | Pycnanthemum pycanthemoides | Hoary Mountain Mint | $5.00 |
| Flower | Ratibida Columnifera | Mexican Hat | $5.00 |
| Flower | Ratibida pinnata | Grey-headed Coneflower | $5.00 |
| Flower | Rudbeckia auriculata | Eared Coneflower | $15.00 |
| Flower | Rudbeckia hirta | Black Eyed Susan | $5.00 |
| Flower | Rudbeckia triloba | Brown Eyed Susan | $5.00 |
| Flower | Silene virginica | Fire pink | $10.00 |
| Flower | Sisyrinchium angustifolium | Blue-eyed grass | $5.00 |
| Flower | Smallanthus uvedalius | Bear’s Foot | $5.00 |
| Flower | Solidago caesia | Blue-Stem Goldenrod | $5.00 |
| Flower | Tradescantia virginiana | Virginia Spiderwort | $5.00 |
| Flower | Triliium cuneatum | Little Sweet Betsey | $10.00 |
| Flower | Vernonia gigantea | Tall Ironweed | $5.00 |
| Flower | Viola papilionacea | Wood Violet | $5.00 |
| Flower | Zizia aurea | Golden Alexander | $5.00 |
| Grasses & Ferns | |||
| Type | Scientific Name | Common Name | Price |
| Fern | Polystichum acrostichoides | Christmas Fern | $10.00 |
| Fern | Athyrium filix-femina | Lady Fern | $5.00 |
| Fern | Thelypteris kunthii | Southern Shield Fern | $10.00 |
| Grass | Polypogon | Beard Grass | $5.00 |
| Grass | Chasmanthium latifolium | River Oats | $5.00 |
| Grass | Juncus effuses | Soft Rush | $5.00 |
| Grass | Andropgon geradii | Big Bluestem | $5.00 |
| Grass | Panicum virgatum | Switch Grass | $5.00 |
| Shrubs | |||
| Type | Scientific Name | Common Name | Price |
| Shrub | Croton alabamensis | Alabama Croton | $10.00 |
| Shrub | Callicarpa americana | American BeautyBerry (Purple) | $10.00 |
| Shrub | Callicarpa americana | American BeautyBerry (White) | $10.00 |
| Shrub | Baptisia australis | False Indigo | $10.00 |
| Shrub | Euonymus americanus | Hearts a busting | $10.00 |
| Shrub | Aesculus pavia | Red Buckeye | $10.00 |
| Shrub | Aesculus parviflora | Bottlebrush Buckeye | $15.00 |
| Shrub | Hydrangea quercifolia | Oakleaf Hydrangea | $15.00 |
| Shrub | Agavaceae | Yucca | $10.00 |
| Shrub | Cephalanthus occidentalis | Button Bush | $10.00 |
| Trees | |||
| Type | Scientific Name | Common Name | Price |
| Tree | Accer saccharum | Sugar Maple | $20.00 |
| Tree | Acer negundo | Box Elder | $10.00 |
| Tree | Acer rubrum | Red Maple | $20.00 |
| Tree | Acer saccharrinum | Silver Maple | $25.00 |
| Tree | Asimina trilba | Pawpaw | $25.00 |
| Tree | Betula nigra | River Birch | $20.00 |
| Tree | Carya sp | Hickory | $15.00 |
| Tree | Catalpa bignonioides | Southern Catalpa | $20.00 |
| Tree | Celtis occidentalis | Hackberry | $10.00 |
| Tree | Cercis canadensis | Eastern Redbud | $20.00 |
| Tree | Cornus florida | White Flowering Dogwood | $30.00 |
| Tree | Crataegus var. | Hawthorn | $10.00 |
| Tree | Diospyros virginiana | Persimmon | $20.00 |
| Tree | Liriodendron tilipifera | Tulip poplar | $25.00 |
| Tree | Magnolia virginiana | Sweetbay Magnolia | $20.00 |
| Tree | Morus rubra | Red Mulberry | $20.00 |
| Tree | Oxydendrum arboreum | Sourwood | $20.00 |
| Tree | Plantanus occidentalis | American Sycamore | $20.00 |
| Tree | Quercus alba | White Oak | $20.00 |
| Tree | Quercus montana | Chestnut Oak | $10.00 |
| Tree | Quercus rubra | Northern Red Oak | $10.00 |
| Tree | Quercus shumardii | Shumard Oak | $10.00 |
| Tree | Rhus Copallinum | Winged Sumac | $10.00 |
| Tree | Salix nigra | Black willow | $10.00 |
| Tree | Sambucus | Elderberry | $10.00 |
| Tree | Sassafras albidum | Sassafras | $20.00 |
| Tree | Taxodium distichum | Bald Cypress | $30.00 |
| Tree | Ulmus minor | Winged Elm | $15.00 |