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We are coming in to Ottawa with prepaid orders on Saturday, June 20th, In the early afternoon, between 1 and 3, we will be at a private driveway in Vanier. Later in the afternoon, between 4 and 6 pm we will be in our usual venue in Britannia. Please send me a message via our contact page if you would like to order.

This year has been … different. One of the things that I have noticed is that when folks order from the web site, they do so very thoughtfully, reading up on the species, selecting carefully for desired qualities, like butterfly host plants or late-season bloom. WHICH IS GREAT!!! The thing is, for the last few years, we have been bringing plants to spring sales and farmers’ markets, where many folks impulse buy whatever is in bloom that moment. So, I had responded by upping the numbers of things like Shooting Stars and Bird’s Eye Primroses, and not growing as many pots of really, really good things like Ironweed, which aren’t doing much during the spring sale rush.

Recently, we have had some customers come to the farm, with thoughtful lists in hand, and buy up great palettes of meadow flowers. And the result is, I am either all out, or very nearly all out, of such stalwart meadow / pollinator plants as Spike Blazing Star, Wild Bergamot, Sneezeweed and Boneset. Which is a silly position for a native plant grower to be in. Many of these will be available again, in smaller sizes, later in the summer.

For this list, Wild Senna and Downy Skullcap, both very late to emerge, are finally in growth. I also have seedlings of both Field and Swamp Thistle, two fine native thistles that are great nectar sources for butterflies.

Still to come are some heat-loving plants such as Whorled Milkweed and Poke. I also have seedling Ozark Sundrops, Downy Woodmint, and Prairie Baby’s Breath coming along.

Things are looking good for getting our plants to Ottawa customers after May 11th.* We are looking at a prepaid order / minimal-contact pick-up arrangement in a west-end parking lot (near Britannia Park).

I promised a new Availability List for May 1st and here it is. This is still not the last word in what I will have available. A few more warm days after these spring rains and some more species will be popping up. Some things I potted into larger pots earlier this spring will have filled their pot with roots and be ready to sell. And then there are the warmth-loving, always-late-to-emerge species, such as Butterfly Milkweed, which won’t be above ground until later in the month. I’ll post again around May 10th.

Hidden near the bottom of the list is a really good deal on Culver’s Root (Veronicastrum virginicum). This handsome species from the tall-grass prairie is already showing strong new growth. I have a bunch of year-old plants in little 2 1/2″ pots for $6. Once I have potted them on, they will be twice that price. If you are looking for Culver’s Root, now is your chance.

Some of the species are only available in very small quantities (I mean, one or two!). We will fill orders on a first come-first served basis. We may not have enough in some species to fill your order.

How many Ottawa folks are interested in an east-end pick-up depot? If there is enough interest, we might be able to commandeer a central or east-end driveway for a pick-up depot. Drop us a line in the comments box.

*Quebec travel restrictions are lifting, barring adverse outcomes.

Instruction on how to order plants.