Customers browse bare root trees, shrubs and perennials at a past NatureScaping sale.
Rows of plants and trees will be up for sale April 29-30 at the annual NatureScaping sale in Brush Prairie. Prices start as low as $1.
The annual NatureScaping sale of bare root trees, shrubs and perennials Brush in Prairie is April 29-30.
The organization's sale was originally started back in the mid 1990s, but since 2005 it has been a consistent yearly event. Typically an average of 350-400 people come out for the sale.
According to NatureScaping Administrator Marlene Dellsy, there is usually a good selection of various types of fruit trees such as apple, pear, plum and cherry, and within those several varieties of each type.
“We also have many ornamental trees (birch, dogwood, maple, oak, plum, cherry) again with several varieties within each type,” Dellsy said. “As far as shrubs we have typically received forsythia, lilacs, hydrangeas, dogwoods and spireas. We also do get a variety of potted trees and shrubs but these are more unpredictable. We also have over 1,000 perennials that do well in the Pacific Northwest.”
Each year the sale receives donations from various wholesale nurseries mainly located in Oregon.
“We depend upon the generosity of those nurseries,” Dellsy said. “We just really never know what we will get.”
Another attractive feature to the sale is the great prices. Tree prices start as low as $10, shrubs $5 and perennials $1.
“Because most trees and shrubs are bare root we can offer larger specimens at very reasonable prices,” said Dellsy, “especially for those looking for large quantities of various types of plants for their property, this is the place to go — the value cannot be beat.”
Besides a great selection and pricing, Dellsy said coming out to the event and taking something home will go a lot further than you think. This is because NatureScaping is a nonprofit organization dedicated to gardens that “inspire and educate to enrich lives and community.”
“Extensive urban growth over the last few decades has had a significant impact on habitat that birds and other wildlife once called home,” Dellsy said. “Individuals have a unique opportunity to curtail this loss of habitat by creating their own backyard wildlife sanctuary. By incorporating wildlife attracting vegetation into their yards they can attract insects, birds, and other creatures, and help keep our rivers and streams healthy.”
Dellsy said the annual sale benefits the Wildlife Botanical Gardens in Brush Prairie by providing the funds necessary to continue the required general maintenance of them.
The Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education students from across the street will be on site to assist customers with their purchases. The students also sell native trees and shrubs which they have grown during the year.
