{"id":2535,"date":"2019-08-02T12:23:53","date_gmt":"2019-08-02T16:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/?page_id=2535"},"modified":"2026-02-23T17:05:53","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T22:05:53","slug":"potting-parties","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/potting-parties\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual Native Plant Sale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you looking forward to the <strong>2026 Annual Native Plant Sale?<\/strong> It will be on May 2, and we have already started preparing for it.\u00a0 Photos from the fall potting parties can be seen below. Potting parties will be starting soon. Join us at any or all dates below:<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, March 22<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, March 29<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, March 31<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday, April 7<\/p>\n<p>All take place from 1:00 to 3:00 pm. Contact <a href=\"mailto:jeclundin@gmail.com\">Janet<\/a> to get the address and more information.<\/p>\n<p>Volunteers will need to bring their own gloves.<\/p>\n<p>Donations needed:<\/p>\n<p>Native plants, organic potting soil, one-gallon nursery pots<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are potting parties?<\/strong> Throughout the year, chapter members and volunteers get together to pot up plants in preparation for the big sale. The plants may be small &#8220;plugs&#8221; purchased from native plant nurseries, or they may be plants donated by members and friends and need to be dug from an overgrown garden. It&#8217;s hard work at times but can also be fun and rewarding. It&#8217;s definitely educational.\u00a0 Potting parties are a good way to learn to recognize native plants at various stages of their growth.<\/p>\n<p>Are there <strong>native plants you are looking for<\/strong>? Email your list to <a href=\"mailto:jccvnps2@gmail.com\">Emilia<\/a>. We always want to know what plants you might be needing so please send us your suggestions.<\/p>\n<p>Do you anticipate having extra <strong>native plants you might donate<\/strong>? Let us know by emailing <a href=\"mailto:adriennefrankgarydriscole@gmail.com\">Adrienne<\/a>. Open our <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/dlm_uploads\/2025\/01\/Plant-Wish-List.pdf\">Plant Wish List<\/a> to see some plants that we are always looking for. Getting plants donated by our members is a great way to add variety to our offerings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s all for a good cause.<\/strong> Proceeds from the Plant Sale provide funding for Nature Camp scholarships and for other native plant related projects in our community.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all volunteers who make it happen every year!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Fall-Potting-Parties-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-22829 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Fall-Potting-Parties-3-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"191\" height=\"143\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Fall-Potting-Parties-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Fall-Potting-Parties-3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Fall-Potting-Parties-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/11\/Fall-Potting-Parties-3.jpg 1454w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 191px; 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--smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 193\/145;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/03\/03-23-25-Potting-Party.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-22690 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/03\/03-23-25-Potting-Party-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/03\/03-23-25-Potting-Party2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22691 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/03\/03-23-25-Potting-Party2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/03\/03-23-25-Potting-Party3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22692 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/03\/03-23-25-Potting-Party3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/03\/03-23-25-Potting-Party4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-22693 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2025\/03\/03-23-25-Potting-Party4-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 150px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 150\/150;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2547\" style=\"width: 260px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/08\/the-long-and-winding-road.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2547\" class=\"wp-image-2547 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2019\/08\/the-long-and-winding-road-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"443\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 250px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 250\/443;\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2547\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Newly potted plants line the walk three across<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Plant-Sale-ID-Inventory-Potting-labeling.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-21958 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Plant-Sale-ID-Inventory-Potting-labeling-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Plant-Sale-ID-Inventory-Potting-labeling-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Plant-Sale-ID-Inventory-Potting-labeling-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Plant-Sale-ID-Inventory-Potting-labeling-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Plant-Sale-ID-Inventory-Potting-labeling-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Plant-Sale-ID-Inventory-Potting-labeling-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/vnps.org\/johnclayton\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2023\/12\/Plant-Sale-ID-Inventory-Potting-labeling.jpg 1563w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; 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