Share our passion for gardening and native plants by joining us for the largest offering of native plants in north Florida. The 2010 Fall Native Plant Sale is on Saturday, Oct. 2, and is open to the public from 8:30 am. to 12:30 pm. The sale features a free naturalist-led wildflower walk at 11:30 am.

The sale is hosted cooperatively by the City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Paynes Prairie chapter of the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) and the Friends of Nature Parks (FNP).

An exclusive members’ sale is on Friday, Oct. 1, and will run from 4:30 pm. to 6:30 pm. Friday’s sale is only open to members of the Florida Native Plant Society and Friends of Nature Parks. Memberships are available at the gate. Cash and checks only!

The Native Plant Sale features thousands of beautiful native shrubs, trees, wildflowers, ferns, grasses and vines grown at area nurseries. Vendors are members of the Florida Native Plant Society and certify that plants are nursery propagated and grown.

Proceeds from the sale benefit environmental and cultural history programs offered by the City of Gainesville Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs. Morningside Nature Center is located at 3540 E. University Ave., three miles east of downtown Gainesville.

• Free expert plant advice at the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) booth
• Free Park-A-Plant service allows you to shop hands-free while we tag, store and help load your plants
• Free naturalist-led wildflower walk at 11:30 am on Saturday
• Family-friendly event
• Cash and checks only

For event info or to join Friends of Nature Parks (FNP) or the Florida Native Plant Society (FNPS) please call 352-334-3326 or visit www.natureoperations.org.www.natureoperations.org.