06/17/2026
Master Watershed Steward Fall Native Plant Kit Sale Returns!!!
Looking for a simple way to support pollinators, reduce stormwater runoff, and create a healthier landscape? The Penn State Extension Master Watershed Steward Program is once again offering its popular Watershed-Friendly Native Plant Kit Sale for fall planting. Designed for both beginner and experienced gardeners, these thoughtfully curated plant kits make it easy to transform your yard into a vibrant, resilient, and ecologically beneficial space. Customers will also receive optional planting designs for each of the kit themes.
The sale runs through July 4 (or until sold out).
2026 Plant Kit Options
🪴America250 Kit – A red, white, and blue inspired planting featuring Canada anemone, bee balm, Culver’s root, blue vervain, and little bluestem for long-season color and pollinator appeal.
🪴Curbside Appeal Kit – Ideal for tough, compacted soils like roadside strips and parking areas. Includes nodding onion, butterfly milkweed, blazing star, wild petunia, and prairie dropseed.
🪴Tough-as-Nails (Drought-Tolerant) Kit – Built for resilience in hotter, drier conditions, featuring wild bergamot, hairy beardtongue, spiderwort, big bluestem, and purple love grass.
🪴Firefly-Friendly Kit – Supports the full life cycle of fireflies with species like wrinkle-leaf goldenrod, purple-stemmed aster, New York ironweed, silver sedge, and tufted hair grass.
🪴Single-species kits are also available for select plants, giving gardeners the flexibility to expand existing plantings or focus on favorites.
Orders can be placed on on the event registration site: https://extension.psu.edu/master-watershed-steward-watershed-friendly-native-plant-kit-sale.
Proceeds from the sale directly support the Master Watershed Steward Program, funding local education, outreach, and restoration projects that improve water quality and community resilience across Pennsylvania.
