Monarch Sanctuary Project
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Do you want to hear a story of kismet collaboration and a garden that practically built itself?
Roll it back to the end of January. Here at MSP, we were busy growing our milkweeds, planning the spring season events and giveaways.
At the same time, Allison Wilcoxen (owner of and long-time MSP team member), and I were in the middle of launching a heart-throb of a tiny new native garden design business we’re calling .
A friend, John Kendall, said he was applying for a grant to create a pollinator garden on behalf of in Liberty Hill next to their Interpretive Center.. Have you BEEN to RRCP? It’s gorgeous. He asked if MSP would be willing to help source the native milkweeds and did we have any suggestions for the design.
Our Native Muse gears started spinning and an energy began to swirl around this project. We created a design we loved. For fun. A design that reflected the aesthetic integrity of the park. We designed with native plants that represent our local ecoregion and support loads of biodiversity. We knew the park had access to huge limestone rocks and the machinery to move them, so we incorporated those into the design. We chose a Cor-Ten edging to match the classy, rustic signage throughout the park.
John presented our vision to the board of directors. They loved it and said, “Go!”
Have you ever worked on something and you feel a surge of momentum? Like the Universe is nodding in approval and clearing paths for you left and right? When we feel that, we’ve learned to listen to it.
We acquired the plants, ordered the edging, and carefully selected and placed the perfect rocks (thanks to the fabulous parks crew). We prepared the ground and installed the steel edging with the help of some seriously committed Texas Master Naturalist volunteers, then backfilled the defined spaces with decomposed granite and a blend of compost mulch. When we saw we had rains coming our way in a few days, 7 powerhouse Goodwater Naturalists rallied to get all 190 plants in the ground in one shot.
The result? They love it. We love it & hopefully, nature will love it, too.
03/07/2026
Did someone say FREE NATIVE MILKWEED?!
*** UPDATE 3/7 3PM: We had to close the applications because we hit our maximum orders in record time!!! Please consider applying for the Garden Giveaway and come to our March 21st celebration to snag some great plants and monarch merch!
We are over-the-moon excited to bring you this opportunity, thanks to another generous donation from ! Why are we giving away 1000 pesticide-free, local ecotype, native milkweeds this spring? Because we want to provide anyone with a passion to support the Monarch migration to feel empowered with an actionable solution. Afterall, more native milkweeds, more Monarchs!
Free native milkweeds will be given away in the order applications are received, so submit asap (application link in bio).
You will receive a 6-cell tray of either Zizotes (Asclepias oenotheroides) or Antelope Horns (Asclepias asperula). These darlings are 3 months old. Their seeds were cold-stratified at the end of November and started under grow lights on Jan 1st of this year. Recipients will go home with plant care information.
Our free, native milkweed plugs are available for anyone who lives in Central Texas. Plants must be picked up IN PERSON ON SATURDAY, MARCH 21 in Pflugerville, TX at Lake Pflugerville Park from 10am-1pm.
*Noteworthy, we will also have Monarch-approved native nectar plants and sweet, sweet merch available for purchase on plant pick-up day. This event will be open to the public, as well.
Tag someone who needs to read this, and come out to celebrate the first day of spring and the northern Monarch migration with us!
https://www.monarchsanctuaryproject.org/milkweed-giveaway
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801 US/183
Leander, TX
78641
