Penn State Extension Chester County

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.

Are you starting a new farm business or exploring opportunities to diversify your operation? Join Jen and Jeff Orr as they share how they have grown and diversified their farm to directly feed and serve their local community. Learn about the strategies, experiences, and decision-making processes that have helped shape their operation while gaining insight into opportunities for building community connections through agriculture.

Date: July 21, 2026
Location: Harmony Acres, 355 Perryopolis Rd., Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania 15012

Space is limited. Preregistration is required by July 20th at https://extension.psu.edu/starting-and-improving-farms-visit-harmony-acres.

Starting and Improving Farms: Visit Harmony Acres Explore how one farm diversified from cooperative milk sales to direct-to-consumer marketing, agritourism, and community-focused agriculture.

Penn State Extension is partnering with the Alzheimer's Association to provide "Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia," an educational webinar that provides a general overview of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

This event is being offered at no charge to participants.

Space is limited and pre-registration is required: https://extension.psu.edu/understanding-alzheimers-disease-webinar