Friends School of Minnesota 1365 Englewood Avenue Saint Paul, MN 55104 FINDING THE SALE LARPENTEUR AVE. See page 2 for a detailed Plant Sale map KEY Open gate (area map, left) HOYT AVE. 36 Open gate (State Fair map, below) 35W Metro Transit bus stop SNELLING AVE. UNDERWOOD ST. SNELLING AVE. LARPENTEUR AVE. COOPER ST. MayMay 8,8, 9,9, 10,10, 20152015 RANDALL AVE. CLEVELAND AVE. Minnesota Mother’sMother’s DayDay WeekendWeekend COMMONWEALTHH State Fair 280 COMO AVE. MinnesotaMinnesota StateState FairFair COSGROVE AVE DAN PATCH AVE. COMMONWEALTH DAN PATCH Grandstand UNIVERSITY AVE. Grandstand THE MIDWAY P CARNES AVE. 94 Free Admission JUDSON AVE. Free Admission LIGGETT ST. UNDERWOOD ST. CANFIELD ST. COMO AVE. SNELLING AVE. www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com 26th Annual Friends School Plant Sale May 8, 9, and 10, 2015 Friday 9:00 A.M.–8:00 P.M.• Saturday 10:00 A.M.–6:00 P.M. Sunday remaining plants one-third off 10:00 A.M.–2:00 P.M. At the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand • Free admission • Free parking www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com [email protected] • 651–621–8930 RESTHARROW, U062. PHOTO BY C.T. JOHANNSON FROM THE WIKIMEDIA COMMONS What’s NewThisYear? o make room for more plants this year, we’ve rearranged Tthe Grandstand completely. Overall, we’ve added 560 new varieties this year—25% more than last year. The floor plan is different Be sure to check out the map on page 2! We’ll have detailed maps available. Contents • The big sections—Perennials, Annuals, and Vegetables—have all FEATURES switched around. About Friends School . .2 • Hanging baskets are now in three separate spots: near the entrance, How to Do the Sale . .3 behind the new Vegetables loca- Garden Fair . .4 tion, and outside by the Fruit. Workshops, Seed Lists . .5 Look for the new cold-tolerant nasturtium baskets outside with PHOTO BY JENN LANZ Volunteering at the Sale . .30 the hanging strawberry baskets. Garden mum Matchsticks (P476) above, “Pineberry” white strawberry (F100) below left, and Asiatic lily Candy Blossom (P412) below right. Miniature Gardens . .12, 31 • The Bulbs and Bareroot shelves Perennial Edibles . .41 (part of the Perennials section) are Organic Plant List . .46 now OUTSIDE near the hanging basket rack, under the concrete Gardening wiTh ClemaTis . .46 ramp. Map to the Sale . .back cover • The Climbers section is also outside, to the right of the center PLANT LISTINGS door. Unusual and Rare Plants . .6–7 • Roses are now part of the Shrubs Herbs . .8–10 and Trees section (next to the rhododendrons). You’ll see more Annuals . .11–22 roses than last year because we Indoor Plants . .11 were able to get varieties that were Miniature Plants . .12, 31 not treated with neonic pesticides. PHOTO BY JENN LANZ Thanks to public pressure, more Succulents . .13 and more large growers have Changes in our seed partners Compost and recycling Hanging Baskets . .22 stopped using neonics. We’ll have a wide range of heirloom While you’re aT The sale, please use and conventional seeds from Baker our new combined recycling, composT, Perennials . .23–36 New Miniature Plant section Creek and North Star Seed (see the and land fill sTaTions. Daylilies . .26 If you’re interested in miniature full list, page 5). Solera Seeds, a local Recycling includes all metal, plants or fairy gardens, you can now Hosta . .28 seed company, will also be selling plastic, glass, and clean paper. find most of the tiny specimens in organically grown seed; for their list, Organics means any food or soiled Lilies . .33 our new Miniature Plants section. see www.soleraseeds.com. Seed paper. Please think twice before Water Plants . .36 Note: Though it’s part of the Savers Exchange will not return to putting things into the usual State Annuals section, many of the plants the sale this year. Fair trash boxes! Vegetables . .37–41 are perennials. We’ve noted hardi- Climbing Plants . .42–43 ness on each of them. Volunteering Fruit . .44–46 New plants at the Sale Shrubs and Trees . .47–51 You’ll notice lots of new hosta, lilies, If you’ve ever wondered what Roses . .51 iris, mums, daylilies, peonies, coleus, it’s like to volunteer at the sale, magnolias, and clematis. now’s your chance to find out. NaTive Flowers . .52–56 Plus four new kinds of kale, 12 Grasses . .56–57 new tomatoes, half a dozen potatoes SEE PAGE 30 and hot peppers, four new kinds of for Bonnie Blodgett’s article on INDEX hops, heirloom apples, and the white why and how people volunteer. pineberry strawberry. By Common Name . .58 By Latin Name . .59 Maps and more about shopping at the sale: SEE PAGES 2 and 3 2 Friends School Plant Sale • May 8–10, 2015 www.FriendsSchoolPlantSale.com CHECKOUT ENTRANCE N REST REST . It’s legal to ROOMS Order ROOMS Free parking tallying WE park on non-posted streets and Annuals Vegetables S there’s a large parking lot south- Baskets Hanging ATM west of the Grandstand Indoor Plants Indoor Miniatures Succulents EXIT Cashiers (it’s the Midway during the Fair). Solera Seeds Exit Master Hanging INFO Gardeners Terrace Water Unusual DESK Books Perennials Baskets Enter Orchids Plants North Star Seeds East door Herbs Perennials Volunteer ENTER and disability Curbside plant pickup entrance Climbers DA N PATC H Fruit Native Plants AVENUE Grasses FENCE FENCE Fruit Shrubs, Trees, and Roses Baskets Bulbs & Bareroots Hanging REST FENCE ROOMS Garden Fair Plants are alphabetical Plants are alphabetical by common name GRANDSTAND by common name within each section. within each section. Get wristbands Disability access here Are you concerned about accessibility to the sale? CHAMBERS STREET LIGGETTAVENUE Please call 651–621–8930 and we’ll call you back Work shops to discuss options. NELSON STREET P Food vendors Not an entrance CARNES AVENUE CARNES AVENUE About Friends School of Minnesota riends School of Minnesota (FSM) is an inde- structure, and belief system. FSM families have a pendent K–8 Quaker school in the heart of St. broad range of religious and non-religious back- FPaul’s Midway neighborhood. In the tradition grounds, including 10 percent Quaker. Twelve per- of more than 80 Friends Schools across the United cent of our students come from LGBT families and States, FSM meets children’s intellectual, emotion- 35 percent of students are children of color, mostly al and spiritual needs in an environment that nur- from multiracial families. We provide need-based tures their social consciousness. Now in its 27th tuition aid for 37 percent of our students—up to 90 year, FSM is a vibrant school, known for its pro- percent of tuition per student—to increase access gressive curriculum, commitment to community, to FSM. Our conflict resolution program is inte- acclaimed conflict resolution program, and joyful grated into the daily culture of the school, actively approach to educating children. teaching and modeling nonviolent, respectful tech- FSM is dedicated to its mission: to prepare chil- niques to solve the natural conflicts found in every dren to embrace life, learning, and community with diverse community. hope, skill, understanding, and creativity. We are Our great location across the street from a mini- committed to the Quaker values of peace, justice, arboretum city park and our inviting indoor spaces simplicity and integrity. serve our students well, but we continue to FSM’s 168 students learn from a rich, hands-on improve our facilities. This past summer, we added curriculum in multi-age classrooms of 16 to 21. We a fully equipped art room, dedicated Spanish room, believe children learn best as active participants, small group spaces and middle school student collaborators, and problem-solvers within a com- lounge to our existing facilities, which include nine munity. We think learning should be in-depth, the- classrooms, a full-size gymnasium, music room, matic, and interdisciplinary, while teaching the library, and multi-purpose room. Our school appreciation of multiple perspectives and fostering grounds incorporate outdoor classroom spaces and Meet Our New Head of School social skills. Our focus on place-based education a natural play yard as well as a traditional play- engages students within the local community and ground and open field. Friends School of Minnesota prepares them to be compassionate global citizens. Lots of folks first hear about Friends School of welcomes Dr. Latrisha Chattin, We emphasize environmental education Minnesota because of our plant sale our next Head of School! and service learning starting in fundraiser. Many prospective fami- kindergarten. We have special- lies come take a look at the Latrisha joins Friends School in ists in music, visual arts, phys- ROUND UP school that’s behind the big July for our 28th year. Her ical education, and Spanish. Friends School Plant Sale is event. Some say meeting our commitment to Quaker values Our community actively both a community event and a helpful middle school stu- and progressive education are a works to increase diversity, fund-raiser for the dent volunteers made them great fit. remove barriers, and be Friends School of Minnesota. curious about our school welcoming and accessible. program. If you would like She takes over from Lili Herbert, whose exceptional leader- In our admissions process, We hope you will consider “rounding to learn more about the ship guided and improved Friends School during her nine we seek a wide range of up” your bill to the nearest $5. school, please contact us aT years as Head of School. Lili leaves the school in excellent academic abilities and Thank you for [email protected], call health and with the brightest of futures as she moves on to diverse learning styles. We considering a 651-917-0636, or see our pursue a research and writing project and earn a Masters of seek diversity, including racial, website at www.fsmn.org.