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Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania️ 2 days ago

We have so many plants to bring over to the Plant Shop from the Native Plant Nursery that we needed to get creative… Stop in during our regular Nature Store hours to shop available plants. Availability subject to change. Tuesday-Sunday 9 am - 5 pm. #nativeplants #pittsburgh #gardening #grownative #nonprofit

We have so many plants to bring over to the Plant Shop from the Native Plant Nursery that we needed to get creative… Stop in during our regular Nature Store hours to shop available plants. Availability subject to change. Tuesday-Sunday 9 am - 5 pm. #nativeplants #pittsburgh #gardening #grownative #nonprofit
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Check out this Pearl Crescent that was exploring the path at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve yesterday. #Butterflies #pearlcrescent 📸DMendenhall

Check out this Pearl Crescent that was exploring the path at Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve yesterday. 

#Butterflies
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Audubon Society of Western Pennsylvania️ 5 days ago

Come join us on Saturday, May 9th for our annual Native Plant Sale! It is a great opportunity to truly transform your yard into a bird-friendly oasis, while supporting ASWP’s mission! When: Saturday, May 9th, 9am-5pm Where: Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238 20% on plant purchases for members, 10% on plant purchases for everyone else! Repost, tell a friend, carpool! If you can’t make it out on Saturday, our plant shop will be open Tuesdays-Sundays from Spring through Fall. 🍃🪴🪺🦆🐝🦋 Native Plants Support Native Pollinators and Birds!

Come join us on Saturday, May 9th for our annual Native Plant Sale! It is a great opportunity to truly transform your yard into a bird-friendly oasis, while supporting ASWP’s mission! 

When: Saturday, May 9th, 9am-5pm
Where: Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve, 614 Dorseyville Rd., Pittsburgh, PA 15238

20% on plant purchases for members, 10% on plant purchases for everyone else!

Repost, tell a friend, carpool! If you can’t make it out on Saturday, our plant shop will be open Tuesdays-Sundays from Spring through Fall.

🍃🪴🪺🦆🐝🦋

Native Plants Support Native Pollinators and Birds!
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We have so many plants to bring over to the Plant Shop from the Native Plant Nursery that we needed to get creative… Stop in during our regular Nature Store hours to shop available plants. Availability subject to change. Tuesday-Sunday 9 am - 5 pm. #nativeplants #pittsburgh #gardening #grownative #nonprofit

We have so many plants to bring over to the Plant Shop from the Native Plant Nursery that we needed to get creative… Stop in during our regular Nature Store hours to shop available plants. Availability subject to change. Tuesday-Sunday 9 am - 5 pm. #nativeplants #pittsburgh #gardening #grownative #nonprofit

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