Just in time for Mother’s Day, Friends of Laurelwood Arboretum (FOLA) will host its annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 7, from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. The arboretum is located at 725 Pines Lake Drive West (entrances at Vale Road and Pines Lake Drive) in Wayne.

This year’s plant sale will feature a selection of high-quality annuals and perennials, container gardens, and beautiful hanging plants. There will also be native plants, Mother’s Day gifts for children to purchase, plants that attract butterflies, and unusual perennials. As always, there will be some special plants from the arboretum grown in the greenhouse from cuttings. A free Laurelwood tote back will be given with purchases of $60 or more.

At 12 noon, Elaine Fogerty, Executive Director of the arboretum, will give a tour of the new Native Plant Demonstration Garden. She will talk about how homeowners can incorporate native plants into their landscaping and will point out plants that help the environment by attracting pollinators, such as butterflies and birds

The Knippenberg Center for Education will be open during the hours of the plant sale. There will also be a membership table for those who wish to join FOLA or renew their membership. Members are entitled to a 10% discount on plants at the sale.

Volunteers tour guides will be on hand to lead tours of the arboretum. Laurelwood will be ablaze with colors, textures and aromas as the flowering trees, early spring bulbs and perennials burst into bloom. The arboretum features hundreds of varieties of azaleas and rhododendrons, including many unique hybrids. Dozens of native dogwoods, oakleaf and climbing hydrangeas, hostas, daylilies, lilacs, irises and other plants flower in May.

All proceeds from the plant sale will benefit FOLA.