The Monarch Gardener
The Monarch Gardener donates a portion of all sales to monarch and conservation groups.
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TO MAKE A PURCHASE: please visit my newonline ordering form. It does not take payment but you will get a confirmation of availabilty within 24 hours and payment information. I accept Square, Venmo, cash and personal checks. Available for pick-up in Ipswich MA or Framingham, MA. Local delivery available upon request. Shipping anywhere in the Northeast averages $8-$9 (Additional shipping charges for oversized boxes or outside of the Northeast).
GIFT CERTIFICATES:
Available in any amount and good at the
online shop or for plants at the nursery stand
in spring and summer
SAVE THE MONARCH LAMINATED
BUMPER STICKERS, 3"X5": POCKET GUIDE
$1.00 TO RAISING
MONARCHS
$3.00
PREPACKAGED SEED BALLS:
These are 1" balls of clay and compost
impregnated with seeds. Fall and early winter is the
best time to place them out as they will need a few
months of winter to cue spring germination. These
are perfect for seeding large areas or just a small
garden. Note code when ordering. All seed balls are
packaged in reusable organza bags unless you note
BULK on your order, then you will receive 50 cents off per
every 12 balls and they will come in a labeled paper bag.
SEED BALL MIXES: $5.00/PACKAGE OF 6 (Bulk = $9.00/dozen)
SBM-MG: NATIVE MONARCH GARDEN SEED BALLS: IN STOCK
two small-garden-friendly milkweeds and five other sun-loving
perennials. Toss into meadow or place in a sunny garden spot in
late fall for spring sprouting. Drought tolerant.
Packaged in a yellow organza bag.
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea)
Joe-Pye weed (Eupatorium maculatum)
Ox-eye sunflowers(Heliopsis helianthoides)
Blazing star (Liatris spicata)
Black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia hirta)
SBM-MM MILKWEED MEADOW SEED BALLS: IN STOCK
Recreate a native milkweed meadow!
Toss into meadow or sunny garden spot in
late fall for spring sprouting. Drought tolerant. Packaged in a
blue organza bag.
Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca)
Butterfly weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Rough stemmed goldenrod (Solidago rugosa)
Ox-eye sunflowers(Heliopsis helianthoides)
New England aster (Symphyotrichum novae-angliaea)
Black-eyed susans (Rudbeckia sp.)
SBM-NW: NATIVE WETLAND SEED BALLS: IN STOCK
Toss into wetland or damp garden area, will also grow in
semi dry conditions. Drought tolerant once established.
Cardinal flower also attracts hummingbirds. Packaged in a
green organza bag. All seeds locally collected in Massachusetts'
Essex County. Now with blue vervain!!
Swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata)
Joe-Pye Weed (Eupatorium maculatum)
Cardinal flower (Lobelia cardinalis)
Blue vervain (Verbena hastata)
SBM-W: WOODLAND MIX SEED BALLS: IN STOCK -Limited
Perfect for those typical dry and acidic New England shady
spots and includes poke milkweed, the only shade-tolerant
milkweed. No more excuses to not have that pollinator space
in the shade! Packaged in a white organza bag.
Black cohosh (Actea racemosa)
Blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium)
White wood aster (Eurybia divaricata)
Poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata)
Wreath goldenrod (Solidago caesia)
SBM-RS: NEW! ROADSIDE/SEASIDE MIX: IN STOCK - Limited
Not just for roadsides or seasides! Have a sunny, dry, tough spot with bad soil where little grows?
This is the perfect mix for you! Everything in it is extremely drought tolerant, can handle the salt spray and sand from the road or sea and won't be fussy at all. Packaged in a white organza bag.
Butterflyweed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Pearly everlasting (Anaphalis margaritacea)
Lance-leaf coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata)
Spotted beebalm (Monarda punctata)
Black-eyed Susans (Rudbeckia hirta)
Little bluestem grass (Schizachyrium scoparium)
Silverrod (Solidago bicolor)
Seaside goldenrod (Solidago sempervirens)
SINGLE SPECIES: $3.00/PACKAGE OF 6. (Bulk = $5.50/ dozen)
SS-CF: CARDINAL FLOWER SEED BALLS: IN STOCK
Toss into a sunny wetland, damp spot in your garden or regular garden soil.
Cardinal flower can tolerate flooding but is also drought tolerant. Grows 36"
to 48" tall with a spike of red flowers. Packaged in a red organza
bag.
Cardinal flower, Lobelia cardinalis
SEED BALL SAMPLERS IN GIFT BAG: $4.00/PACKAGE
(Seed balls are color coded - see above for mix species lists)
SBS-NG: MILKWEED AND NATIVE GARDEN SAMPLER: IN STOCK
3 Native Monarch Garden mix balls
2 Butterfly weed balls
1 Swamp milkweed ball.
Packaged in a purple organza bag.
SBS-MM: MONARCH MEADOW SAMPLER: IN STOCK
3 Meadow mix balls
2 Common milkweed balls
1 Butterflyweed ball
Packaged in a dark blue bag.
SBS-NW: NATIVE WETLAND SAMPLER: IN STOCK
3 Wetland Mix balls
2 Swamp milkweed balls
1 Cardinal flower ball
Packaged in a teal organza bag.
Common Milkweed Seed Balls in a Bug Jar
$6.00. Contains 12 common milkweed seed
balls perfect for throwing into fields, along roadsides or in
your garden. Packaged in a plastic bug collecting jar.
POLLINATOR YARD SIGN $30
All-weather yard sign mounted on a repurposed garden stake, made in Oregon USA. Announce to your neighbors why you are doing all the work you do for pollinators !
In stock: Pollinator Friendly Garden (Monarch), Welcome Pollinators, Pesticide Free Garden, Milkweed for Monarchs, and (not shown) Native Plants Benefit Butterflies
MONARCH REARING KIT: $18 IN STOCK
Kit includes a medium Kritter Keeper,
a copy of my Pocket Guide to Raising Monarchs,
a packet of common milkweed seeds to start
your own food station, and a sturdy container
with a lid for holding milkweed for your
caterpillar to eat. I never sell animals so please
contact me if you are local to Ipswich, MA want to be
added to my "foster list" for when I find too many eggs
and caterpillars to raise.
BLANK NOTE CARDS:
$3.00 each or four for $10.
Please specify card A through I
All photos taken by Katie Hone.
HANDPAINTED
INSPIRATIONAL
MAGNETS: $2.00
CHOOSE FROM WORDS SUCH AS 'HAPPY,
BELIEVE, HOPE, LOVE, SHINE, JOY, DANCE
AND HUGS' OR HAVE ONE CUSTOM MADE
WITH A WORD OR NAME. MAGNETS ARE
APPROX. 1" TO 2" WIDE
Party Favors! Weddings, Corporate Events,
Baby Showers, Birthday parties!
Contact for pricing: all orders are custom and
can be made with any available seed ball
combination and colors or you can create
your own!
All Natural Rabbit Fertilizer 13 oz bag: $10 Back in Stock
Rabbit droppings are the perfect cold fertilizer for your indoor or outdoor plants
and does not require composting before use. Our odor-free rabbit manure is dried
and ready to use. Richer in nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium (2-1-1) than any
other animal manure, yet it can be applied directly to your plants without burning
them. Sprinkle on the surface of established gardens, push a few pellets into the soil
of your house plants, or use about 1 cup of pellets for an 8 square foot bed while
preparing the soil for new plantings.
This product is produced by much-loved pet rabbits who hop free in homes around
the North Shore of Massachusetts. They eat a diet made up of greens
(often, but not always, organic) and unlimited grass hay.
50% of sales of this product will directly benefit: THE HOUSE RABBIT NETWORK who rescued and re-homed over 600 rabbits in 2020: RABBITNETWORK.ORG
All plants/products always available for pick up in Ipswich by appointment,. Click on link at top of page for nursery stock in season.