Calling all Gardeners!

During Hawaii Betsuin Earth Day celebrations in April 2022, your Green Team is sponsoring free native plants for Sangha families. As we celebrate interdependence with all life and own the impact of our behavior on future generations, together let’s build an Earth Touching Sangha! Trees, Please!

WHEN to Pickup

9:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Any of these three days:
Friday April 15 | Saturday April 16 | Sunday April 17

WHERE to Pickup

In front of the Social Hall, downstairs in the shade

Available Plants

Native trees: Milo, Lonomea, Loulu

Native shrubs: Pohinahina, Uki Uki, Ilima Papa, Aweoweo, Aalii, Ahuawa

Useful Non-natives: Hala, Yellow Plumeria, Puakenikeni

Need plant info to decide which one you’d prefer?

See hawaiiannativeplants.com or Native Hawaiian Garden for plant descriptions and care.

Limited Supply of Primo Worm Compost Available for $10/container

Mindy Jaffe, the Hawaii speaker for the Food Waste hybrid (Zoom and in-person) event on 4/16, will be bringing containers of worm compost from the Windward Zero Waste School Hui program. These will be available (“while supplies last”) at the tree/shrub pickup days/times for $10/container. Proceeds support the zero waste program. Worm compost is “black gold” for your garden!

CONTACT Steve Lohse lohse@hawaii.edu to reserve your free plant or for info. Supplies are limited, but you can simply stop by April 15-17.

Here are our plants, still at the nursery: