Call Today! (919)560-0558 or email lmarochak@dconc.gov

All proceeds go towards Environmental Education

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2024-2025 Annual Durham SWCD Tree Sale

2024-2025 Annual Tree Sale Flyer

Durham Soil and Water Conservation District are taking pre-orders for our annual tree sale. 

Supplies are Limited!

Order Online: Click to place an order or call Durham SWCD 919-560-0558

Orders Due: February 7, 2025 at 5 PM

Payment Due: February 14, 2025 Cash or check only

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RENTAL 

NO-TILL DRILL

In 2017 the Durham Soil and Water Conservation District purchased a
Great Plains 706NT No-till Drill with a North Carolina Agricultural
Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund grant. The drill
is available for farmers to rent in Durham, Person, Orange, Wake,
Chatham, and Granville Counties.

RENTAL RATES: $12.00 per acre (min. 8.3 acres)
with a $100 deposit (check or cash only)
Interested renters can call the district today to inquire about renting. 919-560-0558

FOR SALE 

WILDFLOWER SEEDS (Native)

Support pollinators and wildlife by planting wildflower seeds. Our wildflower seeds are sourced from Mellow Marsh Farms, and each mixture consists of flowers that are native to the Southeast One packet covers a 75 square foot area. The best time to plant in March through May and August through November. We have several wildflower mixtures available.

All packets cost $5.00 with tax. We accept cash and checks made out to Durham SWCD. To order, please call our office at 919-560-0558 or email Lisa at lmarochak@dconc.gov.

• Pollinator Wildflower Seed Mix
• Pollinator Shade Wildflower Seed Mix

Note

• All packets cost $5.00 if picked up or $6.00 mailed.
• A single packet covers a 75 square foot area.
• The best time to plant is March through May and August through November (cash or checks made out to the ‘Durham SWCD’ will be accepted)

Mixes available include:

Pollinator Wildflower Mixture

• Light Requirements: Full Sun
• Planting Depth: ½ inch
• Blooms in Spring, Summer, and Fall

Mixture contains: Winter bentgrass, Upland bentgrass, Tall thimbleweed, Eatern columbine, Butterfly weed, Bearded beggarticks, Partridge pea, Lance-leaf coreopsis, Purple coneflower, Virginia wildrye, Swamp sunflower, Smooth oxeye, Spotted beebalm, Common evening primrose, Eastern smooth beardtongue, Narrowleaf mountainmint, Blackeyed susan, Little bluestem, Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass, Wrinkleleaf goldenrod, Indian grass, New England aster, Purpletop, and Eastern gamagrass.

Pollinator Shade Wildflower Mixture

• Light Requirements: Partial Shade
• Planting Depth: 1/2 inch
• Blooms in Spring, Summer, and Fall

Mixture Contains: Winter bentgrass, Big bluestem, Tall thimbleweed, Eastern Columbine, Showy tickseed sunflower, Fox sedge, Sensitive partridge pea, Virginia wildrye, White avens, Path rush, Narrowleaf evening primrose, Eastern smooth beardtongue, Narrowleaf mountain mint, Little bluestem, Narrowleaf blue-eyed grass, Calico aster, and Golden zizia

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BIRD BOXES

Provide a habitat for Bluebirds or Wood Ducks.

BOXES
Basic Framed Pine Bluebird boxes - $14 (with tax)	A-Frames Bluebird boxes - $15 (with tax)
Wood Duck box - $51 (with tax) pre-order only

(Cash or checks made out to the 'Durham SWCD' will be accepted)

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RAIN BARRELS

Save $$ and water by collecting rainwater year-round to water your plants, lawns, or even wash your car!

* Durham Soil and Water is no longer selling rain barrels, but the City of Durham is still selling them.  See information below:

City of Durham Rain Barrel Sale

The City of Durham’s Department of Water Management, in conjunction with Rain Water Solutions, Inc., is offering rain barrels at wholesale to Durham Water customers. Rain barrels are just $73 plus tax.

Ivy

Function & Features All parts included, 3/4-inch valve, mosquito screen, and overflow hose Barrels nest for easy storage Linking capability Locking lid with reusable zip ties Made in the USA Meets EPA safety standards Opaque HDPE material Two overflow ports The size of the rain barrels makes it possible to fit up to 3 in a midsized vehicle.  Specifications Design: Easy to assemble, install and is stable when full Dimensions Height: 42.5 inches Top diameter: 22.5 inches Bottom diameter: 18 inches Recyclability: Ivy is made of 50% recycled plastic and is 100% recyclable Type: 50-gallon rain barrel Weight Empty: 16 pounds Full: 424 pounds Function & Features All parts include a 3/4-inch valve, mosquito screen, and overflow hose Barrels nest for easy storage Linking capability Locking lid with reusable zip ties Made in the USA Meets EPA safety standards Opaque HDPE material Two overflow ports The size of the rain barrels makes it possible to fit up to 3 in a midsized vehicle.

Special Price of $73 (plus tax)   Ordering To purchase a rain barrel, please follow the following steps: Place your order online (Durham Water Customers only).  Wait one business day to ensure your order has been processed by Rain Water Solutions and received by Water Management. Call 919-560-4381, ext. *35248 to schedule a time to pick up your barrel. Pick up times are Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.