Master Gardeners to Hold Annual Plant Sale on Saturday

BY MELANIE BUCK –

The Polk County Master Gardeners will hold their annual Plant Sale on Saturday, May 2, at the Polk County Fairgrounds. The Gardeners have been gathering to “get their hands in the dirt” as they used their potting days to divide, separate, and re-pot all manner of plants from their own gardens. As always in the past, there will be a wide variety of plants to choose from: perennials, annuals, trees and shrubs, succulents, and bulbs.

In addition to the homegrown plants, there will be plenty of other choices. Look for edibles such as fig, blueberries, blackberries, and both red and black raspberries. There will be 25 hanging baskets and also clematis, azaleas, camellias, hostas, lenten rose, red honeysuckle, weigelia, red buckeye, and weeping red peach, among others.

In each case, the plants will be separated and labeled as suited for the sun, part-shade, or shade. Master Gardeners will be on hand to help you make your choices and to answer your questions.

The doors will be open at the Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Speakers and demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the day.

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