Purchase a wide variety of donated potted perennials, annuals, & shrubs, garden art, gently used garden tools, containers, and more! Garden experts are available to answer questions and provide garden information. Free kids activitity: pot up and take home your own flower! Use one of our peat pots or bring a container from home. Free drawing for a Barn Quilt! Garden Art including whimsical bird houses, rustic benches, unique greeting cards, mosaics & more! 8am-noon. Free admission.
LISTEN & LEARN (held in the New Nature Education Pavilion)
9am: Container Gardening - Rick Pleggenkuhle (ISU Extension)
9:45am: Herbs - Christen Sherwood (Healing House)
10:30am: Heirloom Tomatoes - Marvea Smidt (Marvea Mary's)
11:15am: "Words on Spring" - Newman High School Writing Club
Stop at these booths: ISU Extension, Healing House Herb Shop, Marvea Mary's, and One Step at a Time Gardens. Get lots of information and purchase herbs, heirloom tomatoes, organic products, and a farm membership for wonderful local produce.
Plant Sale includes a huge variety of old favorites including iris, coneflowers, hostas, lilies, sedum, coral bells, grape hyacinth, columbine, yarrow, bleeding heart, liatris, etc. along with specialty plants from Central Gardens.
Date and Time
Saturday May 21, 2011
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT
8am-noon (or until sold out)
Location
Central Garden
Fees/Admission
Free Admission
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