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[May 02, 2013] 
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"The first year we had the
plant sale," said Mary Moore, "we had it here at the
Extension office, and we made $300! We were so excited!"
That was 12 years ago.
The sale literally "blossomed" into something so large that it had
to be moved to the Logan County Fairgrounds.
This week the Master Gardeners
were busy getting ready for the sale May 18. The group has several plant beds around the Logan
County Extension office. Plants were taken up out of the
ground and put into pots in preparation for the sale. David Schroeder
of the Master Gardeners would eventually load up many of the plants
to take to his home, where he has a watering system that helped
them get established in the pots, as well as grow hardier before the
sale.
The Master Gardener plant sale
is a very popular event, with many shoppers standing outside
anxiously waiting when the door opens. The plants on sale will
include dozens of varieties of perennial ornamentals as well as
special items such as rhubarb and a wide variety of herbs and other
vegetable plants.
If you've never made it to the
sale, be sure to mark your calendar for May 18 and get there early
so as not to miss your chance at some fabulous plants.
Pictures by Nila Smith |
