Saturday, May 7, 2011

S.C. Botanical Garden plant sale April 15-16, 30

CLEMSON — The S.C. Botanical Garden spring plant sale, offering new, unusual and underused plants suited to the area, will be April 15 (members only), 16 and 30.

This year’s sale includes a selection of plants for home gardens and landscapes, with a larger selection of perennials and annuals, as well as warm-season vegetable transplants. Plants include Japanese maple cultivars, a wide variety of herbaceous perennials, pitcher plants and other carnivorous plants, and a diversity of unusual ornamentals. Herbs, tomato, pepper, and eggplant varieties (including heirlooms and sturdy hybrids) also will be for sale. The full plant list will be posted on the Garden’s website a few days before the sale.

Gardeners can get Information on growing vegetables, composting, finding locally grown food and making the most of a garden on April 16. Community organizations, Clemson experts and S.C. Master Gardeners will answer questions at the third annual Garden Fest, part of the spring plant sale this year.

Every year, the Garden holds plant sales in April and October. For more information: http://www.clemson.edu/scbg/,scbg@clemson.edu or 864-656-3405.


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