Friday, April 30, 2010
Master Gardener Plant Sale at Center for Urban Horticulture This Week-end
The annual King County Master Gardener Plant Sale and Learning Fair is happening this week-end. Saturday, May 1, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, May 2, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Center for Urban Horticulture, 3501 NE 41st Street.
The event is a fundraiser for the King County Master Gardener Foundation and all the proceeds are used to support Master Gardener clinics, demonstration gardens, the Youth Education Program, and other Master Gardener programs.
And tonight from 5:30-7:30 is the Preview Party where you can pre-shop before the sale opens to the public tomorrow. There will be appetizers from local chefs and wine from local producers. Tickets are $35, and all proceeds benefit the Master Gardener Foundation.
Tickets are available here. And for more information, go here.
Here is what will be offered this week-end at the sale:
*Healthy, beautiful plants at great prices
*Plants of all kinds offered by vendors as well as plants grown by Master Gardeners themselves
*Highly popular Master Gardener tomato starts
*Advice on your purchases provided by King County Master Gardeners
*Free parking and 1 minute shuttle service to the sale
*Free classes
*Master Gardener Diagnosticians to examine plant samples you bring from your garden
*Education room with booths and information from related organizations
*Children's Center with activities, Garden art
*Zoo Doo
*Garden art and furniture
*Edibles and ornamental plants marketplace*
*Gardening tips during 10-minute show and tell demonstrations.
photo and logo courtesy of MGF website
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