The fall plant sale announcements are starting to roll in, beginning with the Seattle Arboretum Fall Bulb sale and the Lake Washington Technical College Environmental Horticulture Fall Sale:
Autumn Joy Sedum
Lake Washington Technical College Environmental Horticulture Program’s Annual Fall Plant Sale
All Plant Material Grown by Students
When: Friday October 2, 2009, 10:00am-1:00pm
Where: Directions & Maps here
For more info visit: www.lwtchort.com
Some of the plants at this year’s sale include:
Perennials: hardy geraniums, deciduous grasses, creeping phlox, campanula, evergreen ferns, hardy primrose, dianthus (pinks), heath, sedums, hens ‘n chicks and more…..
Shrubs: weigela, Sarcococca, arborvitae and some fun 4″ shrub starts
We may even have some colorful houseplants!
Also at the sale this year:
Support the Jim Colman Scholarship
Additional plants will be available from Northwest Nurseries, a local wholesale nursery. Proceeds from these sales will go to the Jim Colman Scholarship Fund, awarding full tuition to one student in the Environmental Horticulture program each quarter.
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All About Bulbs-With Bob & Marty
Tips and Advice on Gardening with Bulbs from Two Plant Experts
When: Friday, September 18, 7 to 9 PM
Where: Graham Visitors Center, Washington Park Arboretum
2300 Arboretum Drive East, Seattle
What: A workshop and Q&A on bulbs, corms, and tubers
How much: Free for Arboretum Foundation members; $5 for non-members
Ornamental Allium
In anticipation of this year’s Fall Bulb & Plant Sale (October 4 and 5), plantsman and author Bob Lilly will host a workshop on bulbs with gardening guru Marty Wingate this Friday, September 18, at the Graham Visitors Center. Bob and Marty will cover the basics of gardening with bulbs and answer bulb-related questions from the audience.
Light refreshments will be served to kick off the event. The workshop is free for Arboretum Foundation members and $5 for non-members. We’ll also be selling memberships, so guests can join on the spot and then attend our Member Pre-Sale, October 3, to get first pick of the bulbs at the main event.
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Fall is a fantastic time to put in plants, and this year the discount and sale announcements are everywhere, so watch out for bargains. Have a sale you’d like to see listed here, please submit details here.
And, for those of you who might be planning plant trade Dig ‘n Split parties, let us know. Sharing divisions is a great way to help friends develop each others gardens inexpensively. Plus, these parties are really fun, even if we do get soaked and sloppy in the fall rains.
Tags: bob lilly, bulbs, divisions, environmental horticulture, Horticulture, lake washington technical college, marty wingate, Plant sale, washington park arboretum
