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Seattlites are in a spring daze of summer weather this week. It won’t last, but go ahead and dream. Start your shopping lists. Mark your calenders. Pull your weeds. Test your soil. Amend your soil. And get ready. The best spring plant sales around are just, well, around the corner. Following are a few of the many not to miss:
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Lake Washington Technical College Environmental Horticulture Spring Plant Sale
When: Friday, April 24th-Saturday, April 25th and Friday, May 1st-Saturday, May 2nd . 9am-3pm each day
Where: 11605 132nd Avenue NE Kirkland, WA 98034
My alma mater! Find a huge array of perennials, woody shrubs, annuals, hanging baskets all propagated and cared for by students for the benefit of the program itself. Plus, Northwest Nurseries will be offering wholesale prices on prime trees, shrubs and perennials. This is a not-to-miss event!
Tilth Edible Plant Sale
When: Saturday, May 2-Sunday May 3, 9am-3pm each day
Where: Meridian Park in the Wallingford Neighborhood
Want to check out some city chickens? Need some organically grown edible starts or herbs or perennials or interested in composting? Or, maybe you just want to spend a day outdoors with the family. This is a great spot for all of these choices — and more!
Florabundance! Seattle Arboretum Foundation Plant Sale
When: Saturday, April 25, 9am-5pm & Sunday, April 26, 10am-3pm
Where: 7400 Sandpoint Way NE Seattle, WA
Species cultivators, plant collectors, and fine specialty nurseries will be on hand. Consider joining the Seattle Arboretum, which will get you into the sale early on Friday, April 24th from 5:30-8pm.
Master Gardeners Plant & Book Sale
When: Saturday, May 2, 2009, 8am-5pm and Sunday, May 3, 2009, 10am-3pm
Where: UW Center for Urban Horticulture (CUH) in Seattle, WA
Proceeds support the Master Gardener Foundation of King County which is a not-for-profit organization formed to raise the funds needed to operate all of the educational programs organized and staffed by the more than 650 volunteer Master Gardeners of King County. These programs include 34 plant problem clinics, 11 demonstration / outreach gardens, 17 youth garden sites, free public classes in a variety of locations, a speaker’s list, 11 portable classroom teaching kits for use in schools and community groups and a diagnostics center in Seattle.
Are you involved in a local plant sale (or even one outside Seattle) that you would like to see listed on gardenhelp.org? Please feel free to submit it here, and we’ll post details for others.
New Sales Added!
Early Bloomers Sale
When: Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Graham Visitors Center at the Arboretum
The charming, volunteer-run sale features plants propagated from specimens in the Arboretum collection, as well as others donated to us by area gardeners. Shoppers will find a great selection of early-blooming perennials such as epimediums and trilliums, as well a wonderful array of young shrubs, conifers, and small trees. For more information, call 206-325-4510.
Broadview Garden Club Plant Sale
When: April 25th 10-2pm
Where: Broadview Thompson School on Greenwood and 130ish in Seattle.
Just in from Sue at Dunn Gardens: This may be a small sale, but it’s local and with some little treasures like Dunn Garden trillium and snowdrops. If you can”t get to the big ones, it’s fun and a good group. (If it can get up there, I tell you I’m grabbing some Trillium!)
