Shoals Master Gardeners plant sale April 24-25

Spring is in the air.

A time when many people break out of their winter shell by cleaning up around the house.

For those with greener thumbs, this includes adding some bits of nature to liven up the place.

As such, the Shoals Master Gardeners are hosting their annual plant sale on Friday, April 24, and Saturday, April 25.

The sale will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 24 and 7:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on April 25 at Florence Farmer’s Market on 451 Fairground Road at the corner of Cox Creek Parkway and Chisolm Road.

“We do the plant sale every year so we will have some money for the group,” said Linda Brewer, who has been with the Shoals Master Gardeners since 2017. “It’s our biggest fundraiser. We are a for profit, but we support scholarships for at least one student each semester going to the University of North Alabama, Northwest Shoals Community College and Auburn University.”

Plants available for purchase will include annuals, perennials, and vegetables such as basil, eggplant, jalapenos, mint, sage, peppers, Egyptian walking onions, a wide variety of tomatoes as well as a variety of hydrangeas, ferns, lenton roses; lambs ear, ajuga, amaryllis, Coral Bells, iris, native columbine, sedum, hosta, butterfly bushes, yarrow, milkweed, Joe Pye Weed, blueberries (Tif-blue, Climax, Premier), Brown Turkey Fig trees and more.

A garden tool sharpening service will also be available during the sale for items like hoes, pruners, spades, etc.

“Some of our money goes to buying plants for the sale, but we also do projects in the community,” Brewer said. “We do some gardening at local schools and programs for the kids like helping them plant and harvest.”

Brewer said that when members are not helping with community projects, they can often be found working in their own yards, helping neighbors with advice or trying to make the neighborhood look better.

Some of the plants available for purchase are grown in some members’ own yards.

Shoals Master Gardeners are part of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System, which provides agriculture-based programs in all 67 counties in the state.