Plant sales dot area this weekend
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May 08, 2009 - 08:49 AM
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It’s supposed to be the April showers that bring May flowers, but the rain we’ve seen this week in the Skagit Valley surely will help keep the blooms coming. To brighten your home or garden, visit an area plant sale to find your favorite.

The Nitty Gritty Garden Club plant sale will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today, May 8, at the Country Store, 900 Riverside Drive. Features flower-filled baskets and planters, annuals, perennials and club member favorites.

The Skagit Men’s Garden Club plant sale will open at 9 a.m. Friday and Saturday, May 8-9, at the Cascade Mall in Burlington, or at 9 a.m. Saturday only at the Burlington Community Center, 1011 Greenleaf Ave. Features eggplant, tomato and pepper plants. 360-424-9516.

The Green Thumb Garden Club plant sale will be open from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at 902 24th St., Anacortes. Features a variety of plants. 360-293-5478.

Central United Methodist Women will hold a spring plant sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 9, at 1013 Polte Road. Choose from a variety of annuals and perennials. Proceeds will support missions for women and children. The Madison Elementary School “Flower Power” sale of student-grown plants or student-created garden art will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 15, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 16, at 907 E. Fir St., Mount Vernon. Proceeds will benefit the Skagit County WIC program and Heifer International.

The Lake Cavanaugh Community Center will host a plant sale after the 10 a.m. meeting Saturday, May 23, 35020 S. Shore Drive. Features hanging flower baskets, dish gardens, herb gardens and a variety of potted starts. To pre-order hanging baskets, call Barbara at 360-422-6883. 





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