2011 Plant/Art Sale
May 7, 2011
Bass Pro Shops Parking Lot
8:00am - 4:30pm
I-70 & M-291
Independence, MO
The annual Master Gardeners Plant and Garden Art Sale will be held Saturday, May 7, in the big tent in the Bass Pro Shops parking lot at the SW corner of MO-291 and I-70 in Independence, Missouri. Sale hours are 8:00 am to 4:30pm. Over 10,000 annuals, herbs, vegetables, a large selection of grasses, and mixed containers are currently being grown in the greenhouse at the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron by Master Gardener volunteers with the assistance of offenders in the greenhouse program. This is the second year that the Master Gardeners have worked with offenders at the Western Missouri Correctional Center in Cameron, Missouri. Besides the plants for our plant sale being grown in the greenhouse, the offenders are growing plants for a large garden of their own from which they donated hundreds of pounds of food for indigent families in Cameron last year.
In addition to the plants grown at the greenhouse, the Master Gardeners will be sharing hundreds of their favorite perennials, native plants, and container plants. Also offered at the sale are fine quality handmade garden art the Master Gardeners are creating for this year's event. All items-artwork and plants-are very reasonably priced. See below for a full list of plants and a preview of the artwork.
Anyone who will pledge to "Plant a Row for the Hungry", a people-helping-people program in partnership with Harvesters Community Food Network will be eligible for a free gift with a purchase at this sale.
The sale is sponsored by Bass Pro Shops, Sibley Orchard and Cider Mill, and Big T Tents. Cash, checks, and credit cards will be accepted.
How we grow our beautiful annuals! (pdf) Current Plant List (pdf)
Pricing Information!!
$2.00 Large six-packs of annuals/vegetables
$2.50 4" pots of grasses, herbs, premium annuals, peppers
$5.00 1-gallon perennials
Art Sale
Below are samples of garden art available at the sale.
Molded Leaves
Here are some additional options for displaying molded leaves. (pdf)
Even more items for sale! (pdf)
Painted Chair Planters
Raffle Items
Raffle tickets will be sold by Master Gardeners. The flyer (pdf) shows a sample of the items available so far.
Attention Master Gardeners!!
It's time again to start digging perennials in our gardens for the annual plant sale. Please use this Plant Submission Form (xls) to report your donated plants. More information (pdf) on plant preparation is included. Thank you so much for your help!
Silent Auction
We will have a silent auction for the 2x4 cedar raised bed and planting table from our booths at the Flower, Lawn & Garden Shows during the Plant/Art sale. Look for the table to enter your bid. Plants and soil not included.
Cedar Raised Bed
Planting Table
