Merryspring Annual Plant Sale
May 17 @ 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
Always a big draw for local garden enthusiasts, Merryspring’s annual Spring Plant Sale will be held on Friday, May 16, from 3:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and on Saturday, May 17, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
This year’s Plant Sale will feature a wonderful assortment of annual and perennial plants, as well as a variety of vegetable seedlings and herbs. In addition, there will be special shade garden plants from Fernwood Nursery in Montville, daylilies from the Maine Daylily Society, beautiful dahlias from Dooryard Farm, and plant divisions donated by Merryspring members and friends.
Featured among this year’s 37 perennial cultivars for sale — all grown in our own greenhouse — are Geum ‘Totally Tangerine,’ Coreopsis ‘Crème Caramel,’ Sedum spurium ‘What A Doozie,’ Phlox subulata ‘Scarlet Flame,’ Heuchera ‘Hercules,’ Heucherella ‘Pumpkin Spice,’ Monarda didyma ‘Pocahontas Red Rose,’ and Veronica vernique ‘Rose Improved.’
Our selection of annuals includes colorful snapdragons, graceful lobelia, stunning begonias and salvia, as well as the ever popular petunias and impatiens for your gardens and flower pots. Vegetable seedlings for sale include several varieties of tomato plants, including Matt’s wild red, Black krim, Amish paste, and Black strawberry. Our selection of herbs includes all the favorites, including rosemary, sage, and tarragon.
Merryspring members receive a 10% discount on all plant purchases; non-members can take advantage of that same discount by becoming members during the event.
And remember, your Plant Sale purchases at Merryspring help to support the upkeep of our public gardens and continuation of our extensive nature education programming for children and adults.
Merryspring’s Plant Sale is generously sponsored by Camden Riverhouse Hotel.
Merryspring is your community nature center offering walking trails, cultivated gardens, wildlife, and ecology and horticulture educational programs all year round. The park is located at the end of Conway Road, just off of Route 1 in Camden behind Hannaford Shopping Plaza. For more information on this program, please contact info@merryspring.org or call 207-236-2239.
