PLANT SALE
Saturday, August 21 8am - 2pm Public Sale
801-451-3403

GREAT Plants at GREAT Prices - Perennials & Annuals

The 2009 Garden Fair celebrates five years at the Utah Botanical Center. The plant sale, which features beautiful and interesting plants well suited for Utah landscapes, is located adjacent to the Rasmussen Teaching Garden at the Greenhouse Complex.  Click here for directions.

UBC staff members will be available to answer questions and offeradvice on plant selections.  Free advice on how-to incorporate water-wise plants into the landscape will be available at the Water-wise Landscape Design booth. All we ask is that you bring pictures and/or a site map of your home. In addition, prize tickets for a free water-wise plant package (worth approximately $200) can be picked up at the booth or from a UBC staff person. The winner will be announced at 2 p.m. on Saturday (you do not need to be present to win).

Here are a few ideas to help you shop smartly at the Utah Botanical Center's Garden Fair Plant Sale:
• Become a Friend of the Garden member and take advantage of discounts on plant purchases.
• Consider bringing a wagon to carry your plant treasures. The Utah Botanical Center will have flat trays to carry plants, which can be picked up at the cashier stand.
• Don't be afraid to ask questions of our friendly and knowledgeable staff and volunteers. Just look for someone wearing a Utah Botanical Center t-shirt. Be sure to ask one of them for a Plant Giveaway ticket.
• The cashiers will accept cash, checks and credit/debit cards. Check the signs above them to see which cashiers take which forms of payment.
• Keep the environment in mind and recycle your used nursery containers. The Utah Botanical Center will provide a recycle bin for your convenience.
 
Plants that will be highlited this year include: Herbaceous perennials - Zauscheria 'Mt. Flame', Agastache rupestris, Salvia pachyphyllus, Salvia officinalis 'Gold Form', Sedum spectabile 'Neon', Delosperma cooperi, and Artemisa versicolor; Grasses - Sorghastrum nutans 'Tomahawk', Calamagrostis acutiflora 'Avalanche', and Miscanthus sinensis 'Zebrinus'; Shrubs - Buddleja alternifolia, Philadelphus microphyllus, Holodiscus dumosus,; Trees - Metasequoia glyptostroboides, Celtis occidentalis, and Fraxinus anomala. Not all, but many, can be seen blooming in the Rasmussen Teaching Garden.